Communications Manager

About BIIE

The Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering (BIIE) is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to innovation in immune engineering. Founded in 2024 through a generous endowment from Fondation Botnar, the BIIE supports scientists in taking on some of the world’s most challenging problems in immunology and global health. The institute unites experts across immunology, biomedicine, bioengineering, computational biology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, creating a unique multidisciplinary environment with a mission to make a lasting impact and to train future leaders in immune engineering.

Tasks

We are seeking a talented Communications Manager to complement our scientifically-focused leadership team with professional communications expertise. Working alongside our Leadership Team and Faculty, you will develop and execute strategic communications that build credibility and amplify our impact. You'll craft compelling narratives that make our research accessible to diverse global audiences—from academic peers and policymakers to communities and stakeholders—demonstrating its real-world relevance, including its potential to address health challenges in resource-limited settings. Your role will be essential in managing our brand identity, cultivating media relationships, and coordinating all internal and external communications, enabling our researchers to focus on groundbreaking discoveries.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications & Content Development

• Develop clear, compelling narratives that make complex immune engineering research accessible and engaging for diverse global audiences
• Collaborate with our scientifically-trained leadership to transform their technical insights into effective communications materials
• Produce high-quality content across multiple formats (newsletters, press releases, articles, social media, web content) that showcase research breakthroughs and their impact
• Build trust with communities, funders, and partners through transparent, professionally-crafted communication about research processes, outcomes, and collaborative relationships

Communications Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement

Brand Identity & Digital Presence

Internal Communication & Community Building

Requirements

Essential

Preferred

Joining BIIE offers a unique opportunity to shape communications for a growing institute at the forefront of biomedical innovation. If you are an experienced communications professional with a passion for science, we encourage you to apply.

The Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering is a newly founded non-profit research organization aiming to become a world leading research institute for the advanced study of immunological systems with a mission to develop translational solutions for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

The scientific foundation of the BIIE is based on the intersection of three interdisciplinary subdomains : (i) systems immunology, (ii) synthetic immunology and (iii) computational immunology. The BIIE will serve as a hub for multidisciplinary science, by uniting people with diverse expertise in immunology, biomedicine, bioengineering, systems and synthetic biology, computational biology, artificial intelligence and machine learning. As part of the mission of BIIE to make a lasting impact, it will dedicate significant efforts in training early-stage researchers in this unique multidisciplinary environment, thus enabling them to become future leaders in Immune Engineering.