Corporate Affairs Associate

Join our Mission to Protect Humankind! Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance. WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values: *RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered. *AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind. *LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives. *MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making. Summary: The Corporate Affairs Associate is responsible for delivering clear, consistent, and engaging communications to internal and external stakeholders. This position provides hands-on experience across a range of communications activities, including content development, channel coordination, employee engagement initiatives, and external product communications support. The role is well suited for a highly organized, detail-oriented communicator eager to build foundational experience in corporate and product communications. Essential Functions: Internal Communications, Employee Engagement, Culture & Community Support Assist in maintaining and updating the company intranet, including posting content, making minor updates, and supporting governance needs. Serve as main point of contact for incoming requests for internal communications support; draft and edit internal communications such as newsletters, announcements, recognition stories, and departmental messages. Support the internal communications content calendar by coordinating inputs, tracking deadlines, and assisting with reviews and quality checks. Contribute to All-Employee Meetings and leadership communications by helping prepare agendas, slides, speaker notes and supporting logistics. Update internal digital signage and assist with creating basic visual assets for internal campaigns, presentations, and meeting materials. Assist with planning and communications for internal events, celebrations, and community engagement activities (e.g., Culture Club). Coordinate with external vendors to support internal programs and projects, including swag fulfillment, event logistics, employee photo shoots, and branded materials such as posters and environmental graphics. Gather participation data and feedback to support reporting and continuous improvement efforts. Corporate Affairs & External Product Communications Support Support the development and execution of product communications plans leading up to and for Vaxcyte’s first potential product launch and additional key milestones. Manage and contribute to the development of communications materials to support clinical and regulatory milestones, including press releases, Q&As, presentations, and media briefing documents. Oversee and draft content for owned digital channels such as LinkedIn and the corporate website. Help adapt internal stories and culture content for appropriate external audiences in alignment with corporate positioning and brand guidelines. Coordination with media monitoring lead around key milestones. Assist with the development and advancement of federal, state, and local policy strategies to support Vaxcyte’s pipeline, commercial strategy and long-term growth. Suppo