Head of Financial Communications

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. RC Resolve is a strategic communications advisory firm working at the intersection of finance, corporate reputation, public affairs, and brand for healthcare companies, backed by the capabilities and expertise of Real Chemistry. We partner with boards and management teams during normal course and transformative periods to design communications strategies that help companies advance business goals, build trust, and seize timely market opportunities. We counsel executives and boards through highstakes moments including M&A, IPOs, restructurings, shareholder activism, crises, and major corporate transformations. We are seeking a senior leader to build and lead our Financial and Transaction Communications offering, working with clients across sectors and geographies. This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs. Role Overview The Head of Financial and Transaction Communications will be a senior leader responsible for: Building and leading our financial communications practice Serving as a primary advisor to CEOs, CFOs, General Counsel, Heads of IR, and Boards working in concert with their key advisors Driving new business and deepening relationships with existing clients to support issues and opportunities Leading teams through complex, high-stakes, timesensitive, and confidential situations This role suits an experienced financial communications professional from a top-tier advisory firm, inhouse IR/corporate comms team, or similar environment, who thrives in fastpaced, transaction driven work and business- and relationship-building opportunities. Key Responsibilities Client Advisory & Strategy Serve as trusted counselor to senior executives on all aspects of financial and capital markets communications. Develop and oversee integrated communications strategies around: IR Advisory M&A IPOs and SPACs Activist Defense & Preparedness Restructuring Bankruptcy Executive Transitions Divestitures & Spins Investor and R&D Days Financial Media Relations & Storytelling Craft clear, compelling narratives that translate complex financial and strategic issues for investors, media, employees, regulators, and other stakeholders. Provide real-time strategic counsel in high pressure, confidential situations, often in partnership with legal and banking advisors. Transaction/Event-driven Communications Lead communications workstreams for event-driven situations (to include but not limited to: M&A, IPOs/Spins/SPACs, activism, bankruptcies/restructurings, crisis (cyber, litigation and beyond), Board/management transitions.), including: Prospecting, relationship building with key advisors (bankers, lawyers, etc.) focused on HC sector. Leading transaction / event-driven work. Development of comms strategy, materials, media and social considerations. Support of the lead up to announcement, announcement day as well as integration support. Deal playbook and scenario planning to protect and preserve reputation and valuat