Director, Corporate Communications

Summary

Join Virta Health, a leading health company on a mission to reverse type 2 diabetes and obesity, as their Director of Corporate Communications. This role involves building and leading Virta's external media engine, proactively securing top-tier media coverage, and shaping the company's narrative. You will design and drive a comprehensive communications strategy, blending earned, owned, and paid media to amplify Virta's story. Responsibilities include launching a data storytelling engine, building executive platforms, and creating high-quality content. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, obsessed with storytelling, relentlessly curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and confident in collaborating with others. Virta offers a values-driven culture and a competitive compensation package.

Requirements

• A self-starter and builder. You don’t wait for permission. You jump in, get dirty, and make things happen
• Obsessed with storytelling and media influence . You know how to shape perception and can turn complex data into compelling stories
• Relentlessly curious. You’re hungry to understand how everything works: the new media environment, our product, payer economics
• Comfortable with chaos. Virta is growing fast, and so are you. You see ambiguity as a canvas, and are genuinely excited about diving in
• Confident and collaborative. You speak up, push ideas forward, and collaborate with humility and urgency
• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
• You prioritize positive impact over busy work
• You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience
• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
• You take risks and rapidly iterate

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Virta’s external media engine. Proactively pitch and secure top-tier coverage across business, consumer, tech, and health outlets, traditional and digital alike
• Own the business narrative. Showcase Virta’s growth, momentum, and unique position in a red-hot market shaped by GLP-1s, rising costs, and bipartisan agreement to tackle chronic disease by fixing the food system
• Design and drive an always-on comms strategy. Tell stories aligned to Virta’s growth, IPO readiness, and long term market opportunity. Use milestones, trends, and executive visibility to keep Virta front and center
• Blend earned, owned, and paid media to amplify stories, including sponsored content, influencer partnerships, and digital ads
• Launch and scale a data storytelling engine. Partner across teams to turn outcomes, trends, and clinical results into media gold
• Build executive platforms. Secure speaking engagements, media profiles, op-eds, podcasts, and more. Position Virta’s leaders (especially Sami), as bold voices in business, metabolic health and nutrition, and mission-driven entrepreneurship
• Create best-in-class content. From press releases and white papers to op-eds and animated videos, clearly communicate Virta’s impact and point of view

Benefits

Remote work, flexible hours