Director, Investor Relations

Location: This position may be performed remotely, but requires the flexibility and willingness to travel as needed.

The Opportunity

Praxis is hiring a Director of Investor Relations who will be focused on translating our momentum into meaningful market understanding. You will be responsible for developing and sharing the company’s investor relations strategy – one that effectively communicates the company’s scientific, clinical, commercial, and financial story to the investment community. You’ll serve as a key liaison between the company and public market investors, sell-side analysts, and other stakeholders, ensuring consistent, accurate, and compliant disclosure while supporting capital markets activities and long-term shareholder value creation.

The ideal candidate brings deep capital markets expertise, shareholder engagement, and a strong grasp of the biotechnology sector, clinical development, and regulatory milestones.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to execute a comprehensive investor relations strategy aligned with corporate objectives and long-term value creation.
• Articulate a clear and compelling investment thesis that integrates scientific rationale, clinical data, regulatory strategy, and financial outlook.
• Lead preparation of earnings materials, investor presentations, fact sheets, Q&A documents, and corporate messaging.
• Keep track of investor interactions, organize meetings, coordinate presence at investor conferences including developing a strategy for identifying and meeting a target list of investors.
• Oversee investor-facing sections of press releases, SEC filings, and the corporate website for consistency and accuracy.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for institutional investors, analysts, and proxy advisory firms.
• Manage earnings calls, investor days, conference participation, non-deal roadshows, and one-on-one investor meetings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with sell-side analysts and ensure accurate coverage.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, and external advisors to ensure compliance with SEC regulations and Reg FD requirements.
• Monitor peer activity, valuation trends, sell-side price targets & valuation models, and industry developments within the biotech and life sciences sector.
• Approximately 25% travel, including investor conferences, roadshows, and meetings.

Qualifications and Key Success Factors

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; advanced degree (MBA, PhD) strongly preferred.
• 8–12+ years of relevant experience in investor relations, equity research, investment banking, corporate finance, or a related role within biotechnology or life sciences. Prefer experience in a publicly traded biotech company.
• Demonstrated understanding of biology of the mechanism of action in the portfolio, strong scientific background, clinical development stages, regulatory pathways, and biotech valuation drivers.