Corporate Communications Intern - Summer 2024

Caribou Biosciences is a leading clinical-stage CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing transformative therapies for patients with devastating diseases. Our next-generation genome-editing technology enables superior precision to develop cell therapies that are armored to potentially improve antitumor activity. We believe the future of cell therapy is off-the-shelf, and we are advancing our pipeline of off-the-shelf, or allogeneic, cell therapies from our CAR-T and CAR-NK platforms as readily available treatments for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.

We are seeking an intern to join our investor relations and corporate communications team.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop conference planning, social media calendar planning, news monitoring, and material development based on corporate messaging
• Support execution of communications plans with the investor relations and corporate communications team
• Track, coordinate with speakers, and plan for industry, medical, scientific and investor conferences
• Research and provide background information on reporters, investors, and analysts ahead of media interviews and investor/analyst meetings and conferences
• Read daily news coverage on Caribou, peers, and industry and use to prepare media monitoring reports for internal review, then distribution
• Develop communications materials (press releases, emails, Q&As, website text, corporate presentation, social media posts) based on corporate messaging
• Manage social media calendar and planning
• Maintain and organize storage of materials on company’s shared storage platform
• Help schedule and observe a speaker training session
• Assess peers’ communications materials and present recommendations at the end of the internship

Qualifications:

• Completed sophomore or junior year in an accredited university program, focused on business, communications, scientific majors
• Solid integrity, judgement, and management of confidential information

Optional qualifications:

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations in Power Point
• Analytical skills for understanding content and presenting in clear way
• Curiosity and enthusiasm to learn something new each day
• Strong collaboration and organizational skills, ability to multitask, attention to detail
• Prior experience in the biopharmaceutical industry preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Zoom/Teams, social media platforms (LinkedIn, X)

Members of the Caribou herd open their minds to new ideas and welcome diverse perspectives. We proudly assert that teams do their best work when their members are personally engaged, their ideas are taken seriously, and contributions are recognized. Members of the herd work from our headquarters in Berkeley, California, or remotely.

Caribou is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding), genetic information, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave, or any other basis protected by law. In addition, Caribou prohibits the harassment of any individual on any of the bases listed above or any other characteristics protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

For more information about Caribou, visit www.cariboubio.com and follow the company @CaribouBio