Akido Labs · 2 months ago
West Coast Communications Lead
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expAkido Labs is a pioneering healthcare company that leverages AI to enhance care delivery. The West Coast Communications Lead will be responsible for driving brand awareness and managing media relations while leading internal communications to elevate Akido's presence in the healthcare sector.
Health CareInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Lead internal communications & culture. Develop the strategy and cadence for sharing information across the company - establishing baseline for metrics across existing and new channels, such as our monthly all company gatherings, org-level meetings, newsletters, cross-functional business planning, on-sites and more
Lead west-coast media relations. Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists across tech, healthcare, public health and business sectors. Travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles on a somewhat frequent cadence
Work closely with the Chief Communications Officer and team to drive brand awareness for Akido and its leaders at the national and global level. Although our provider network is currently on the US coasts, we're building a global brand with a robust partnership pipeline for care delivery on every continent. Our thought leadership and brand reputation goes well beyond our footprint today and continues to grow
Play a pivotal role in securing and coordinating speaking engagements for company leaders using an evolving framework that relies on business criteria to ensure highest impact events
Serve as point-of-contact for regional partners, non-profits, academic institutions, etc. Bring your creative chops to the table as we think up unique ways to leverage our dynamic networks and unlock new market opportunities
Qualification
Required
Resourceful, strategic self-starter who is passionate about storytelling
Ability to lead internal communications & culture
Develop the strategy and cadence for sharing information across the company
Establish baseline for metrics across existing and new channels
Lead west-coast media relations
Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists across tech, healthcare, public health and business sectors
Travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles on a somewhat frequent cadence
Work closely with the Chief Communications Officer and team to drive brand awareness for Akido and its leaders
Play a pivotal role in securing and coordinating speaking engagements for company leaders
Serve as point-of-contact for regional partners, non-profits, academic institutions
Bring creative ideas to leverage dynamic networks and unlock new market opportunities
Preferred
10-15 years experience in PR, media relations, internal communications or related specialty preferred
Excellent communications skills, strong media relations capabilities and a track record for securing placements preferred
Experience managing internal communications in a high-growth/global organization preferred
Bonus if this includes health/tech startups
Interest in how breakthrough technology -- like artificial intelligence -- can transform legacy industries
Hunger to stay on top of the latest developments across global news, the healthcare industry and tech
Experience in technology and/or healthcare communications
Events communications experience
Benefits
Stock-options package
Health benefits include medical, dental and vision
401K
Long-term disability
Unlimited PTO
Life insurance
Paid Leave Program
Company
Akido Labs
Akido is a care delivery platform based in Los Angeles with the mission to ensure our most vulnerable communities thrive.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$81.62MKey Investors
Oak HC/FT
2025-05-15Series B· $60M
2020-12-16Series A· $11.2M
2020-12-16Corporate Round· $6.2M
Leadership Team
Prashant Samant
CEO & Co-Founder
A
Andrew Poksay
Head of Special Projects
Recent News
Soma Capital
2026-01-08
MIT Technology Review
2025-09-22
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