Senior Application-Based Marketing Manager, Molecular Biology

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Carlsbad, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Biology, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Brand Management, Budget Management, Campaigns, Cancer, Channel Marketing, Cloning, Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Corporate Policies, Cross-Functional, Customer/Client Research, Customer/Consumer Behavior, Demand Generation, Dental Insurance, Food Safety, Incentive Programs, Life Insurance, Manufacturing, Market Analysis, Market Tracking, Market Trend Analysis, Marketing, Marketing Campaign, Marketing Strategy, Matrix Management, Molecular Biology, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Online Marketing, Outbound Marketing, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Project/Program Management, Stock Purchase Plans, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Vision Plan
LOCATION
Carlsbad, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Marketing Manager to lead application-based marketing for the Molecular Biology business. This role will develop and execute integrated marketing strategies that span the full customer workflow, showcasing how our portfolio of products works together to enable success across research, development, and commercial manufacturing.

A critical requirement for this role is deep scientific and application-level understanding. The ideal candidate brings strong working knowledge of our molecular biology portfolioincluding sample preparation solutions, reverse transcriptases, enzymes, thermal cyclers, cloning tools, competent cells, and OEM offeringsand, more importantly, understands how these technologies are applied within real-world workflows/applications such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), synthetic biology, and gene expression analysis. Marketing programs must be grounded in scientifically accurate, application-driven content that resonates with technical audiences and reflects how customers design and execute their experiments.

Beyond technical expertise, this role requires the ability to translate scientific knowledge into strategic and commercial impact. The candidate will build and lead cross-functional partnerships across marketing, commercial, and divisional teams to capture customer insights, monitor market trends, and assess competitive dynamics. These insights will be used to shape and continuously refine marketing strategies, ensuring alignment with a rapidly evolving landscape.

Success in this role requires a balance of scientific depth, strategic thinking, creativity, and disciplined execution. The candidate will design and deliver targeted, multi-channel campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and demand generation across key segments. They will also define and track performance metrics to optimize campaign effectiveness and contribute to a strong, sustainable pipeline.

Operating effectively within a matrixed organization is critical. The candidate must influence without authority, align diverse stakeholders, and manage complex, cross-divisional initiativesdelivering high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

  • A bachelor's degree in marketing, biology or a related field.
  • An advanced degree in business or marketing is preferred.

Experience

  • >2 years experience in the life science in applications relevant to Molecular Biology
  • Minimum of 8 years in market and brand management, preferably within the biotech or life sciences industry.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Strategic marketer with the ability to analyze customer, market, and competitor data and develop marketing strategies to create a distinct and sustainable competitive advantage.
  • Strong project management skills with a track record of successfully implementing marketing campaigns.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence without authority.
  • Ability to strictly adhere to timelines and deliver results.
  • Understanding of digital marketing capabilities and channels and how best to leverage them for effective demand generation and nurture.
  • Knowledge of Molecular Biology workflows, competition/industry knowledge, and customer needs, behaviors and difficulties.
  • Desire to learn and work across multiple teams

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $130,000.00$175,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

About the Company

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
https://corporate.thermofisher.com/en/home.html