Job Description
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll 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 world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
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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 portfolio—including sample preparation solutions, reverse transcriptases, enzymes, thermal cyclers, cloning tools, competent cells, and OEM offerings—and, 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 initiatives—delivering 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 Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.
