Marketing Communications Specialist III

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

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.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree required in life sciences or marketing communications; or 3 years advanced degree with equivalent work experience.

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of marketing experience in life sciences, healthcare, etc. in either an internal creative services Account Manager related role, or within a creative agency as Account Executive/Manager.
• Experience leading marketing program execution from strategic partnership through deployment of tactics.
• Experience with project management or workflow systems.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Ability to understand business strategies and prioritize activities appropriately.
• Able to handle several campaigns, under tight deadlines, working autonomously.
• Able to work in a highly matrixed environment and optimally navigate systems/processes.
• Resourceful in solving problems.
• Phenomenal teammate with excellent people skills and written/verbal communication.
• Strong interpersonal skills and keen attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, engaged, and accountable.

• Provide strategic marketing partnership to key internal customers; understand business objectives and present integrated solutions that leverage Group Marketing (creative services, digital, events and regional/commercial) and cross functions.
• Identify and communicate program scope and ensure critical paths, benchmarks and all objectives are met; prioritize and organize activities to efficiently deliver plans on time and budget.
• Convert program requirements to executable results; develop and help maintain project plans and schedules.
• Ensure clear definition of success, assess results, and present ideas for campaign/tactic/channel optimization.
• Collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external partners to deliver the tactical assets to support these plans.
• Support development of diverse assets, including advertising (print & digital), emails, trade show materials, video, photography, training, etc.
• Develop and deliver professional written and spoken communications that ensure team members and leadership have clear, concise, and up-to-date information on progress.
• Work with teams and individuals to mitigate challenges and resolve issues as needed. Use cross-organizational relationships for support and resolution of issues.
• Provide guidance to the business on process and standard methodologies.
• Ensure that all assets meet corporate and brand guidelines and quality standards.
• Facilitate logistical activities to support events and other business priorities.