PRODUCT MARKETING LEAD (LIFE SCIENCES)
- Internally this role is known as Scientific Product Marketing Lead
£73,000 - £80,000plus benefits
Reports to: Head of Growth Marketing Cancer Tools
Directorate: Directorate
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (Flexible working requests such as compressed hours can be considered depending on business need)
Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: 15 September 2025 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Recruitment process: Screening Call, first stage competency-based interview via Microsoft Teams followed by 2nd stage face to face interview at our head office in Stratford, London. This will include a presentation/task relevant to the role.
Interview date: 1st stage: 1 and 3 October, 2nd stage: 10 and 13 October 2025
ABOUT THE TEAM
CancerTools.Org , the research tools arm of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), is a non-profit, global community of cancer researchers, academic institutes, and professional societies, with a shared mission to accelerate cancer research. With a history of more than 40 years of managing and providing reagents to both academic and for-profit laboratories around the world, CancerTools.org has been steadfast in its mission of accelerating cancer research by making research tools widely and easily available, extending CRUKS influence to a global audience
You’ll bring your strong people management skills, to coach, motivate and guide a small team (c4) of Product and Senior Product Managers. You will provide key direction to deliver MQLs and driving growth to meet sales targets for our leading cancer product portfolios in specific cancer research fields.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Product Marketing Manager or Product Marketing lead from a Life Science reagent background, to join a mission driven organisation and have a real impact in how we connect, collaborate and ultimately enable world class researchers to continue their life saving work.
You’ll be joining a growing team of individuals passionate about what they do, so we are looking for candidates who thrive in a dynamic startup environment, keen to make the role their own and grow with us.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
- Extensive experience in senior product marketing or senior marketing roles in the life science reagents industry (knowledge to include, minimally, antibodies, cell lines, cell culture)
- Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrable success in increasing global market share in life science product portfolios through targeted marketing strategy
- Line management experience
- Experience in setting, monitoring and delivering on marketing KPIs, sales targets and communication to management
- Full knowledge of using the marketing channel mix, including digital channel marketing expertise (SEO, PPC, Email, Web, Social, Third Party)
- PhD in a Life Science discipline or BSc/MSc with equivalent commercial research experience (cancer related fields preferred)
- Knowledge or experience of cancer/oncology specific products and tumour models (Cell lines, PDX, Organoids) isn’t essential but would be beneficial
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human : Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.
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