Closing date: 25th July 2021

A unique opportunity to start your marketing career with your life science degree

A rare opportunity for a life science graduate with marketing career aspirations to join one of the UK’s most established and reputable companies serving drug development programmes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology sectors.

As the primary marketer in a highly technical team, you will get to use the science you love to lead the implementation of the marketing strategy - giving you the unique opportunity to directly contribute to the success of an organisation.

An academic background in a biology-based subject is essential as the role requires developing a deep understanding and communication of the phases of drug development and the value of the company’s services to this. As this academic background is so essential, the role includes a marketing training programme to upskill the successful candidate to deliver the required marketing activities. Furthermore, with a 6-month career development plan to the Marketing Exec role, this is a unique opportunity for a life scientist to start a marketing career in a science-based environment.

JOB SUMMARY

The role will support the marketing requirements of organisations within the Niche CRO Group, currently HistologiX and Intelligent Clinical. HistologiX is a leading, independent Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) research organisation that provides the highest standard services that help progress some of the world’s most important drug development programmes. Research is carried out on a contract basis on behalf of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and the company’s expertise includes screening human tissues, quantitative biomarker target validation and distribution, Digital Pathology and Image Analysis. Intelligent Clinical is a clinical research facility based in Glasgow, UK. Intelligent Clinical supports phase II – IV clinical trials within a modern and welcoming purpose-built research facility. Clinical trials are performed for a wide range of health conditions by our highly experienced clinical team.

Having built a very strong foundation of clients and reputation, the leadership team’s ambition for growth is clear and they are looking for a Trainee Marketing Exec to help them realise their goals by driving the daily implementation of the Marketing Strategy.

Essential For the role:

A bachelor’s degree or above in a life science
Excellent project management skills and a passion for organising multiple activities and achieving deadlines
Energy and drive to join this lean, ambitious team
A track record of proactively taking responsibility for self-learning and development
A proactive and collaborative approach to achieving shared objectives
The confidence and emotional intelligence to engage with customers and represent the company
Experience of building an online network using social media platforms (personal or professional)

This is a full-time role currently based at home due to the Covid19 guidance so requires a reliable internet connection and a professional working space. Future office-based work will be from the Intelligent Clinical Scotland office at the West of Scotland Science Park between Glasgow and Bearsden. There will also be the occasional requirement to travel to national and international conferences and events when Covid19 regulations allow.

Desirable for the role:

A biology-based subject as the primary component of your bachelor’s degree
Experience of adding content to a WordPress website or similar
Examples of writing content for projects, websites or publications
Experience of proactively building an audience using a social media platform
Work experience in or exposure to the pharmaceutical industry

RESPONSIBILITIES

With support and direction from the training provided by Niche CRO, you will be the member of the team responsible for driving the implementation of the Inbound Marketing strategy and, ultimately, for establishing the company’s future market engagement plans.

This is a role that requires tactical execution of the plan along with the ability to develop a longer term, strategic marketing capability. Whilst Niche CRO will provide the relevant training for this, a proactive approach to your own professional development will be critical.

Implementation of the Marketing Plan (Training Provided)

Ensure relevant content is created by the team and published according to the Inbound marketing strategy
Contribute to the creation of relevant content through carrying out interviews with experts and undertaking desk research
Upload, update and publish content on the website’s content management system
Post content and generate engagement on the relevant social media platforms according to the Inbound marketing strategy
Proactively build a following on the relevant social media platforms with a focus on LinkedIn
Lead the creation of high value, downloadable content for clients and potential customers
Respond to website enquiries and social media posts
Build and manage the customer database
Engage with contacts through email marketing campaigns that are aligned with the Marketing Strategy
Ensure all activities comply with regulatory and GDPR requirements
Attend conferences and events where required by the leadership team

COMPANY AND BENEFITS

Niche CRO was founded in 2021 and incorporates HistologiX and Intelligent Clinical. HistologiX, founded in 2005 is an established, leading independent GCP and GLP accredited contract research laboratory and has retained this status by inspection from the MHRA. We provide Histology, Immunohistochemistry and Digital Pathology services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries. Intelligent Clinical, established in 2020 supports Phase II – IV clinical trials in our purpose-built research facility.

Our customer base is global and our clients include some of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies as well as highly innovative small and medium sized biotechnology companies. With the sales success to date and some recent exciting collaborations, the leadership team are ready to scale their activities to realise their ambitions for growth.

The benefits of joining this ambitious team at this stage in the company’s life include:

A starting trainee salary with a development plan towards the Marketing Executive role and associated salary
A 6-month Marketing Training plan including training by The Life Sciences Marketing Academy
The opportunity for promotion to the Marketing Executive role upon successful completion of the course and marketing deliverables
34 days holiday, pension scheme and death in service benefit

The opportunity to combine a passion for cutting edge science with a commercial career is a rare one. Furthermore, the company’s investment in training and career development for this role reflects the growth plans of the company and the extent to which each team member is valued.

To join us, please send a CV and cover letter explaining your interest in the role to Alix Mackay at The Life Sciences Marketing Academy at alix.mackay@the-lsma.com. Please use the subject header “Application - Marketing Exec Trainee”.