Associate Director, Strategic Marketing - BioPharma & CRO Solutions

The posting, as Cell Signaling Technology wrote it

Who We Are

Cell Signaling Technology (CST) is a different kind of life sciences company, one founded, owned, and run by active research scientists, with the highest standards of product and service quality, technological innovation, and scientific rigor for over 20 years. We consistently provide fellow scientists around the globe with best-in-class products and services to fuel their quests for discovery.

Helping researchers find new solutions is our main mission every day, but it's not our only mission. We're also dedicated to helping identify solutions to other problems facing our world. We believe that all businesses must be responsible and work in partnership with local communities, while seeking to minimize their environmental impact. That's why we joined 1% for the Planet as its first life science member, and have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2029.

The Role

The Associate Director, Strategic Marketing – BioPharma & CRO Solutions will lead, manage, and expand CST's antibody-based product portfolio and services for industry segments, including BioPharma and service providers such as CROs. Leading a team of two — a Product Manager and a Product Marketing Manager — this role owns the strategy, roadmap, and commercialization of CST's custom and customized services, including conjugation, mass spec services, format and buffer customization, and antibody discovery and engineering, and builds the business case for expanding into new custom capabilities. Working closely with CST's Custom Solutions Lead, and drawing on hands-on experience with antibody-based products and services in an industry setting, you'll translate deep segment and customer knowledge into differentiated messaging, sales enablement, and go-to-market execution tailored to the workflows, regulatory context, and procurement models unique to BioPharma and CRO buyers.

Reports To: Senior Director of Strategic Marketing

Team: Leads a team of two — a Product Manager and a Product Marketing Manager — and partners closely with the Custom Solutions Lead

Segments Covered: BioPharma and CRO (Contract Research Organization) customers

What You'll do

Market Strategy & Intelligence

• Develop a deep understanding of the BioPharma and CRO customer segments, quantifying segment size, growth drivers, and technology trends
• Architect and execute a market research strategy — voice-of-customer interviews, surveys, advisory boards — to generate actionable insights that directly guide portfolio investment

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of two — a Product Manager and a Product Marketing Manager — setting clear goals and priorities, and fostering close collaboration with the Custom Solutions Lead to keep portfolio strategy and custom services execution tightly aligned

Portfolio Strategy & Expansion

• Manage, expand, and maintain the roadmap for CST's antibody-based product portfolio supporting BioPharma discovery and clinical applications — spanning

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health insurance and pay benefits. We recognize that the development of people is the key to their happiness and thus ensure every employee has impactful discussions with their manager and develops actionable performance and professional development plans. Lastly, we are committed to engaging and supporting our employees in committees and philanthropy that benefit their local communities and environment through community investment programs.

Benefits

• Medical (BCBS) and Dental (Delta Dental) plans paid at 90%
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending accounts
• 401(k) Plan with 6% match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous PTO package
• Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Subsidized Cafeteria
• Free Parking

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