Market Segment Manager - Complex Disease

Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Market Segment Manager for Complex Disease to lead global marketing strategies. This role involves driving adoption of cutting-edge sequencing solutions among researchers, enhancing market positioning through strategic initiatives, and fostering collaborations within the scientific community. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in genomics, marketing expertise, and the ability to communicate effectively across various audiences. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a significant impact in the field of genetic research and disease understanding.

Benefits

Attractive bonus

Generous pension contributions

Private healthcare

Beautiful working environment

Qualifications

• Extensive sales or marketing experience in genomics.
• Strong grasp of challenges faced by the disease audience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement marketing strategies for complex diseases.
• Cultivate connections with researchers and industry partners.
• Train internal teams on sales strategies and market insights.

Skills

Sales and Marketing in Genomics

Genetic Epidemiology

Market Analysis

Collaboration with Scientific Communities

Product Positioning

Education

Degree in Life Sciences or Related Field

Tools

Sales Tools Development

Job description

Market Segment Manager - Complex Disease

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Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.

Oxford Nanopore’s sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere!

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking an enthusiastic, results-driven Market Segment Manager of Complex Disease to join our dynamic global marketing team. This subject matter expert will be responsible for leading the global marketing strategy for the complex disease segment, with a focus on driving adoption of Oxford Nanopore’s sequencing solutions among human genetics researchers worldwide.

The details…

In this role, you will define and implement strategic marketing initiatives that support growth across the entire spectrum of complex diseases. The successful candidate must be comfortable with positioning across the genomic continuum, from genetic epidemiology and risk prediction in large cohorts to clinical research positioning for monogenic and familial forms of the diseases.

You will nurture strategic customer relationships, drive sales activation, and lead key initiatives that position the complex disease market as a significant growth driver for the company. The ideal candidate will combine marketing expertise and deep scientific knowledge and KOL network in at least one of the following domains: genetics of neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric genetics or genetics of cardiovascular diseases.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse market trends, customer needs, and competition to develop a global strategy improving our market position in complex disease space.
• Cultivate connections with researchers, scientific consortia, and industry partners to foster collaboration.
• Work closely with commercial team leaders to offer sales team insights and strategies for driving sales and revenue growth in complex disease and large cohort markets. Train internal teams, including sales and field application scientists.
• Partner with Apps and R&D to acquire technical insights for developing new market applications.
• Collaborate with the broader Marketing Team to understand customer needs and behaviours, in order to develop messaging for the target audience, for marketing campaigns.
• Develop and monitor critical metrics to evaluate the success of market strategies and initiatives.
• Be an expert in genetic epidemiology and complex diseases, supporting content creation and internal teams.
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For…

• Extensive sales, commercial, or marketing experience in genomics/sequence, coupled with technical experience in research or commercial roles, for example, product management or FAS.
• Established strong grasp of the challenges faced by the disease audience and their struggles in attaining their goals.
• Familiarity with genetic analysis from variant discovery to function testing for complex diseases.
• Development of sales tools and product positioning, including compelling presentation skills, for the complex disease market and products as well as experience with sales team training and objection management.
• Segment the market and position value drivers by collaborating with Product Marketing and Marketing Operations.
• Collaborate with teams to define solutions, engage with leaders, identify gaps, and support strategy.
• Optimally communicate and present to technical and senior/executive audiences.
• Subject matter expertise in complex disease specifically neurology preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time, including some international travel.
  
  
  

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

About Us

Oxford Nanopore’s goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology enabling the real-time, high-performance, accessible and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA. The technology is used in more than 100 countries to understand the biology of humans and diseases, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and whole environments.

Oxford Nanopore was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford and now employs over 1000 employees around the world.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management and Marketing

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