Marketing Graduate

Eisai EMEA; Hatfield; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Eisai EMEA invites two Commercial Graduates to join our Specialist Care team in Hatfield. You will work on live regional marketing projects, gaining practical commercial experience while supporting EMEA priorities, affiliate engagement and marketing excellence initiatives.

You will learn through a structured training programme with real responsibilities from day one, collaborating across markets and functions to help deliver launches and lifecycle activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing, Life Sciences/STEM, Business Management or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles and brand growth.
• Willingness to learn about complex therapy areas and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support priority EMEA Specialist Care marketing projects, including launch prep and lifecycle activities for products.
• Assist with affiliate engagement, market inputs and regional updates.
• Coordinate congress planning, logistics and post-event follow-up.
• Support development, approval and deployment of marketing assets across markets.
• Ensure compliance and governance requirements for regional activities.

Skills

Marketing

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are a leading global research-based pharmaceutical company working in the neurology and oncology therapeutic areas and we define our corporate concept as "to give first thought to patients and the people in the daily living domain and increase the benefits that health care provides to them as well as meet diverse healthcare needs worldwide".

Here at Eisai our people come from many different backgrounds and join us to work across a wide variety of roles, but we all have a common purpose of human health care (hhc) - putting patients first. Our people are what makes Eisai the company we are. By joining Eisai, in any function, you will be part of an organisation with teamwork, positive energy and resilience at the heart of everything we do.

Emerging Talent is a key focus for the team at Eisai, with many of our current workforce starting or building their career as an Apprentice, Intern or Graduate. You will join a tight-knit community and be provided with a Buddy, Line Manager and access to our Emerging Talent Team to ensure you are well supported. You will join a well thought out training programme that will support your soft skills, alongside building technical skills in your role. You will be given real responsibilities from day one, which gives you the opportunity to learn from highly experienced team members and colleagues.

Why not look at what it’s like to be a Graduate at Eisai: https://www.eisai.eu/emerging-talent/

Role:

Commercial Graduate (Specialist Care)

Location:

Hatfield Hertfordshire

Working arrangement:

Hybrid Working – 3 days on-site, 2 days working from home

Start date:

TBD, but likely to be 2nd November 2026

End date:

September, 2027

Job Details:

We are looking for two Commercial Graduates to join Eisai’s Specialist Care Team based at our head office in Hatfield, UK. The graduate will work on live regional marketing projects, gaining practical commercial experience while helping maintain momentum on critical EMEA priorities, affiliate engagement and marketing excellence initiatives.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Marketing

• Support delivery of priority EMEA Specialist Care marketing projects, including launch preparation and lifecycle activities for lemborexant, taletrectinib and future LEQEMBI formulations.
• Provide support for EMEA brand planning, affiliate engagement, project coordination, asset deployment and partner alignment where required.

Launch readiness and affiliate support

• Support launch readiness activities, including tracking key workstreams, preparing materials, coordinating inputs and helping ensure timely follow-up across regional and affiliate teams.
• Assist with affiliate engagement activities, including meeting preparation, action tracking, market input consolidation and sharing of regional updates.
• Provide coordination support for congress planning and execution, including logistics, materials, internal alignment and post-event follow-up.
• Support development, review and deployment of approved marketing assets, ensuring materials are progressed through appropriate internal processes and made available to markets in a timely way.
• Work with cross-functional colleagues to support compliance, approval and governance requirements linked to regional marketing activities.
• Contribute to marketing excellence initiatives, including process improvement, best practice sharing, Congress effectiveness, modular content support and effective use of digital tools.
• Help consolidate performance updates, market feedback and project status information to support decision-making and regional governance discussions.
• Provide flexible project support as required to maintain delivery momentum across critical EMEA Specialist Care growth priorities through September 2027.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Already hold a degree or equivalent level qualification, preferably in Marketing, Life Sciences/STEM, Business Management or a related discipline.
• Have knowledge of pharmaceuticals, healthcare, life sciences or related specialist care therapy areas would be desirable.
• Have a digital, data or marketing communications background would be advantageous.
• Have a strong interest in improving outcomes for patients across Specialist Care therapy areas, including oncology, neurology and insomnia.
• Have a good understanding of marketing principles and how they support brand growth, launch readiness and lifecycle management across Specialist Care.
• Show a willingness to learn about complex therapy areas, scientific data and the contribution of ethical pharmaceuticals to patient care.
• Have an eye for detail, with a conscientious and tenacious approach to delivering projects with limited resources and tight timelines.
• Are willing to take a hands-on approach and support both detailed delivery work and broader project requirements.
• Have well-developed communication skills, with the ability to work across different countries, functions and audiences. Communications should be clear, concise and culturally sensitive.
• Have an awareness of EMEA market dynamics, country differences, healthcare system variation and the importance of tailoring regional marketing activity to affiliate needs.
• Are a team player, comfortable working in a matrix environment.
• Are creative and confident in suggesting new ideas and practical solutions.
• Are comfortable supporting multiple projects in parallel, with the flexibility to respond to changing launch, affiliate and business priorities.

What we offer in return

Eisai offers a competitive salary and excellent wider benefits package that includes,

• Electric charging points for Electric/Hybrid vehicles
• Discretionary Bonus
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised onsite restaurant and coffee shop
• Learning and development opportunities
• Well-being & mental health awareness programmes
• Multi-faith prayer room

You will also be based out of our excellent EMEA Knowledge Centre (EKC) facility, which is our EU Headquarters, and offers an inclusive, and collaborative working environment.

Eisai Recruitment Statement

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

We believe that diverse and inclusive teams promote wellbeing, learning and innovation, helping Eisai serve our patients, their families, our employees, and society.

Our commitment is:

• to embrace and celebrate our differences, respecting and valuing each other.
• to include equity, diversity, and inclusion practices in all that we do so everyone has a full sense of belonging.
• to value individual talent where every employee can be themselves and thrive in an environment of openness, trust, and integrity