Marketing Manager - Events & Media

Life Science Connect; Greater London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid life insurance

Pension with company match up to 6%

Job summary

PharmaSource, a division of Life Science Connect, seeks a Marketing Manager to own marketing for delegates and exhibitors across CDMO Live events in Europe and North America, plus the PharmaSource media platform.

You will lead and scale marketing across campaigns, content, and partnerships, maintaining alignment with corporate marketing and ensuring consistent product positioning. Remote UK-based role with travel.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading conference or exhibition marketing globally.
• Creative, collaborative thinker with audience-focused messaging.
• Experience using AI tools to improve efficiency and results.
• Experience managing budgets and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own event marketing plans with campaigns and KPIs.
• Deliver audiences to CDMO Live Europe and Americas, plus regional events.
• Manage email marketing end-to-end and event communications.
• Contribute to campaign planning with messaging and targeting improvements.
• Analyze performance and optimize channels to boost response rates.
• Oversee digital advertising budgets with external agencies.
• Build CRM segmentation and automation to create effective segments.
• Develop media kits and sales collateral for sponsors and partners.
• Foster relationships with media and thought leaders to grow reach.
• Grow association partnerships and participate in annual planning.
• Stay informed on market trends and apply insights to campaigns.
• Keep WordPress sites updated and line-manage as team grows.

Skills

Event marketing

Global markets

Audience segmentation

AI tools

Budget management

Line management

Tools

HubSpot

WordPress

Elementor

Brevo

Job description

About Us

PharmaSource, a division of Life Science Connect, runs market-leading conferences and exhibitions for the pharma and biotech outsourcing community, including its flagship CDMO Live event series, which was recognized as Best Event Launch at the 2026 AEO Excellence Awards.

This role owns marketing for delegates and exhibitors across CDMO Live's events in Europe and North America, alongside the PharmaSource media platform.

It’s an ideal opportunity for an ambitious Marketing Manager looking to take the next step in a high-growth events business, with the autonomy to lead and own the marketing function as the portfolio continues to grow.

This role will maintain a strong partnership with corporate marketing to ensure consistency across product positioning, campaigns, and all market-facing materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own event marketing plans, delivering campaigns and tracking performance against targets.
• Deliver delegate audiences to CDMO Live Europe (Netherlands) and CDMO Live Americas (United States), plus regional roundtable events (Basel, Dublin, New York).
• Run email marketing end to end: the weekly PharmaSource newsletter and all event communications.
• Contribute to campaign planning by identifying opportunities to improve messaging, creative execution, audience targeting and event positioning.
• Take an analytical approach to improving response rates and optimising activity across digital marketing channels.
• Manage digital advertising to budget, working with our digital marketing agency.
• Build and manage CRM segmentation, automation and list building to create effective marketing segments (HubSpot preferred).
• Develop media kits and sales collateral that make the case for sponsors, exhibitors and partners, clearly and persuasively.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with media partners and industry thought leaders to expand event visibility and audience reach.
• Own and grow association partnerships that bring qualified audience to our events.
• Actively participate in the annual planning process, researching relevant events and market opportunities to inform the portfolio.
• Stay informed on customer behaviour, industry trends, competitive activity and marketing best practice, and apply that thinking to improve campaign performance.
• Keep event websites updated (WordPress/Elementor).
• Line manage as the team grows.

What you'll need:

• Track record marketing leading conferences or exhibitions in a global or international market
• A creative, collaborative approach, with a genuine interest in finding new ways to develop audience through content and targeting
• Proven ability to get under the skin of audience personas and engage them through content
• Proven use of AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT to create marketing efficiencies and improve results
• Experience with email platforms (e.g. Brevo) and marketing automation
• Comfort managing a marketing budget and working with external agencies
• Line management experience

• Experience in pharma or life sciences is a bonus, not a requirement

Location and Travel:

• Remote
• UK-Based
• Monthly Meetings in London
• Travel to events in Europe and North America (typically 4-6 trips per year)

Compensation & Benefits

PharmaSource offers a generous compensation package. In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy:

• 100% company-paid life insurance
• Pension with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%

We do not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

To viewall our job postings and showcases for some of our employees, visit: https://lifescienceconnect.com/careers/.