Marketing Manager - Events & Media

Life Science Connect; Springfield Township (Delaware County); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Life Science Connect’s PharmaSource division seeks a Marketing Manager to lead global conference marketing for CDMO Live Europe and Americas, plus the PharmaSource media platform. You’ll own campaigns, audience growth, and content strategy with autonomy to scale as the portfolio expands.

Remote role, UK-based with monthly London meetings; travel to Europe and North America 4–6 trips per year. Collaboration with corporate marketing ensures consistent product positioning.

Qualifications

• Experience marketing conferences or exhibitions globally.
• Creative and collaborative approach to audience development.
• Ability to craft content that engages personas.
• Proven use of AI tools to improve marketing efficiency.
• Experience with email platforms and marketing automation.
• Experience managing budgets and external agencies.
• Line management experience.
• Experience in pharma or life sciences is a bonus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own event marketing plans with campaigns and targets.
• Deliver delegate audiences to Europe and Americas events.
• Manage end-to-end email marketing campaigns.
• Plan campaigns with messaging, targeting, and positioning improvements.
• Use analytics to improve response rates across channels.
• Manage digital advertising within budget with external agency.
• Build CRM segmentation and automation for marketing segments.
• Develop media kits and sales collateral for sponsors and partners.
• Foster relationships with media partners and thought leaders.
• Grow association partnerships to bring qualified audience.
• Participate in annual planning and market opportunities.
• Stay informed on customer behavior and industry trends.
• Keep event websites updated (WordPress/Elementor).
• Line management as the team grows.

Skills

Conference marketing

Audience personas

Content marketing

AI in marketing

Email marketing

Budget management

Line management

Tools

Brevo

WordPress/Elementor

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.

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