Job Description

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
The Marketing Manager for the Cell and Gene Therapy CDMO business will support execution of global marketing plans that drive visibility, awareness, and demand for our cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing solutions. This role bridges strategic marketing and campaign delivery--turning scientific and business insights into actionable, measurable programs that engage customers across the buyer journey.
This is a pivotal hands-on role that connects scientific innovation with market impact. The Marketing Manager ensures that the story of how our CDMO solutions accelerate cell and gene therapy development is told clearly, consistently, and effectively across channels--driving engagement, client acquisition, and business growth.
This position will work remote from a home office, based either in the USA or the United Kingdom.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Portfolio Support:

• Support implementation of marketing strategies aligned to business goals for the Cell & Gene CDMO portfolio.

• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify trends, client needs, and differentiation opportunities.

• Contribute to value proposition development and messaging frameworks that articulate the scientific and operational strengths of our CDMO offering.

• Maintain strong understanding of the competitive landscape, client segments, and market dynamics in advanced therapies (viral vectors, plasmids, cell therapy).

Campaign Planning & Execution

• Translate strategic marketing direction into integrated, multi-channel campaigns across digital, email, social media, events, and paid channels.

• Manage campaign timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communication to ensure on-time delivery.

• Partner with Marketing Operations and creative teams to produce impactful content (web copy, brochures, videos, infographics, event assets).

• Coordinate campaign localization with regional teams.

• Track campaign KPIs (MQLs, SQLs, conversions, engagement metrics) and recommend data-driven improvements.

Sales Enablement & Commercial Collaboration

• Develop and maintain sales enablement materials (presentations, one-pagers, battle cards, case studies).

• Collaborate with Subject matter experts, Business Development and Commercial teams to align campaign messaging with customer priorities and opportunities.

• Participate in planning for major trade shows, conferences, and client events; support pre- and post-event marketing.

Analytics & Reporting

• Support campaign measurement through CRM and marketing automation tools (Salesforce, Pardot.).

• Monitor ROI and report monthly performance metrics to the Senior Marketing Manager.

• Contribute insights from campaign analytics, client engagement data, and market feedback to refine strategy.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Marketing, or related field (advanced degree a plus).

• Experience: 3-5 years' experience in B2B life sciences, biotech, CDMO, or CRO marketing.

• Demonstrated experience executing integrated campaigns and supporting strategic planning.

• Strong writing and communication skills, with ability to translate complex science into compelling marketing messages.

• Proficiency with marketing automation and CRM tools (Salesforce, Pardot).

• Collaborative, proactive, and detail-oriented; comfortable working in a matrix environment across global teams.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Campaign performance: MQL/SQL growth, conversion rates, campaign ROI.

• Quality and consistency of messaging across touchpoints.

• Timely and accurate execution of marketing deliverables.

• Sales enablement material adoption and impact.

• Contribution to annual marketing goals (brand awareness, pipeline influence, lead generation).

Compensation Data
The pay range for this position is $85K - 100K USD annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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