Scientific Marketing Manager
What this job does:
Translates technical evidence into product positioning, launches, and campaigns, creating scientifically rigorous content and enabling sales teams to communicate value credibly.
This job is similar to these lab/research tasks:
Turning data and literature into decision-ready narratives, building figures and slide decks, performing landscape reviews, translating scientific insights into accessible messaging
Typical starting salary range
$110,000 to $206,900
Salary estimate represented as 25th to 75th percentile. Gathered from recent job postings, Glassdoor.com, and Salary.com
Daily task breakdown
- Scientific positioning and messaging: 25%
- Go-to-market campaigns and launch execution: 25%
- Content, collateral, and sales enablement: 20%
- Market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence: 20%
- Other: 10%
Skills you'll use in this job:
Positioning and messaging; scientific storytelling; go-to-market planning; content and collateral creation; competitive intelligence; basic analytics; cross-functional coordination; visual communication
Talk about these PhD skills in your resume and interview:
Turn data and literature into decision-ready narratives; build figures and slide decks that survive scrutiny; run iterative feedback cycles; perform landscape reviews and translate insights into messaging.
Alternative job titles to search:
Product Marketing Manager (Life Science); Technical Marketing Manager; Scientific Content Marketing Manager; Commercial Strategy Manager; Market Development Manager
*Note:
-Job titles are inconsistent between companies. Try various keywords.
-PhDs tend to undershoot seniority level. Target higher than you think.
