Cancer Research UK
Product Marketing Lead (Life Sciences) Internally this role is known as Scientific Product Marketing Lead £73,000 - £80,000plus Reports to: Head of Growth Marketing Cancer Tools Directorate: Directorate Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (Flexible working requests such as compressed hours can be considered depending on business need) Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Closing date: 15 September :55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact or as soon as possible. Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. Recruitment process: Screening Call, first stage competency-based interview via Microsoft Teams followed by 2nd stage face to face interview at our head office in Stratford, London. This will include a presentation/task relevant to the role. Interview date: 1st stage: 1 and 3 October, 2nd stage: 10 and 13 October 2025 At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We have a new exciting opportunity for an experienced, collaborative and results driven individual to join our team as a Scientific Product Marketing Lead. You will be responsible for expanding our customer base, product awareness and sales to academic researchers, as well as increasing commercial licenses to industry sectors. About the team , the research tools arm of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), is a non-profit, global community of cancer researchers, academic institutes, and professional societies, with a shared mission to accelerate cancer research. With a history of more than 40 years of managing and providing reagents to both academic and for-profit laboratories around the world, CancerTools.org has been steadfast in its mission of accelerating cancer research by making research tools widely and easily available, extending CRUKS influence to a global audience You'll bring your strong people management skills, to coach, motivate and guide a small team (c4) of Product and Senior Product Managers. You will provide key direction to deliver MQLs and driving growth to meet sales targets for our leading cancer product portfolios in specific cancer research fields. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Product Marketing Manager or Product Marketing lead from a Life Science reagent background, to join a mission driven organisation and have a real impact in how we connect, collaborate and ultimately enable world class researchers to continue their life saving work. You'll be joining a growing team of individuals passionate about what they do, so we are looking for candidates who thrive in a dynamic startup environment, keen to make the role their own and grow with us. What will I be doing? Accountable for global scientific marketing, with line management and responsibility for a team of Product Marketing Managers across key cancer areas Provide strategic direction to the product marketing team to develop and manage multichannel, data-driven marketing campaigns across cancer areas to deliver on revenue targets, KPIs, within budget Responsible for strategic marketing and content strategy to optimise scientific content and campaigns across cancer research areas for Marketing qualified leads (MQL) and revenue generation (product marketing collateral, case studies, resources, webinars, global exhibition, third-party advertising, email campaigns, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Pay per click advertising (PPC), market research and surveys) Monitor global competitive developments across cancer fields, to revise and direct product strategy and positioning accordingly Responsible for strategic engagement with Key Opinion Leaders, and partners, existing customers in academia and Industry to explore new avenues for growth, inform strategy and cancer portfolio improvement Steer product lifecycle management, new product launches, global pricing strategy, e-commerce optimisation and promotional activities Expand and grow qualified customer databases for prioritised cancer research areas Identify market opportunities for product additions and improvements for company-wide communication Accountable for overall reporting of KPIs, MQLs and revenue against target to the senior leadership team What are you looking for? Extensive experience in senior product marketing or senior marketing roles in the life science reagents industry (knowledge to include, minimally, antibodies, cell lines, cell culture) Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal Demonstrable success in increasing global market share in life science product portfolios through targeted marketing strategy Line management experience Experience in setting, monitoring and delivering on marketing KPIs, sales targets and communication to management Full knowledge of using the marketing channel mix, including digital channel marketing expertise (SEO, PPC, Email, Web, Social, Third Party) PhD in a Life Science discipline or BSc/MSc with equivalent commercial research experience (cancer related fields preferred) Knowledge or experience of cancer/oncology specific products and tumour models (Cell lines, PDX, Organoids) isn't essential but would be beneficial Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human : Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our . How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check. (To be included if applicable) For more information on this career opportunity please or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: and .
Product Marketing Lead (Life Sciences) Internally this role is known as Scientific Product Marketing Lead £73,000 - £80,000plus Reports to: Head of Growth Marketing Cancer Tools Directorate: Directorate Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (Flexible working requests such as compressed hours can be considered depending on business need) Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Closing date: 15 September :55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact or as soon as possible. Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. Recruitment process: Screening Call, first stage competency-based interview via Microsoft Teams followed by 2nd stage face to face interview at our head office in Stratford, London. This will include a presentation/task relevant to the role. Interview date: 1st stage: 1 and 3 October, 2nd stage: 10 and 13 October 2025 At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We have a new exciting opportunity for an experienced, collaborative and results driven individual to join our team as a Scientific Product Marketing Lead. You will be responsible for expanding our customer base, product awareness and sales to academic researchers, as well as increasing commercial licenses to industry sectors. About the team , the research tools arm of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), is a non-profit, global community of cancer researchers, academic institutes, and professional societies, with a shared mission to accelerate cancer research. With a history of more than 40 years of managing and providing reagents to both academic and for-profit laboratories around the world, CancerTools.org has been steadfast in its mission of accelerating cancer research by making research tools widely and easily available, extending CRUKS influence to a global audience You'll bring your strong people management skills, to coach, motivate and guide a small team (c4) of Product and Senior Product Managers. You will provide key direction to deliver MQLs and driving growth to meet sales targets for our leading cancer product portfolios in specific cancer research fields. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Product Marketing Manager or Product Marketing lead from a Life Science reagent background, to join a mission driven organisation and have a real impact in how we connect, collaborate and ultimately enable world class researchers to continue their life saving work. You'll be joining a growing team of individuals passionate about what they do, so we are looking for candidates who thrive in a dynamic startup environment, keen to make the role their own and grow with us. What will I be doing? Accountable for global scientific marketing, with line management and responsibility for a team of Product Marketing Managers across key cancer areas Provide strategic direction to the product marketing team to develop and manage multichannel, data-driven marketing campaigns across cancer areas to deliver on revenue targets, KPIs, within budget Responsible for strategic marketing and content strategy to optimise scientific content and campaigns across cancer research areas for Marketing qualified leads (MQL) and revenue generation (product marketing collateral, case studies, resources, webinars, global exhibition, third-party advertising, email campaigns, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Pay per click advertising (PPC), market research and surveys) Monitor global competitive developments across cancer fields, to revise and direct product strategy and positioning accordingly Responsible for strategic engagement with Key Opinion Leaders, and partners, existing customers in academia and Industry to explore new avenues for growth, inform strategy and cancer portfolio improvement Steer product lifecycle management, new product launches, global pricing strategy, e-commerce optimisation and promotional activities Expand and grow qualified customer databases for prioritised cancer research areas Identify market opportunities for product additions and improvements for company-wide communication Accountable for overall reporting of KPIs, MQLs and revenue against target to the senior leadership team What are you looking for? Extensive experience in senior product marketing or senior marketing roles in the life science reagents industry (knowledge to include, minimally, antibodies, cell lines, cell culture) Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal Demonstrable success in increasing global market share in life science product portfolios through targeted marketing strategy Line management experience Experience in setting, monitoring and delivering on marketing KPIs, sales targets and communication to management Full knowledge of using the marketing channel mix, including digital channel marketing expertise (SEO, PPC, Email, Web, Social, Third Party) PhD in a Life Science discipline or BSc/MSc with equivalent commercial research experience (cancer related fields preferred) Knowledge or experience of cancer/oncology specific products and tumour models (Cell lines, PDX, Organoids) isn't essential but would be beneficial Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human : Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our . How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check. (To be included if applicable) For more information on this career opportunity please or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: and .
Cancer Research UK
£230m legacy income. Help fund a third of our research. Improve countless lives. Product and Programme Manager- High Value and Professionals £44,000- £47,000 + Reports to: Senior Proposition Manager Grade: P3 Directorate : Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Location . Stratford, London (1-2 days per week) Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. Closing date: 12 September 2025, 23:55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible. Recruitment process: One competency-based interview Interview date: W/C 29 September 2025 How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are looking for a Product and Programme Manager to lead on our High Value and Professionals workstream within our Legacies team. Gifts in Wills (or ) account for around a third of our income. In 2023/24, we received from legacies to fund our life-saving research. As a Product and Programme Manager you will drive forward our High Value and professionals strategy, to provide compelling experiences for audiences, grow lifetime value, and deliver on CRUK's promise to research. In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of our High Value and Professionals strategy for Legacies, creating compelling experiences that resonate with key audiences, enhance lifetime value, and help fulfil CRUK's commitment to pioneering research. You'll work in close partnership with colleagues across Philanthropy and Supporter Relationship Management to ensure our strategy is executed seamlessly, providing outstanding supporter journeys across every CRUK touchpoint. What will I be doing? Work with the Senior Proposition Manager to drive continued growth of CRUK audiences and supporters by managing the proposition with innovative, agile, multi-year proposition and implementation plans, working collaboratively and cross-functionally across the directorate and beyond. Support the management of the P&L for the proposition, ensuring agile cross-functional teams deliver against audience, volume, value, contribution, and other targets Support the Senior Proposition Manager in delivering sound resource allocation plans, proposition briefs and business cases in collaboration with the proposition and being cognisant of the propositions' role and the part it plays in a supporters' overall relationship with the charity Contribute to a culture of end-to-end delivery and collective team-level accountability, adhering to standards set and upheld in conjunction with the Product and Programme Community of Practice and any external benchmarking of best practice in our sector Facilitate group activity, including cross-functional decision-making, dependency, risk, issue mediation, performance evaluation and changes to the implementation plan, working in collaboration with the proposition SLT and cross-functional stakeholders Understand appropriate governance frameworks to ensure that activities are managed effectively, and decisions and escalations are managed appropriately Liaise with the Senior Proposition Manager, relevant teams from Information and Involvement and Audience, Strategy & Innovation teams to help identify opportunities for horizon 1 development; ensuring that CRUK is future-proof, and that the right decisions are made for audiences Work closely with Data, Insights & Performance teams to deliver an audience-led approach to proposition planning, management, and development, helping to identify key trends and market disruptions, and capturing the implications for the proposition Coordinate with Marketing & Digital teams to ensure compelling and sensitive campaigns and digital experiences for audiences that inspire action and support for the mission What are you looking for? Experience in building and driving forward propositions so they are commercially valuable, meaningful, relevant to target audiences needs and differentiated in the market. This could be through a background in legacies, philanthropy, academic institutions or other charity backgrounds Relevant experience in advancing innovative, journey-led thinking into tangible action plans, business processes, and systems to maximise value over the long and short term Relevant experience of digital and insight led solutions, services and approaches including understanding of the principles of service design and methodologies, that can support commercial success and horizon 1 innovation, to drive competitive challenge and distinctiveness Experience of managing complex initiatives and projects involving multiple stakeholders and suppliers either within a charitable or commercial environment, including the ability to understand, work and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Commercial, analytical and strategic thinking adept at bringing the outside in, translating insights into successful propositions Facilitation skills, including the ability to effectively manage and influence cross-functional teams and meetings to deliver the required outcome within the time allocated, but also to ability to empower teams to make decisions independently Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human: Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our . Additional information For more information about working with us please or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: and .
£230m legacy income. Help fund a third of our research. Improve countless lives. Product and Programme Manager- High Value and Professionals £44,000- £47,000 + Reports to: Senior Proposition Manager Grade: P3 Directorate : Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Location . Stratford, London (1-2 days per week) Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. Closing date: 12 September 2025, 23:55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible. Recruitment process: One competency-based interview Interview date: W/C 29 September 2025 How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are looking for a Product and Programme Manager to lead on our High Value and Professionals workstream within our Legacies team. Gifts in Wills (or ) account for around a third of our income. In 2023/24, we received from legacies to fund our life-saving research. As a Product and Programme Manager you will drive forward our High Value and professionals strategy, to provide compelling experiences for audiences, grow lifetime value, and deliver on CRUK's promise to research. In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of our High Value and Professionals strategy for Legacies, creating compelling experiences that resonate with key audiences, enhance lifetime value, and help fulfil CRUK's commitment to pioneering research. You'll work in close partnership with colleagues across Philanthropy and Supporter Relationship Management to ensure our strategy is executed seamlessly, providing outstanding supporter journeys across every CRUK touchpoint. What will I be doing? Work with the Senior Proposition Manager to drive continued growth of CRUK audiences and supporters by managing the proposition with innovative, agile, multi-year proposition and implementation plans, working collaboratively and cross-functionally across the directorate and beyond. Support the management of the P&L for the proposition, ensuring agile cross-functional teams deliver against audience, volume, value, contribution, and other targets Support the Senior Proposition Manager in delivering sound resource allocation plans, proposition briefs and business cases in collaboration with the proposition and being cognisant of the propositions' role and the part it plays in a supporters' overall relationship with the charity Contribute to a culture of end-to-end delivery and collective team-level accountability, adhering to standards set and upheld in conjunction with the Product and Programme Community of Practice and any external benchmarking of best practice in our sector Facilitate group activity, including cross-functional decision-making, dependency, risk, issue mediation, performance evaluation and changes to the implementation plan, working in collaboration with the proposition SLT and cross-functional stakeholders Understand appropriate governance frameworks to ensure that activities are managed effectively, and decisions and escalations are managed appropriately Liaise with the Senior Proposition Manager, relevant teams from Information and Involvement and Audience, Strategy & Innovation teams to help identify opportunities for horizon 1 development; ensuring that CRUK is future-proof, and that the right decisions are made for audiences Work closely with Data, Insights & Performance teams to deliver an audience-led approach to proposition planning, management, and development, helping to identify key trends and market disruptions, and capturing the implications for the proposition Coordinate with Marketing & Digital teams to ensure compelling and sensitive campaigns and digital experiences for audiences that inspire action and support for the mission What are you looking for? Experience in building and driving forward propositions so they are commercially valuable, meaningful, relevant to target audiences needs and differentiated in the market. This could be through a background in legacies, philanthropy, academic institutions or other charity backgrounds Relevant experience in advancing innovative, journey-led thinking into tangible action plans, business processes, and systems to maximise value over the long and short term Relevant experience of digital and insight led solutions, services and approaches including understanding of the principles of service design and methodologies, that can support commercial success and horizon 1 innovation, to drive competitive challenge and distinctiveness Experience of managing complex initiatives and projects involving multiple stakeholders and suppliers either within a charitable or commercial environment, including the ability to understand, work and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Commercial, analytical and strategic thinking adept at bringing the outside in, translating insights into successful propositions Facilitation skills, including the ability to effectively manage and influence cross-functional teams and meetings to deliver the required outcome within the time allocated, but also to ability to empower teams to make decisions independently Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism Human: Act to have a positive impact on people Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer. If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you. What will I gain? We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our . Additional information For more information about working with us please or contact us at . For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: and .
