Field Marketing Representative vacancy

• Location – remote position
• Mini-job (approx. 15 hours per month)
• Temporary contract
• Competitive pay

Introduction

Proteintech is an international biotechnology company that manufactures antibodies, immunoassay kits, and proteins for use in life science research. Proteintech manufactures its products to the highest standards possible, with complete control over the whole manufacturing, validation and QC pipeline. 350,000+ citations of Proteintech products demonstrates what matters most to the company: the success of its reagents in the hands of researchers, helping them make discoveries that change and explain the world around us.

Position Summary

This role is based in the field and focuses on science communication, marketing, and raising brand awareness of Proteintech to improve the company’s presence in the life science community at key research institutions.

This is an ideal opportunity for a PhD student, or postdoc, who wants to gain industry experience in marketing and science communication.

Proteintech’s commercial marketing program provides aspiring PhD students and postdocs with marketing, science communication, and event planning experience. The role is approx. 15 hours a month and can be tailored according to the experience you would like to gain. Proteintech can provide reference letters, career guidance, and access to an international network during, and on completion of the program.

Activities include:

• Raising brand awareness of Proteintech at your institution with flyers, word of mouth, social media and emails.
• Leveraging personal or professional social media accounts to promote the company’s brand, webinars, and campaigns. Engaging with target audiences and Proteintech’s posts to increase visibility and reach.
• Helping to organize onsite and/or virtual events within your institution.
• Supporting and promoting specific Proteintech marketing campaigns.
• Facilitating communication between university labs and Proteintech, providing feedback, ideas and market data.
• Participating in monthly meetings

Ideal candidate

• Interested in a career in science communication or marketing.
• Enthusiastic and outgoing, excellent at forming collaborations and networking.
• The candidate must be a current PhD student in life sciences at a German institution.
• Ideally, they would be involved in a relevant life sciences society/club.
• Ideally has a social media presence or actively growing their following and would be comfortable using their platform to promote the Proteintech brand, events, and campaigns. Engage with posts from Proteintech on social media platforms through interactions, comments, and sharing.
• Using antibodies regularly with knowledge of antibody applications
• Good time management and organisation.

Key information

• Temporary contract - 6 or 12 month program
• Part-time – approximately 15 hours a month
• Competitive pay

Places are limited and will be allocated based on an informal interview. To apply, email your CV to amy.turner@ptglab.com, alongside a brief summary of your research area and network reach.