Careers

Head of Marketing

Job description

Come join GT Molecular, a fast-growing biotech company located in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado! We are a passionate bunch, dedicated to creating the latest in ultrasensitive molecular assays that help in the fight against cancer and infectious disease. Our customers include CLIA labs, academic research institutions, and municipalities… From cancer research to community-wide, wastewater-based epidemiology to translational testing, our work protects and improves people’s lives.

We are seeking a hands-on marketing leader to execute our global marketing strategy and to drive adoption and sales of our PCR and NGS kits and services. This person will work closely with our small but enthusiastic marketing team, and other functional leaders.

Your colleagues are a group of passionate scientists, bioinformatics engineers, sales professionals, and chemists who are committed to delivering tech that achieves earlier cancer diagnostics and protects communities from harmful pathogens.

You will report directly to the CEO and will play a key role in shaping and driving the company’s strategy and growth.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Develop and implement comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with the company’s goals to help achieve or exceed business objectives.
• Drive sales and lead generation through a blend of tactical execution and market strategy. This will include working with the team to do market research and campaign management as well as directing the content creation, SEO, website, and social media to build brand presence and generate leads.
• Direct product management and provide regional market intel and insights to our team.
• Lead the creation and execution of marketing campaigns and promotional activities ensuring relevance and impact within our customer communities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and KOLs, including external: researchers, academic institutions, industry partners, and internal: sales, support, global marketing teams, to foster collaboration and support business objectives.
• Plan and execute marketing events, such as seminars, webinars, and conferences, to promote product awareness and generate leads working closely with the marketing event specialists.
• Track and analyze the effectiveness of marketing strategies, providing regular reports to management.
• Drive demand and grow the marketing funnel in close collaboration with the sales team and distributors.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or degree in life sciences, or related field; advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MSc or PhD in life sciences) preferred.
• 7+ years of marketing experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role in biotechnology, molecular diagnostics, or related fields.
• Key marketing skills including customer segmentation (i.e., needs assessments, profiles, personas, buying journeys), marketing program development/execution and program evaluation (metric framework)
• Understanding of the sales pipeline and how to positively impact funnel conversion rates
• Extensive knowledge of NGS and PCR technologies, applications, and products for cancer, infectious disease testing, and/or wastewater-based epidemiology.
• You have experience managing and mentoring enthusiastic marketing teams in fast-paced settings and strong communication skills to translate complex scientific concepts into compelling marketing messages.
• You love market research and getting to understanding customers’ pain-points and product opportunities.
• Your critical thinking skills are excellent, and you are a passionate science ‘nerd’ – welcome to the team – we are too! 😉 That said, you are also driven to use science in a practical way to bring game-changing solutions to market that positively impact communities and improve people’s health.
• You love communicating science and solutions to customers and collaborators as well as building up and ‘cheerleading’ your team to do the same.

Additional experience that would be nice to see:

• Prior marketing leadership in molecular diagnostics or NGS-based technology companies
• Hands-on experience collaborating with small teams on ad campaigns, graphic design, tradeshow planning, social media blasts, and CRM management (Salesforce/Pardot) in a biotech context.
• Track record of building partnerships and scaling marketing efforts in fast-growing or startup-like biotechnology companies.

Employment Type

Full-time, Salary: $100,000 – $175,000 plus bonus and stock options. Compensation may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

To apply for the position please submit the following in PDF format to: careers@gtmolecular.com

• Letter of motivation
• Resume or Curriculum vitae, highlighting relevant qualifications and experience

*** Applications without a Letter of Motivation will not be considered.

If selected to participate in the interview process, the names and contact information of three professional references who are able to assess your suitability for the position in terms of the specified requirements will be requested.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

All applicants will be asked if currently eligible to work in the United States of America; and if now or in the future will require visa sponsorship to continue working in the United States.

This position may be subject to pre-employment checks, including driving history check, drug screening and a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. All pre-employment checks will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Industry

• Biotechnology Research

Employment Type

Full-time

Bioinformatics Scientist

Do you want to work in a fast-paced, energizing environment with an interdisciplinary team of biochemists, programmers and oncologists? Are you interested in developing cutting-edge digital PCR and NGS solutions that can help cancer patients and detect harmful pathogens? — If so, read on!

Located next to the foothills in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado, we are part of a very collaborative team and are passionate about the positive impact we make with our work.

The ideal candidate will contribute to building GTM’s proprietary bioinformatics pipelines. This will involve creating novel algorithms which analyze next generation sequencing data to provide improved outcomes for cancer patients and ad-hoc scripts to analyze massively parallel sequencing (NGS) genomic data.

The position requires a quantitative background in order to be able to define the appropriate algorithmic approach for a given problem. The position also requires a deep understanding of biology at the cellular and molecular level so you can interpret the results of your analyses within their biological context. The ability to communicate complex scientific ideas clearly and work well in a team environment is also essential. Prior experience combining novel and existing tools into effective pipelines is a plus. Some UI/UX design experience with Python and/or database work is desirable.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need

• PhD or MS plus equivalent experience in a quantitative field (e.g. computational/systems biology, biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, or related field)
• A solid understanding of algorithmic approaches to analyze genomic data as well as tools and genome databases. Candidates with working understanding of oncology genomics and targeted NGS will be prioritized.
• A solid understanding of biology at the cellular and molecular level so you can interpret the results of your analyses within their biological context.
• Strong experience in the use of a high-level programming language such as Python for complex data analysis, familiar working in Linux and cloud-compute environment.
• An understanding of the statistical principles, machine learning methods and current best practices in high-throughput molecular data analysis.
• Experience with building / supporting / using bioinformatic pipelines
• Ability to quickly conceive and implement custom statistical methods and algorithms and apply them to large data sets
• Ability to communicate complex ideas with an interdisciplinary team, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Also, We’d Like To See

• Strong programming ability in Python or R, C++ or Rust also desirable
• Proven software development proficiency, including version control systems such as Git
• Strong understanding of mainstream molecular biology processes such as Illumina next-generation sequencing methods, nucleic acid purification and quantitation, PCR/qPCR, library preparation, DNA cloning
• Knowledgeable about OOP concepts in Python.
• Some UI/UX design
• Ability to work on a cloud infrastructure
• Creative problem solver who obsesses over finding useful information in data
• A combination of mathematical depth with a good respect for the imperfections inherent in real-world data

To learn more,

Individuals seeking employment at GT Molecular are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Competitive salary, benefits and other incentives.

Wage Notice: $80,000 – $120,000+. Stock options are also available for the right candidate. The base salary offered may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

To apply for the position, please submit the following in PDF format at: www.gtmolecular.com/careers

• Letter of motivation
• Resume or Curriculum vitae, highlighting relevant qualifications and experience. Please include code samples.

*** Applications without a Letter of Motivation will not be considered. Local candidates preferred.

If selected to participate in the interview process, the names and contact information of three professional references who are able to assess your suitability for the position in terms of the specified requirements will be requested.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

All applicants will be asked if currently eligible to work in the United States of America; and if now or in the future will require visa sponsorship to continue working in the United States.

This position may be subject to pre-employment checks, including driving history check, drug screening and a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. All pre-employment checks will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Sales Account Manager - West Coast / California

Job Description:

This is a great opportunity for the right person to significantly contribute to the success of our company while educating customers about our novel assays for detecting harmful pathogens and assisting with cancer research.

This position requires good scientific knowledge and sales experience along with the desire to help us get the word out about our technology and products.

Wage Notice: $105,000 – $135,000 + commission – base salary and bonus offered may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Managing all sales activities with customers and distribution partners in your territory
• Applications support, business development and consultative selling
• Consistently and accurately leads sales process in territory – including sales forecasting, pipeline management and sales tracking. Coordinates resources and personally engages key customers GTM’s line of digital and qPCR assays.
• Develops and maintains deep current knowledge of molecular diagnostics and Wastewater Based Epidemiology markets, products and buying practices. Applies product and application knowledge across the portfolio to effectively apply consultative and strategic selling presentations. Understands our customer goals, priorities and challenges such that GTM’s solutions are best positioned to address customer needs.
• Creatively prospecting for new accounts in a variety of industries

Education/Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field; or the equivalent knowledge and experience.
• A demonstrated successful track record in pitching and completing deals with biopharma, testing labs, including contacts at the higher levels of large pharma (Senior Director, VP, SVP, C-level)
• A desire to help customers discover our unique solutions that improve their lives and those of their patients and community
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work flexible shifts / strong part-time applicants will be considered
• Residence in specified territory is a must, with up to 50% travel required and knowledge of accounts in territory is preferred. Proximity to a major airport for travel.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3+ years sales experience in Life Science or Clinical preferred. Similar field application support experience will be considered.
• Cancer diagnostic and/or PCR knowledge a plus
• CLIA / Pathology lab experience a plus, but not required

Desired:

• Proficiency and sales experience with genomics, NGS (next generation sequencing), molecular diagnostics, and/or pathology/ immunohistochemistry.
• Experience with biotech/pharma and/or pharma service providers is highly valued.

Benefits Available: Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, 401(k) matching, Paid holidays (set by company). FTO (Flexible Time Off) accrued evenly throughout the year.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age over 40, genetic information, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Compensation:

Wage Notice: $105,000 – $135,000 + commission + stock options. Base salary and bonus offered may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Car allowance rounds out the compensation package.

Application Procedure:

To apply for the position, please submit the following in a PDF format and send to jpieja@gtmolecular.com

• Letter of motivation
• Resume highlighting relevant qualifications and experience

Applications without a Letter of Motivation will not be considered

If selected to participate in the interview process, the names and contact information of three professional references who are able to assess your suitability for the position in terms of the specified requirements will be requested.