Skills

Leadership Market research Problem-solving Sales Research Social Media Marketing Content Marketing Analytical Thinking Digital Marketing

Job Specifications

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client - a rapidly scaling life sciences company with global operations known for their innovation-driven, collaborative, and results-focused culture. With a portfolio supporting drug development from discovery to commercialization, they're seeking a strategic marketing professional to lead their West Coast event initiatives and expand market presence.

Why This Role Matters As Strategic Events Marketing Manager, you'll own the West Coast marketing strategy for a company that partners with industry leaders like Pfizer, Novartis, and Johnson & Johnson. You'll build and execute event programs that directly drive revenue growth while managing a team and collaborating with global marketing leadership to scale operations across multiple markets.

Your Strategic Impact:

Lead comprehensive event marketing strategy for West Coast territory, managing $500K+ annual event budgets with direct ROI accountability
Plan and execute 30+ trade shows, conferences, and customer events annually - from logistics to post-event analysis and lead conversion
Build data-driven marketing programs that demonstrate clear ROI and business impact for executive leadership
Manage and mentor East Coast event marketing specialists, creating scalable processes and best practices
Collaborate with global marketing team in Asia on brand consistency and campaign alignment across time zones
Develop customer insights through market research, competitor analysis, and direct customer engagement at events
Partner with sales teams to create integrated campaigns that support pipeline development and customer acquisition
Drive digital marketing integration including social media, webinars, and content marketing to amplify event impact

What You Bring: Required:

3+ years of B2B marketing experience with strong events/trade show focus (biotech/pharma preferred)
Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, or related field
Proven track record managing large-scale events and measuring marketing ROI
Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing external vendors/partners
Willingness to travel 30-40% (primarily West Coast with occasional national events)

The Opportunity:

Competitive base salary ($90K-$120K) plus performance bonuses tied to event ROI and lead generation metrics.
Comprehensive benefits from Day 1, plus additional sales incentive opportunities when your events directly contribute to deals. You'll join during an exciting growth phase with significant budget increases and expansion opportunities as the company scales globally.

Culture & Team: Join a close-knit marketing team that values analytical thinking and creative problem-solving. The company empowers employees to take ownership of major initiatives while providing global resources and support. You'll work directly with world-class scientists and business leaders who are passionate about advancing life-saving treatments.

Work Style: Hybrid flexibility with 1-2 days in San Jose office as needed for planning and collaboration. During event seasons, expect exciting travel opportunities to industry conferences and customer sites across the West Coast and beyond.

Ready to make your mark in life sciences marketing? Apply via LinkedIn and Pave Talent will contact qualified candidates within 24 hours.

Confidential search - your application is fully private. Apply now to learn about this high-impact marketing opportunity!

About the Company

Pave Talent partners with high-growth companies across the US to recruit exceptional people; we build executive leadership teams and the people needed to support them. In today's war for talent just having a database, posting on job boards, and having great sourcing tools is just not enough. The very best people are happily employed and probably working at your competitors; do you have the process and resources in place to land them? We do. Actually, that's all we do. We place candidates across a variety of functions includi... Know more