Associate Account Manager

Samba Scientific

Associate Account Manager

Do you love communicating about science to a variety of audiences? Do you want to stay engaged with the scientific community but aren’t sure a career at the bench is right for you? Do you embrace the challenge of diving in and learning about new life science sub-disciplines and technologies outside your area of expertise? If so, Samba Scientific is looking for you!

As an Associate Account Manager at Samba Scientific, you’ll join a team of bench scientists turned marketers on a mission to help our biotech clients get their technologies out of the lab and into the market where they can positively impact the world. The right candidate will have life science research experience, demonstrated communication skills, and a penchant for the creative.

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Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Create and execute customized marketing plans to reach client’s commercial goals
• Work as part of a larger team to develop and execute engaging marketing campaigns for biotech, genomics, and diagnostics companies
• Provide weekly updates to clients and internal stakeholders
• Account Management:
• Collaborate with our clients and their teams, building relationships based on trust, experience, creativity, and the ability to solve problems and execute
• Gain a deep technical and market understanding of client portfolios, customers, and competitors, and teach + guide the internal Samba team to ensure clear communication and experience of the client business
• Manage hourly budgets, using available resources to exceed client expectations
• Digital marketing campaigns
• Direct a team of subject matter experts in building and deploying lead funnels, websites, landing pages, emails, social media posts, etc
• Continuously monitor analytics, recommending next steps to make things perform better, always striving for continuous improvements
• Technical content generation
• Writing and editing technical, educational, and persuasive content across different channels (including print, video, blogs, email, and social media)
• Informational design, creation of data figures, and infographics to convey key points
• Work with a team of writers, creatives, and digital marketing specialists to create a vision and bring it to life.

Ideal attributes:

• Hard-working, fast learning, and easy to get along with.
• Good sense of humor, creativity, and ingenuity.
• Ability to multi-task on multiple different projects and make progress on all fronts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong sense of urgency, desire, and ability to get things done.
• Detail oriented
• A high degree of emotional intelligence.

Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate technical content to diverse audience types, ie clinicians, PI’s, bench scientists, undergrads, and the general public
• Strong writing abilities, for both short- and long-copy
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, email, or web design tools is a plus

Experience, Education & Training

• 3+ years in research
• Background in the life sciences
• BS/MS/Ph.D. in biology or related life science field
• Solid working knowledge of key concepts and technologies used in experimental and diagnostic applications (ie proteomics, genomics, molecular biology, cell biology.)

If you made it this far and haven’t applied, you may want to know why you should work here. Samba Scientific is a fast-paced, rapidly growing marketing agency working with clients on the cutting edge of life science research and molecular diagnostics. We are differentiated by our deep understanding of life science products, markets, and customers combined with our experience in strategic marketing, content generation, and media development.

We are setting the new standard for what a specialized marketing firm can do. Our friendly workplace, flexibility, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth are hard to beat. Join us.

Benefits include:

· Health Insurance

· Dental Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· Retirement plan

· Paid time off

· Flexible schedule

Job Type: Full-time - remote

Salary: $60,000 to $70,000 per year [based on experience]

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities
• Quarterly bonus

Application Question(s):

• Did you provide a cover letter explaining how your skills fit the job requirements?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Marketing or Communications: 2 years (Preferred)
• Life Science Research: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote