Marketing Specialist

Marketing Specialist

The Marketing Specialist will own the operational and executional layer of Addgene's marketing function, ensuring that campaigns, events, depositor programs, and marketing systems run smoothly and reliably — enabling the marketing team to deliver on Addgene's growth goals and mission to accelerate scientific research and discovery.

Position Reports To: Senior Marketing Manager

Approximate Start Date: Immediately

Salary: $70,000 - 80,000 annually + our amazing benefits (see below)!

Location & Policy on Remote Work: This is a hybrid position out of our Watertown, Massachusetts Headquarters with preference given to candidates able to work onsite two days a week. Our beautiful office space has free, ample parking with a complimentary shuttle from Harvard Square and is on multiple bus lines, with the cost of public transit covered by Addgene for those onsite at least twice a week.

The Role:

The Marketing Specialist will be a key operational partner on Addgene's growing marketing team, ensuring that campaigns, events, depositor programs, and marketing systems run smoothly and reliably. This role owns a defined set of executional domains, working closely with the Senior Marketing Manager to deliver on Addgene's mission to accelerate scientific research and discovery.

This is a role for someone who takes genuine pride in owning their work, enjoys bringing order to complex logistics, and wants to grow their marketing career in a mission-driven life sciences organization.

To Succeed in this Role, You Will:

• Own depositor and fulfillment programs — manage the Blue Flame Award and welcome kits end-to-end, including recipient tracking, vendor coordination, inventory, packing, shipping, and follow-up communications; continuously evaluate and improve program efficiency
• Drive event and sponsorship execution — coordinate logistics for trade shows, conferences, and tabletop events; manage promotional merchandise, branded collateral, and sponsorship administration including invoice processing and deadline tracking
• Manage marketing operations — maintain HubSpot data hygiene, schedule and deploy campaigns, own the marketing reporting cadence, and proactively identify opportunities to improve segmentation, workflows, and data integrity; build and maintain SOPs for operational programs to ensure consistency and scalability
• Support campaign and content execution — execute marketing campaign logistics including landing pages, promotional emails, and lead processing; coordinate with external creative partners on asset requests and proofing; support webinar logistics and distributor material adaptation
• Contribute creative thinking to marketing initiatives — propose ideas for driving engagement at events, designing smaller campaigns, and improving how Addgene shows up across channels; bring executional knowledge and data-informed observations to campaign planning conversations

• 5-7 years of experience in a marketing role, with demonstrated ability to manage projects independently and contribute to cross-functional initiatives
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; takes ownership of tasks and follows through to completion
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and exercise good judgment with minimal oversight
• Experience working in a CRM platform; HubSpot experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Google Workspace; familiarity with Microsoft Office also welcome
• Experience coordinating events, trade shows, or fulfillment programs a strong plus
• Clear written communicator; able to proof and adapt marketing copy
• Experience with project management tools a plus
• Familiarity with life sciences, biotech, or research tools a plus but not required
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment

Benefits

At Addgene, we prioritize our people with comprehensive benefits that support both your work and your life.

Full-time employees receive:

• 85% company-paid healthcare premiums including dental (extending to family members) and 100% company-paid deductible
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• 22 days of PTO on top of our winter break closure and company holidays. ‌
• A 403(b) retirement account with a company match of 4% after 2 years of employment. ‌
• Annual professional development stipend
• Annual lifestyle stipend
• Fully paid public transportation for employees who work onsite four or more days per week. ‌
• Onsite yoga classes & wellness reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Annual financial planning one-on-ones with our plan administrator

The Organization:

Addgene is a self-sustaining, thriving nonprofit life sciences organization that was created to help scientists share DNA-based research materials called plasmids. ‌Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by improving access to useful research materials and information . Since its founding in 2004, Addgene has grown and innovated in order to assist the research community by archiving and sharing useful DNA-based research materials and resources (such as plasmids, viral vectors, and recombinant antibodies) with scientists worldwide. Broad availability of these unique research materials promotes the advancement of research in a wide variety of disciplines, including cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative disorders, while increasing collaboration within the scientific community. Learn more here from our President & Executive Director, Chonnettia Jones.

As an "Addgenie", you will work collaboratively with internal teams to help fulfill this mission, including scientists, software engineers and product developers, renowned customer support teams, scientific content creators, and business development professionals. Together, Addgenies create and enhance opportunities for research scientists to deposit their materials, find products and resources easily on our website, and receive unparalleled support in receiving and expertly using our materials in their own experiments.

Life at Addgene:

Addgene is a truly special place to work. We are an inclusive and welcoming group of people from many backgrounds and perspectives. We believe in flexibility, actively supporting professional development, and a strong work/life balance. We value sharing ideas and feedback with each other and the company. Learn more about Life at Addgene

We also believe it's important to make time for fun, whether it's eating popcorn at our outdoor movie night, sharing cute photos in the #pets slack channel, or sampling whiskeys at our end-of-year social hour. Bookworms, athletes, gamers, parents, foodies, and more will find community in Addgene's events and Slack channels.

Addgene works with a global scientific community in which the best innovations and discoveries come from diverse teams. We continuously learn from and celebrate a variety of perspectives and seek to create an environment where all people can feel heard, respected, and valued.

Addgene is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, active military or veteran status, age, handicap, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State or Local law.