What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Marketing Associate (Undergraduate Placement)

Illumina are a Global Biotechnology company, we are currently looking for a Marketing Undergraduate Associate to join our mission, to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome.

Learn more than you ever thought possible.

You will be based onsite at our European Head Office in Cambridge UK.

This role is a 12-month placement starting in July 2025, finishing July 2026. Based at our offices in Granta Park, Cambridge. Our programme focuses on meaningful project work, professional and personal development, in addition to providing opportunities outside of your department.

As the Marketing Specialist Intern, you will be responsible for various projects within our commercial marketing department, as well as supporting our wider Europe Sales teams in region.

Why you

You will have a keen interest in marketing and/or sales and studying within a BSc program experience and knowledge in the life science field will be an advantage. You will be keen to learn, hardworking and adaptable. A keen interest and skill for data will be required in this position.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the reporting & qualification of marketing generated leads.
• Support prospecting efforts to find new business.
• Makes outbound contact to existing and prospective customers to identify sales opportunities, promote relevant marketing/sales promotional programs and initiate the sales process.
• Responsible for entering and maintaining lead data into our customer relationship management database.
• Work closely with Marketing Programs and Lead Generation Specialist and build effective customer journey to fill the funnel with high quality leads
• Take ownership on key initiatives that support funnel management in the region and across regions

Preferred experience and qualifications:

• Currently studying within a BSc program in marketing and/ or commercial, experience and knowledge in the life science field will be an advantage.
• Advanced excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
• Comfortable with CRM tools (Salesforce.com) and other business software solutions
• Outstanding listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrable ability to analyse data, draw conclusions from this data and communicate key messages clearly and succinctly.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of customer personality types.
• Efficient time management skills with the ability to stay focused on primary business objectives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

About the process

After initial screening, you will be interviewed by a member of our talent acquisition team, in order to talk you through the placement hiring process. This is an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. The steps after this are as follows:

• Recruiter Interview
• Manager Interview
• Panel Interview – Meet the Team!
• Offer

Applications close for this role Friday 7th March

If you have any questions you can email: [email protected]

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