Cradle
Marketing Events Manager – Cradle
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Marketing Events Manager
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Company Overview Cradle develops a software platform for AI-guided discovery and optimization of proteins, enabling biologists to design proteins faster and at scale. Our clients span pharma, biotech, agritech, foodtech, and academia. We are a distributed team of ~60 people with strong funding and a focus on building a supportive culture.
Your Role As Marketing Events Manager, you will own our events strategy and drive Cradle's presence across the biopharma, biotech, and computational biology communities. This is a strategic role: you will conceive, design, and execute events that position Cradle as a thought leader in AI-driven protein engineering, from intimate executive roundtables to industry conference activations.
Responsibilities Event Strategy
Own Cradle's annual events calendar and strategy, determining which conferences to attend, sponsor, or skip and where to create spotlight moments.
Conceive and produce Cradle-hosted events such as workshops, symposia, executive dinners, scientific roundtables, and partner activations.
Build programming that positions Cradle scientists and leadership as thought leaders in computational protein design.
Industry and Community Engagement
Leverage your existing network to connect Cradle with key opinion leaders, conference organizers, and industry influencers.
Cultivate relationships with event partners across pharma, biotech, and academic communities.
Stay ahead of the conference landscape—understanding which events matter, what formats are resonating, and where Cradle should show up next.
Execution and Operations
Lead end-to-end execution for priority events, managing vendors, budgets, and timelines.
Coordinate with marketing on event messaging, collateral, and follow-up campaigns.
Track event ROI and gather insights to continuously improve our approach.
Qualifications Must‑haves
4–7 years in events or field marketing with significant experience in biotech, pharma, or life sciences.
Demonstrated experience conceiving and executing community events from the ground up.
Experience in the biopharma industry: knowledge of key conferences, existing relationships with organizers, and ability to bring thought leaders into the room.
Strong project‑management skills and comfort managing complex, multi‑stakeholder programs.
Excellent communication skills, both written and interpersonal.
Nice‑to‑haves
Scientific background or working knowledge of protein engineering, computational biology, or drug discovery.
Experience at a high‑growth startup or in a role that required building an events function from scratch.
Familiarity with HubSpot, Cvent, or similar marketing/events tools.
Notice about recruitment scams Please be aware that scammers are posing as us to obtain your personal details or money. We only communicate via @cradle.bio email addresses, we only make job offers after meeting you in person at our Zurich or Amsterdam offices, and we never ask you to pay for anything during the interview process.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
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Marketing Events Manager
role at
Cradle .
Company Overview Cradle develops a software platform for AI-guided discovery and optimization of proteins, enabling biologists to design proteins faster and at scale. Our clients span pharma, biotech, agritech, foodtech, and academia. We are a distributed team of ~60 people with strong funding and a focus on building a supportive culture.
Your Role As Marketing Events Manager, you will own our events strategy and drive Cradle's presence across the biopharma, biotech, and computational biology communities. This is a strategic role: you will conceive, design, and execute events that position Cradle as a thought leader in AI-driven protein engineering, from intimate executive roundtables to industry conference activations.
Responsibilities Event Strategy
Own Cradle's annual events calendar and strategy, determining which conferences to attend, sponsor, or skip and where to create spotlight moments.
Conceive and produce Cradle-hosted events such as workshops, symposia, executive dinners, scientific roundtables, and partner activations.
Build programming that positions Cradle scientists and leadership as thought leaders in computational protein design.
Industry and Community Engagement
Leverage your existing network to connect Cradle with key opinion leaders, conference organizers, and industry influencers.
Cultivate relationships with event partners across pharma, biotech, and academic communities.
Stay ahead of the conference landscape—understanding which events matter, what formats are resonating, and where Cradle should show up next.
Execution and Operations
Lead end-to-end execution for priority events, managing vendors, budgets, and timelines.
Coordinate with marketing on event messaging, collateral, and follow-up campaigns.
Track event ROI and gather insights to continuously improve our approach.
Qualifications Must‑haves
4–7 years in events or field marketing with significant experience in biotech, pharma, or life sciences.
Demonstrated experience conceiving and executing community events from the ground up.
Experience in the biopharma industry: knowledge of key conferences, existing relationships with organizers, and ability to bring thought leaders into the room.
Strong project‑management skills and comfort managing complex, multi‑stakeholder programs.
Excellent communication skills, both written and interpersonal.
Nice‑to‑haves
Scientific background or working knowledge of protein engineering, computational biology, or drug discovery.
Experience at a high‑growth startup or in a role that required building an events function from scratch.
Familiarity with HubSpot, Cvent, or similar marketing/events tools.
Notice about recruitment scams Please be aware that scammers are posing as us to obtain your personal details or money. We only communicate via @cradle.bio email addresses, we only make job offers after meeting you in person at our Zurich or Amsterdam offices, and we never ask you to pay for anything during the interview process.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
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