Director of Marketing, AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Apheris

6h•Remote

About The Position

Apheris is an AI drug discovery company that builds federated data networks and customizable AI models for various aspects of drug development. They work with over 15 pharmaceutical companies, including 9 of the top 20. The company is seeking a Director of Marketing to define and execute how the market understands their offerings. The role involves owning the marketing strategy, plan, budget, and a team of two, while also actively participating in content creation and customer engagement. The focus is on building credibility and providing evidence-based claims rather than broad reach. The Director will report to the Senior Director, Commercial & Operations and collaborate with product and science leadership. This is the first senior marketing hire, and the role will shape the company's marketing function and team growth.

Requirements

5+ years of marketing experience in drug discovery or a closely related field with a similar audience.
Experience marketing to pharma R&D.
Knowledge of relevant conferences, invite-only meetings, consortia, and key media outlets.
Experience running end-to-end campaigns and owning positioning for technical products.
Ability to interpret scientific preprints and benchmark tables.
Strong writing skills.
Proven track record of high performance.
Ability to make strategic decisions about claims and marketing timing.
Comfortable in a fast-moving, remote-first company.
Fluent with AI tools in personal work.
Excellent written and spoken English.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an early-stage or scale-up environment.
A degree or working background in chemistry, structural biology, bioinformatics, or a related field.
Experience marketing AI or machine learning products into pharma R&D.
Familiarity with federated learning, privacy-enhancing technologies, or multi-party data collaboration.
Experience running co-marketing with large technology or pharma partners.

Responsibilities

Own positioning and narrative for the company and its category leadership.
Build and execute end-to-end marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
Spearhead creative aspects of marketing materials and campaigns.
Manage product and platform launches, including partner amplification.
Translate scientific results, benchmarks, and publications into technically sound claims.
Correct misconceptions about AI models in drug discovery.
Lead product marketing for the platform and its workflows.
Own the competitive landscape and equip the commercial team with necessary proof points.
Develop marketing strategies targeting R&D leadership (CSO, SVP, VP).
Build formats for peer proof, third-party voices, round tables, and reference stories.
Own the event strategy, focusing on scientific conferences and executive formats.
Manage relationships with scientific outlets, newsletters, podcasts, journalists, and social media.
Set the demand strategy for the named-account market.
Direct growth marketing across outbound, paid, and search channels.
Hold marketing accountable for pipeline contribution.
Oversee revenue operations, including CRM and reporting infrastructure.
Own the marketing plan, priorities, and budget.
Lead and grow a team of two, and leverage freelancers and specialists as needed.
Utilize AI tools to enhance work efficiency and cost-effectiveness.