[Hiring] VP of Marketing @Turbine

Role Description

Join our team as a VP of Marketing and help virtualize biological experiments to accelerate discovery!

Location: Remote - US East Coast

Reports to: Chief Business Officer

About the Role

Turbine is seeking a strategic VP of Marketing to build the company's reputation and market position as a leader in BioAI and virtual biology, translating our scientific and commercial differentiation into a clear corporate narrative, strong executive presence, and increased engagement with leading biopharma organizations.

• Elevate the external profiles of Turbine's founders and leadership team.
• Provide strategic marketing leadership as Turbine scales commercially.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO, founders, CBO, and wider leadership team.
• Lead Turbine's marketing function, setting strategy and direction.
• Develop a high-performing team focused on product marketing, scientific content, conferences, and sales enablement.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate Strategy, Positioning & Brand
  • Own and continuously sharpen Turbine's corporate positioning and market narrative.
  • Define Turbine's overarching corporate narrative and category positioning.
  • Establish clear, differentiated messaging around virtual biology, Virtual Cells, Virtual Assays, and Virtual Lab.
  • Translate sophisticated science and technology into compelling and accessible market narratives.
  • Differentiate Turbine within the AI drug discovery, virtual cell, and broader TechBio landscape.
  • Ensure consistency across corporate, product, scientific, and commercial communications.
  • Build and maintain a differentiated corporate brand and consistent visual and verbal identity.
  • Monitor market, customer, and competitive developments.
• Founder & Executive Thought Leadership
  • Build a systematic thought-leadership platform around Turbine's founders and leadership team.
  • Develop distinct thought-leadership territories for priority executives.
  • Identify and secure relevant speaking, media, podcast, panel, and authorship opportunities.
  • Prepare executives for high-profile external engagements.
  • Build relationships with conference organizers, industry influencers, and relevant ecosystem leaders.
• PR, Communications & BioAI Ecosystem
  • Own Turbine's global PR and external communications strategy.
  • Build direct relationships with influential biopharma, biotech, technology, and AI journalists and editors.
  • Lead and manage external PR and communications partners.
  • Develop proactive media narratives beyond company announcements.
  • Maximize the impact of corporate announcements through targeted media engagement.
• Commercial Marketing & Account Engagement
  • Partner closely with Business Development and Product Marketing.
  • Develop marketing strategies for priority biopharma accounts.
  • Use account-based marketing and targeted campaigns.
  • Coordinate executive, conference, content, and digital activity.
  • Drive measurable marketing contribution to qualified pipeline and strategic-account engagement.
• Marketing Leadership & Operations
  • Own the annual marketing strategy, priorities, operating plan, and budget.
  • Establish clear corporate and product marketing objectives and measurable KPIs.
  • Assess marketing effectiveness and ROI.
  • Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing marketing team.
• Product Marketing & Sales Enablement
  • Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Product Marketing & Sales Enablement function.
  • Ensure clear and differentiated product positioning and messaging.
  • Oversee development of sales enablement materials and product collateral.
  • Ensure Business Development has the narratives, evidence, and materials required to engage priority customers effectively.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive marketing, communications, or corporate marketing experience.
• Significant experience in biopharma, biotech, TechBio, AI-enabled drug discovery, or an adjacent scientific technology market.
• Strong existing relationships across the biopharma and biotech media, communications, and industry ecosystem.
• Demonstrated success positioning a complex scientific or technology company.
• Exceptional corporate narrative, positioning, messaging, and storytelling capabilities.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to operate credibly with founders, board members, investors, and pharmaceutical executives.

Experience & Qualifications

• Essential
  • Track record of developing founders and senior executives into recognized external thought leaders.
  • Experience leading PR agencies and external communications partners.
  • Ability to understand sophisticated science and technology and translate it effectively for different audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to move between strategy and execution while maintaining focus on the highest-value priorities.
  • Strong understanding of how marketing contributes to commercial growth.
• Highly Desirable
  • Experience helping scale an investor-backed company through a significant commercial growth phase.
  • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical R&D and drug discovery.
  • Experience creating or positioning a new technology category.
  • Strong US biopharma network, ideally complemented by European relationships.

What Success Looks Like

• Establish a clear and differentiated corporate narrative and positioning for Turbine.
• Build a systematic and high-impact founder and executive thought-leadership program.
• Increase Turbine's high-quality earned media coverage and share of voice in BioAI and virtual biology.
• Build strong relationships with priority journalists, influencers, and industry leaders.
• Increase Turbine's visibility and credibility among target biopharma audiences.

Compensation

• Base salary: $220K - $250K + target annual bonus of 20% of base salary (performance-based)

Benefits

• HO allowance $410 for home office purchases.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options.
• 20 paid vacation days each calendar year plus 8 days of paid sick leave.