Global Marketing Communication Manager

Job description

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Global Marketing Communications Manager serves as a key member of the Global Demand Generation team, responsible for the operational planning, execution and governance of global marketing programs, events and commercial initiatives. The role ensures successful delivery of customer-facing events, effective management of marketing budgets and purchase orders, and efficient oversight of vendor and agency relationships. Working closely with marketing, commercial, finance, procurement and regional stakeholders, this individual drives operational excellence, process consistency and scalable execution of global demand generation activities. This position reports to the Director, Global Demand Generation and is part of Pall Medical‘s Global Marketing organization located in Portsmouth, United Kingdom and will be an on-site. What you will do: Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of global marketing events, including trade shows, customer conferences, workshops, webinars, and commercial meetings, ensuring exceptional stakeholder and customer experiences. Own marketing operations activities, including purchase order creation, invoice tracking, budget management, forecasting, and spend reporting across the Global Demand Generation organization. Manage relationships with external agencies, suppliers, and event partners, ensuring high-quality delivery, cost efficiency, and alignment with business objectives. Coordinate contract administration activities, including Statements of Work (SOWs), vendor onboarding, renewals, and collaboration with Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams. Drive operational excellence through effective project management, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the efficiency and scalability of global marketing programs. Who you are: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field. Experience in marketing operations, event management, project management or marketing communications. Demonstrated experience managing budgets, purchase orders, invoicing processes and financial tracking. Experience managing external vendors, agencies, contracts and statements of work. Proven ability to manage multiple global projects simultaneously while working across cross-functional teams. Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: Ability to travel approximately 5% globally for customer events, internal meetings and trade shows. It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Life Sciences, Biotechnology or Healthcare industry experience. SAP experience. Experience with DAM tools like Showpad. Experience supporting large international trade shows and customer events. Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info. Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.