Head of Marketing, China

Sartorius Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

Shanghai Full-time Director Marketing Leadership

Leadership Marketing Leadership role at Sartorius. Shanghai · full-time.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Turn the marketing plan into localized work across events, advocacy, messaging, campaigns, channels, social, and community
Work with regional sales to set priorities and targets that support measurable results and durable growth
Create KPIs and tracking tools with partner teams, then address weak performance with corrective actions
Align divisional stakeholders, improve resource use, and bring feedback into efficient marketing operations
Test new marketing approaches, technologies, and methods to improve regional effectiveness

What you bring

A bachelor's degree in marketing or a related field, with a master's degree or MBA preferred
At least ten years in life sciences or a comparable marketing field, including at least five years managing people
Strong knowledge of regional trends, customer behavior, competition, and a professional network that can support growth
Persuasive communication, presentation, analytical, critical-thinking, and strategic problem-solving ability
Fluent English, plus KPI expertise and familiarity with relevant products, benefits, and positioning

Who this fits

You’ll suit this role if you are a senior marketing leader who can connect regional strategy with sales priorities and measurable performance. The position is based in Shanghai and requires fluent English, with additional language skills as needed for regional engagement.

From the employer

The Head of Regional Marketing Operations is responsible for leading business-critical initiatives and optimizing resources to execute the Marketing roadmap, driving significant awareness and demand in the assigned region (e.g., increased market share, enhanced brand recognition, improved customer engagement). Building and maintaining a strategic partnership with the Sales organization is crucial to achieving regional business priorities and targets.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

Lead the regional translation and execution of the Marketing roadmap into impactful localized activities for the targeted audience, in order to ensure alignment with strategic objectives. Examples of such regional activities may include events, advocacy, market intel, localization of messaging, campaign execution, channel, social media & community.
Partner with the regional sales organization to identify, define, align on and pursue strategic regional priorities and targets in order to have a measurable business impact and long-term growth
Develop tools and KPIs, also with other teams, to track and measure the impact of marketing activities in the region in order to define and implement corrective actions in case of underperformance
Engage with key stakeholders across divisions to align overall business objectives, optimize resource allocation, foster cross-functional collaboration, and integrate feedback and insights, in order to ensure that marketing operations are efficient, effective, and strategically aligned with organizational goals
Drive innovation in marketing strategies and processes, identifying and implementing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to enhance regional marketing effectiveness and maintain a competitive edge

Qualifications and Skills:

BSc/BA in marketing or a related field; MSc/MA/MBA is preferred
10+ years experience in marketing in life sciences or comparable industry; proven line management experience of at least 5 years
Strategic knowledge of the regional market (trends, customer behavior, competitive landscape), complemented by an extensive professional network which can be leveraged to drive growth
Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse audiences
High analytical proficiency with demonstrated critical thinking and strategic problem-solving capabilities
Strong capability to devise, measure and monitor KPIs indicative of marketing performance
Awareness of relevant product portfolio; understanding of product features, benefits, and positioning
Fluent in English, with additional language skills as required for regional engagement

About Sartorius

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
www.sartorius.com/careers