Sub-regional Marketing Lead, Korea

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Marketing

Job Summary

Job Description

Illumina is seeking a Sub-regional Marketing Lead for Korea to develop, manage, and implement strategic marketing plans aligned with Korea's business objectives. This role involves creating marketing strategies and go-to-market tactics for existing and new products to reach target customer segments. The position will provide marketing expertise and support to the Korea commercial team and Channel Partners to achieve revenue goals. Responsibilities include leveraging market insights, product knowledge, and competitive intelligence to drive demand and pipeline health through detailed marketing plans and tactical execution using shared resources for programs, events, tradeshows, and digital initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong subject matter expertise, market awareness, business acumen, and leadership skills, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration within a matrixed organization.
Must have:
  • Proven success in strategic marketing
  • Product launch experience
  • Demand generation experience
  • Experience in matrixed global organizations
  • Familiarity with genetic technologies
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Data-driven mindset
  • Customer-first approach
  • Ability to influence and build relationships
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Project management skills
  • Ability to set goals and lead initiatives independently
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%
Good to have:
  • Background in business strategy
  • Product management background
  • Consulting background
  • Commercial roles background
  • Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Marketing
  • Advanced degree (MS, PhD)
  • MBA

Job Details

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Position Summary: This position sits within the Regional Field Marketing organization and serves as a key member of the Korea extended leadership team. The role is responsible for developing, managing, and implementing strategic marketing plans aligned to Korea's business plans. This includes marketing strategies and go-to-market tactics for Illumina’s on-market product portfolio, and new product introductions, to reach target customer segments. The position provides Marketing expertise, thought partnership, and support to the Korea commercial team and Channel Partners to facilitate and enable Marketing programs to achieve the sub-regional revenue goals. The role will be responsible for leveraging sub-regional market insights, product portfolio knowledge, and competitive intelligence to develop detailed Marketing plans targeting customer segments to drive demand and pipeline health. This will involve coordinating tactical flight plan execution using shared Programs, Events, Tradeshows and Digital resources within the Regional Field Marketing Team. The ideal candidate will combine strong subject matter expertise and understanding of the customer types and product portfolio, with market awareness, business acumen and leadership skills. Cross-functional collaboration in a matrixed organization will be critical to success. Position Responsibilities: • Formulate the marketing plan to support Illumina’s commercial goals in sub-region. Develop go-to-market strategies and drive execution of those strategies with clear milestones and action plans. • Ensure marketing plans are relevant to the specific market and customers while aligning to Illumina’s strategies, product positioning, and branding. • Develop a Marketing tactics flight plan together with Regional Field Marketing Programs, Events, Tradeshows, and Digital shared resource teams. Ensure that there is alignment of activities and product/segment strategies internally, as well as clear metrics associated with delivery and effectiveness of these activities. Balance OpEx for plans with revenue commitments across Sub-region and Region together with Head of Regional Field Marketing for deployment.​ • Assess customer pipeline Marketing key performance indicators (KPIs) in sub-region by stage. Aligned to regional business plan (RBP) targets (revenue, product mix, customers, new product introduction business case), and reverse waterfall KPIs for pipeline health and coverage (# new customers, # marketing qualified leads, Opportunities, etc.)​ • Build target customer engagement plan in sub-region for current customer and new customers together with GM, Sales, Sales Specialists, Strategic Growth, and Global teams.​ • Report on Customer pipeline health KPIs regularly with GMs, Sales, Sales Specialists, Strategic Growth team. Adjust Customer engagement plan to meet targets for the sub-regional business plan. Coordinate with Regional and Global teams to monitor customer pipeline KPIs and adjust plans to maximize pipeline health and return on marketing investments.​ • Collaborate within a complex, matrixed organizational structure to serve as the sub-regional marketing point of contact across numerous functions, including Global Product and Customer Segment Marketing. Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs. Position Requirements: • Proven success in strategic marketing, product launches, and demand generation • Experience working within highly matrixed, global organizations • Familiarity with genetic technologies and their clinical or research applications • Background in business strategy, product management, consulting, or commercial roles a plus • Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong storytelling ability • Strategic thinker with a data-driven, customer-first mindset • Ability to influence and build relationships across complex teams and a variety of levels • Strong organizational and project management skill • Ability to set goals, develop plans, and lead initiatives independently to drive growth • Willingness to travel up to 25% All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities. Preferred Experience/Education/Skills: • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, or related field required. Advanced degree (MS, PhD) preferred. MBA is a plus • Minimum of 8 years of marketing experience in life sciences, genomics, or healthcare sectors (based on level) • 1-3+ years of people management or team/project leadership


We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@illumina.com. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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About The Company

At Illumina, our goal is to apply innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making studies possible that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible. With such rapid advances in technology taking place, it is mission critical to have solutions that are not only innovative, but flexible, scalable, and complete with industry-leading support and service. As a global company that places high value on collaborative interactions, rapid delivery of solutions, and prioritizing the needs of its customers, we strive to meet this challenge. Illumina’s innovative, array-based solutions for DNA, RNA, and protein analysis serve as tools for disease research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests in the clinic.



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