Growth Marketing Manager (First Marketing Hire)

Location: Hybrid Remote (US/Canada only); Preferred area: Greater Toronto Area

Type: Full-time | Early-Stage Biotech | First Marketing Hire

Think Quantum. Impact Bio.

High Q Technologies is a fast-growing company developing quantum-enabled scientific instruments for ultra-high-sensitivity biophysical and chemical analysis. By applying modern microwave quantum optics techniques to electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, High Q is redefining what's possible in protein structure determination, drug discovery, and the development of next-generation therapeutics.

Built on more than a decade of research and development, our patented technologies originate from experimental quantum computing advances developed in partnership with the University of Waterloo. High Q is backed by Quantum Valley Investments and BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario.

As we commercialize FATHOM, the world’s first quantum-sensing EPR system, and expand our sample measurement service, we’re hiring our first dedicated Growth Marketing Manager to build the modern, AI-enabled marketing engine that fuels our next stage of growth.

About the Role

This is a foundational marketing role for someone who thrives in technical, scientific environments and wants to help bring transformational deep-tech to the biophysics, structural biology, and drug discovery communities.

You will design, execute, and scale a cross-channel growth program across content, inbound, outbound, digital, field events, and marketing infrastructure—partnering closely with our commercial, applications, and leadership teams with the opportunity to shape a commercial strategy and cutting-edge brand. This role reports to the Director of Sales & Marketing.

If you love translating complex scientific value into compelling narratives, building a marketing program from scratch, and driving measurable impact, you will thrive here.

What You’ll Own, Prioritize, and Implement: 1. Demand Generation Across Scientific Audiences

Build campaigns that reach

● Academic researchers

● Pharma R&D, structural biology, and drug discovery teams

● Biophysics and spectroscopy communities attending conferences such as BPS, ACS, ISFMS, Discovery on Target, and other drug discovery focused meetings

Channels are not limited to, but will include: social media, asset development, cold and nurture email, scientific communities, paid search, organic search, webinars, and conference-driven campaigns.

2. Scientific Content & Messaging

Collaborate with applications scientists and leadership to produce clear, technically strong content:

● Use-case explainers

● Application notes, white papers, and short guides

● Landing pages, product pages, and service offering pages

● Blog posts, newsletters, and event follow-ups

● Pharma- and academia-specific value propositions

● Support for presentations, decks, and customer-facing materials

You must be excited to learn fast, translate complex ideas, and communicate value clearly.

3. Website, SEO & AI-Optimized Content

Own and evolve the High Q website

● Enhance product and service pages

● Improve navigation and scientific storytelling

● Implement SEO and AI-enhanced content strategies

● Create landing pages for campaigns, events, and lead capture

4. Marketing Infrastructure (Inbound & Outbound)

Build the systems that fuel scale

● ICP development, target list building, segmentation, and nurture workflows

● Outbound sequences for academic labs and big pharma R&D teams

● Support for sales automation and personalization using Monocl and email systems

● Social media such as Linkedin and other platforms

● Paid advertising such as google ads, Linkedin direct message ads

● Analytics dashboards, attribution visibility, and funnel reporting

5. Conference & Community Activation

Work closely with Sales and Science teams to

● Support High Q’s presence at scientific conferences

● Build pre- and post-event campaigns for scientific and pharma-focused events

● Coordinate with exhibit management where needed

● Develop on-site materials, one-pagers, scientific handouts, and promotional content

● Turn conference interactions into measurable pipeline

6. Continuous Experimentation & Insight

You will test, measure, and refine everything—from channel performance to messaging to campaign sequencing—bringing a data-informed mindset to a technical field where education and storytelling drive adoption.

Who You Are

● 3–6 years of experience in growth marketing, demand generation, or full-stack marketing

● Background in biotech, life sciences, deep tech, scientific instrumentation, pharma R&D, or another technical domain with strong enthusiasm + aptitude to learn

● Excellent scientific curiosity and ability to translate complexity into accessible value

● Strong writer with experience creating structured, clear, technical content

● Comfortable using AI tools to draft, refine, and scale content and workflows

● Experience with basic website management, email management. (Experience with Monocl Expert Insight or eWay CRM a plus).

● Systems thinker who loves building infrastructure, not just running campaigns

● Thrives in fast-moving environments and can turn ambiguity into structure

● Highly collaborative with scientists, engineers, and commercial leads

● 20-30% travel for strategic brainstorming sessions, conferences, etc; domestic and international

Why Join High Q Technologies

● Work at the frontier of quantum-enabled biotechnology

● Help introduce a new class of scientific instrument to pharma and academia

● Play a foundational role shaping all marketing strategy, systems, and execution

● Build a brand in a rapidly growing market where better tools for protein dynamics are urgently needed

● Direct access to leadership, rapid learning, and meaningful ownership

● Flexible work environment