Rx Marketing Apprentice - commencing Summer 2025 – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

In this newly created role, our Marketing Apprentice will support the Specialty Rx team in shaping and delivering marketing plans to drive the growth of our Specialty and Biosimilar medicines portfolio. This role is specifically aimed at someone who is looking for the first step on the career ladder.

Wage: £17,500 a year
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Training course: Marketing executive (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday A minimum of 60% of your working week onsite, with up to 40% working remotely.
38 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 July
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Managing the production, distribution and maintenance of digital and offline marketing materials.
Supporting with approval of marketing materials to ensure compliance with the ABPI code of conduct.
Planning and delivering tactical integrated marketing campaigns against SMART objectives.
Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers (incl. agencies) and partner organisations.
Evaluating market research and data to understand target audience behaviour to shape marketing plans.
Organising and attending internal and external events such as conferences, seminars, exhibitions and webinars.
Analysing activity outcomes to assess return on investment.

Where you’ll work

STADA UK - Third Floor Globe Mill

Bridge Street

Slaithwaite

Huddersfield

HD7 5JN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED

Your training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Coordinate and maintain key marketing channels (both digital and offline)
Plan and deliver tactical campaigns against SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) objectives
Manage the production and distribution of marketing materials, e.g. digital, print and video content as appropriate
Produce a wide range of creative and effective communications, including ability to write and proofread clear and innovative copy, project briefs, and give confident presentations
Able to engage and collaborate with a wide range of clients/stakeholders, across departments internally and with clients/suppliers externally to support marketing outcomes as required
Use good project and time management to deliver projects/tasks/events as appropriate, effectively. Including the ability to divide time effectively between reporting, planning and delivery
Coordinate several marketing campaigns/projects/events to agreed deadlines
Effectively liaise with, and manage, internal and external stakeholders including suppliers to deliver required outcomes
Monitor project budgets within their scope of work using appropriate systems and controls
Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by choosing the appropriate digital and offline data sources
Assimilate and analyse data and information from a range of sources to support marketing activities
Evaluate data and research findings to derive insights to support improvements to future campaigns
Effectively use appropriate business systems and software to deliver marketing outcomes efficiently, for example to analyse data, produce reports and deliver copy
Use appropriate technologies to deliver marketing outcomes e.g. digital/web analytics, social media, CRM

Your training plan

You will undertake the 15-month Marketing Executive Apprenticeship (Level 4) Apprenticeship to achieve your qualification through a mixture of on-site and online academic learning.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

English Language and/or Literature (grade C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Creative

About this company

STADA Thornton & Ross is one of UK's fastest-growing producers of consumer healthcare products including Covonia, Savlon, Nizoral, Cetraben and Zoflora. Our Specialty and Generic medicines also address therapeutic areas including dermatology, bone health, kidney disease and more. With more than 700 employees, we’re proud that our growth journey is supporting Britain’s wellbeing in multiple settings, including consumer healthcare, hospital, primary care, pharmacy and homecare. Our mission is Caring for People’s Health as a Trusted Partner, and we’re always looking out for talented people to join our team and support our exciting growth plan.

https://www.thorntonross.com/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Working within STADA UK’s fastest growing business pillar, this is an exciting opportunity to begin a career within pharmaceutical marketing.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299244.

Apply now

Closes in 21 days (Friday 28 February)

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After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

Company’s application instructions

Please submit your application through the STADA Thornton & Ross careers site.

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