Marketing Executive - Apprentice

• Location: Reading, UK
• Hybrid working pattern
• Job type: Apprentice

Want to kick-start your marketing career at the forefront of healthcare innovation? Join Sanofi as a Marketing Apprentice and be part of our autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes Commercial Team, where you’ll gain real-world experience, receive industry mentoring, and study towards a Level 6 Marketing Apprenticeship – equivalent to a university degree – all while getting paid.

This paid apprenticeship lasts at least 24 months and includes fully funded training delivered by an accredited provider to achieve a degree-level qualification.  You’ll attend one full-day or two half-day seminars per month, supported by virtual classrooms, recorded lessons, and coaching from experienced professionals. For full course details, visit the government apprenticeship site:
Marketing Manager (Level 6) – GOV.UK Apprenticeship Training

This opportunity is ideal for A-Level school leavers or those with an HNC seeking a career path that combines practical experience, salary, and a degree-level qualification – without university tuition fees.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the creation of promotional marketing materials – from aligning with business needs and reviewing concepts, to agency briefing, approvals/certification, and training/roll-out.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure all materials and assets are delivered on time, to a high standard.
• Collaborate with the Omnichannel Lead to tailor marketing content to customer preferences and insights.
• Assist in planning and executing training rollouts, including content creation, approval, and delivery.
• Lead and contribute to project management tasks including stakeholder coordination, tracking, reviews, and reporting.
• Responsibilities and activities will evolve over time as the needs of the business changes and as the apprentice evolves their learning.

• Experience: Some basic experience in marketing, communications, or customer-facing roles is helpful – but not essential.
• Soft skills: Proactive communicator, collaborative, organized, results-driven, and eager to learn.
• Technical skills: Familiarity with Microsoft Office, and tools like MS Teams, Zoom, Miro. Interest in digital platforms and agile/scrum methods is a plus.

• Education:
• 3 A-Levels: Minimum BBC (112 UCAS points), or
• BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DMM (112 UCAS points), or
• Access to HE: 9 Distinctions and 36 Merits, or
• Equivalent qualifications (worth at least 112 UCAS points).
• Minimum of 5 GCSEs (grades A–C or 4+ in reformed GCSEs), including Maths and English.

Note: An HNC (Higher National Certificate) is not required.

• Personal Characteristics: Growth mindset, accountable, logical thinker, action-oriented, empathetic, resilient, and agile.
• Languages: English (fluent, written and spoken).

Ready to earn, learn, and launch your marketing career with a degree-level qualification?
Apply now and take your first step into an exciting career with a global healthcare leader.

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to gain experience, unleash your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Experience a great insight into the pharmaceutical industry.

Visas for those who do not already have the right to work in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis according to business needs and resources.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to offering interviews to candidates who request consideration under the Scheme and meet the minimum requirements for this role.
If you have a disability and require adjustments for the interview process, please email us at [email protected]. We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and supportive experience for all applicants.

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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