David Tran — Head of Growth
Acquisition, retention, growth for B2B | I am a marketing and people leader with 17+ years of experience in demand generation, brand strategy, market research & competitive analysis, audience and persona builds, campaign implementation, journey analytics, sales enablement, and program and project management. I work at the intersection of SaaS, healthcare, life sciences, and technology. Here's a proud career moment: After a few years of leading its demand gen, my genetics testing company Agena was acquired by Mesa Labs for $300M in Sept 2021. I'm passionate about inclusive leadership. Our social location informs how we form workplace relationships, how we think creatively, and how we make decisions. My clients have included Pfizer, Philip Morris, Dealstruck, AMN Healthcare, Perifery/DataCore Software, UC San Diego, Wells Fargo, Eli Lilly, United Way Worldwide, United Way of Canada, Kindness.org, The Happiness Adventure, Amgen, JMR Electronics, and Biogen Idec. ZoomInfo ▪ Cognism ▪ B2B Databases ▪ Intent Data and Intent Signals ▪ A/B Testing ▪ Google Ads ▪ PPC ▪ Terminus ▪ Intent Data ▪ DemandBase ▪ Retargeting ▪ Display Ads ▪ Email Journeys ▪ Email Automation ▪ B2B Marketing ▪ Branding ▪ Partnership and Marketing Collateral Design ▪ Content Creation ▪ Copywriting and Editing ▪ CRO ▪ Demand Gen ▪ Digital Marketing Strategy ▪ Email Marketing Campaigns ▪ Event Marketing ▪ External Communications ▪ Financial Technology ▪ Healthcare ▪ Lead Generation Platforms ▪ Leadership Development ▪ Marketing Automation ▪ Online Marketing Campaigns ▪ Business and Partnership Development ▪ Product Marketing ▪ Project Management ▪ PR ▪ Account-Based Marketing (ABM) ▪ Strategy ▪ Web Analytics ▪ Website Development Program & Project Management ▪ Reporting & Metrics ▪ Process Improvement ▪ Social Media & Content • Agile and Waterfall ▪ Account-Based Marketing ▪ Demand Generation ▪ Growth Marketing ▪ B2B Marketing Leadership & Team-building ▪ User Journeys ▪ Segmentation ▪ Persona Mapping ▪ Hubspot Marketing ▪ DemandBase ▪ Google Analytics ▪ Google Data Studio ▪ Reporting ▪ Objective and KPI Setting ▪ LinkedIn ▪ Account-Based Marketing ▪ Growth Marketing ▪ ChatGPT ▪ Artificial Intelligence Content Generation ▪ Generative AI ▪ Agentic AI ▪ Downstream Marketing ▪ Growth Strategy and Execution ▪ Team Leadership and Enablement ▪ Brand Management and Identity - Corporate and Product Marketing ▪ Data Infrastructure and Management ▪ Conferences, Tradeshows, and Events ▪ Generative AI ▪ Market Research
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B marketing leader with expertise in SaaS and life sciences.
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Growth Strategies
- Marketing Leadership
- Business Strategy
Career Highlights
- Led demand generation for a $300M acquisition.
- Expert in B2B marketing across multiple industries.
- Passionate about inclusive leadership and team development.
Work Experience
ZoomRx
Head of Growth Marketing (8 mos)
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
Director, Global Demand Generation and Corporate Marketing (3 yrs 2 mos)
Senior Manager, Marketing Programs (2 yrs 11 mos)
MarketerHire
Senior Growth Marketing Consultant (ABM) (4 yrs 8 mos)
Sendlane
Head of Growth Marketing (7 mos)
Fifty & Fifty
Senior Manager, Growth Marketing & Digital Strategy (2 yrs 5 mos)
AMN Healthcare
Senior Manager, Demand Gen (11 mos)
Marketing Consultant | Special Projects (1 mo)
Dealstruck
Manager, Growth Marketing (9 mos)
GSK
Analyst, Digital Marketing | U.S. MBA Intern in Multi-Channel Strategy (3 mos)
UC San Diego
Graduate Teaching Assistant | Rady School of Management (1 yr 5 mos)
University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
MBA Candidate (1 yr 10 mos)
Covance Market Access
Consultant, Market Access | Health Economics and Outcomes Research (3 yrs 9 mos)
Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Specialist, Product Marketing and Operations (10 mos)
CONNECT - San Diego
Intern, Program and Events (11 mos)
The Preuss School UC San Diego
Public Health Research Intern (5 mos)
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Lab Intern (2 mos)
Lusys Laboratories Inc
Quality Systems Intern (2 mos)
Education
Doctorate at Boston University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
BA at UC San Diego