Marketing Manager

Planet Group; Mettawa (IL); Hybrid; USD 143,270,000 - 157,597,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a Marketing Manager to join a well-known global pharmaceutical client in Lake County, IL. This hybrid, 1-year contract role pays $50-$55/hr (W2) with benefits.

You will develop and execute high-impact marketing tactics, analyze product/market data, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment with brand priorities and market access initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field.
• 3+ years pharma marketing experience.
• Experience with Veeva platform.
• Ability to develop marketing plans and portfolio value stories.
• Strong written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Experience with payer policy documents.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute high-impact marketing tactics for healthcare decision makers.
• Provide insights from product/market assessments and stakeholder feedback.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to align business strategy.
• Support brand priorities and indication launches with cross-functional teams.
• Work with Market Access to understand payer policies and opportunities.
• Track and manage marketing budgets across responsibilities.
• Monitor launch execution on payer formulary adoption.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and adjust strategies as needed.
• Support account teams with ongoing marketing communications.
• Serve as Market Access lead on the Integrated Operations Team.

Skills

Pharma marketing

Marketing strategy

Budget management

Payer policy knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing

MBA or related advanced degree

Tools

Veeva

Job description

The Planet Group is seeking a MarketingManager to join one of our well‑known global pharmaceutical clients.

• Pay: $50-$55/hr depending on experience (W2 and benefit options)
• Location: Hybrid in Lake County, IL (T-TR onsite)
• Duration: 1 year (potential to extend/convert)
• Travel: 10%

Marketing Manager Responsibilities:

• Development and execution of high-impact marketing tactics that are innovative and executable to support healthcare decision makers. This includes supporting the creation and pull through of marketing materials throughout the review process.
• Requires the ability to provide in-depth insights based on product / market assessments, understand the changing healthcare landscape, and assimilate key stakeholder feedback to make strategic & tactical recommendations.
• Collaboration and partnership with internal cross functional stakeholders and external partners to ensure integration and consistency of business strategy alignment.
• Close partnership and alignment required with brand colleagues to support brand priorities and indication launches.
• Work with Market Access teams to understand payer policies and drivers to quality access and proactively identify potential opportunities and conceptualize solutions using creativity and innovation.
• Effectively track and manage marketing budget for areas of responsibility. Consistently manage multiple projects to deliver high-quality work product in a timely fashion.
• Track detailed launch execution on payer formulary adoption.
• Continually evaluate the effectiveness of marketing programs and recommend changes in strategy or tactics as appropriate.
• Proactively support the account teams through ongoing communications of marketing programs.
• Serve as Market Access lead on the Integrated Operations Team to ensure executional launch alignment.

Marketing Manager Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field.
• Minimum of 3+ yearspharma marketing experience required.
• Experience with Veeva.
• Apply marketing concepts in the development of marketing plans and programs including portfolio value story, SWOT analysis, competitive assessment, market research, marketing objectives/strategies, account segmentation-based engagement.
• Excellent communication (oral, written, and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with payer policy documents.
• Strong planning and organization skills, attention to detail, execution urgency, and follow-through.
• Analytical skills including analysis and tracking of budgets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree/MBA or previous sales/marketing experience.
• Experience working in multiple therapeutic categories.
• Launch experience, market access experience, and/or account executive experience preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Strong collaboration and team orientation, with experience accomplishing results through others and influencing others without direct authority.
• Efficient project management and communication capabilities along with strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Knowledge of market trends and competitive practices related to health systems and group practices.
• Execution of Goals following the company's Ways of Working.
• Solid understanding of market access environment.

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