Paid Search Manager: Lead High-Impact Campaigns (Hybrid)

MERGE; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K & Life Insurance

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

MERGE is seeking a Manager, Paid Search to lead, execute, and optimize high‑impact paid search campaigns for healthcare‑forward clients. You will guide and mentor a team, conduct discovery, audits, keyword planning, and performance reporting while partnering with major search engines and media partners.

You will own campaign strategy, QA processes, landing page tracking, and testing plans, driving ROAS and conversions with a data‑driven mindset. This hybrid role supports multiple U.S.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of paid search campaign management experience
• Experience on Life Science and Pharma accounts
• Mastery of search engines and management platforms
• Strong Excel and Google Workspace skills
• Agile, solution‑oriented thinker who can mentor others
• Humility and collaboration in fast‑moving projects

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and audits to understand client PPC goals and opportunities
• Optimize campaigns, landing pages, tracking, and testing plans
• Drive performance with KPIs (ROAS, CTR, CPA, conversions)
• Present insights and optimization strategies in client calls
• Collaborate with engines and partners to leverage top tools
• Mentor paid search specialists and contribute to strategy discussions

Skills

Paid search management

Pharma & Life Sciences

Analytical mindset

Agile problem solving

Mentor & collaborate

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications/Advertising

Tools

Fluency/Platform mastery

Search Ads 360

Skai

Marin

Optmyzr

Smartly.io

Adalysis

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

MERGE is seeking a Manager, Paid Search to lead, execute, and optimize high‑impact paid search campaigns for healthcare‑forward clients. You will guide and mentor a team, conduct discovery, audits, keyword planning, and performance reporting while partnering with major search engines and media partners.

You will own campaign strategy, QA processes, landing page tracking, and testing plans, driving ROAS and conversions with a data‑driven mindset. This hybrid role supports multiple U.S.