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Marketing Manager

The Planet Group
Mettawa, Illinois Posted Oct 9, 2026
HybridUSD 50 - 55 / hour

About this role

Job title: Marketing Manager

The Planet Group is seeking a Marketing Manager to join one of our well-known global pharmaceutical clients.

  • Pay: $50-$55/hr depending on experience
  • Location: Hybrid in Lake County, IL (T-TR onsite)
  • Duration: 1 year
  • 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+ years pharma 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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