Marketing Manager
Location: Mettawa, Illinois
Country: United States
Category: Marketing
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: October 12, 2026
Job ID: 652849
Job Description
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 (W2 and benefit options)
- Location: Hybrid in Lake County, IL (T-TR onsite)
- Duration: 1 year (potential to extend/convert)
- Travel: 10%
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.