Physician Relations and Marketing Specialist

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$65K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own multidisciplinary outreach to referring physicians and coordinate digital marketing and collateral efforts to grow referrals and patient volume.

  • Plan and execute outreach with physicians and regional providers; track engagement and referrals
  • Align collateral and campaigns with marketing and branding standards
  • Monitor referral activity and new-patient volume to demonstrate ROI

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate referring-physician outreach, including Lunch and Learns, in-person visits, and ongoing relationship-building with community and regional providers.
  • Under direction, develop and print digital collateral — flyers, brochures, and referral materials — tailored to each specialty.
  • Participate in managing the department's social media presence, including content planning, posting, and engagement.
  • Collaborate with existing marketing leadership to execute digital patient-direct marketing campaigns to drive appointment volume.
  • Communicate effectively with hospital, departmental, and section leadership on priorities and project updates.
  • Track and report on referral activity, digital engagement, and new-patient volume tied to marketing efforts
  • Partner with the hospital marketing team to ensure alignment with institutional brand and messaging standards.
  • Provide support to Senior Communications and Events Coordinator in driving departmental outreach and growth across all media platforms.
  • Problem solve delays and other obstacles in an effort to ensure outreach projects are achieving set deadlines.
  • Collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders

Requirements

  • Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
  • Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
  • 1-3 years of experience in marketing, communications, or physician liaison/relations work; healthcare experience preferred.
  • Strong writing and content-development skills across print, digital, and social channels
  • Comfort working directly with physicians and clinical leadership.
  • Experience with social media management and digital marketing/analytics tools.
  • Experience in web and digital applications for creating, posting and publishing communications.
  • Experience in an Academic or University setting preferred.
  • Working with graphic design and branding guidelines preferred.
  • Writing for diverse audiences including executive teams, employees, board members, media, policymakers, and the public.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, and reporting and visualization tools including Canva and Adobe.
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$65K/yr – $80K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$203.6M
Last Raise
$4M
Grant, 6 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Grant • $4M
  • Oct 2024
    Grant
  • Jun 2024
    Grant • $1.8M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$590.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.7%
Direct
41.5%
Referral
9.4%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.4%

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Current headcount: ~17.9K

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Physician Relations and Marketing Specialist

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