Health Care Marketing Strategy Senior Manager (Chicago)

Position Summary






Position Summary
Throughout the health ecosystem, you’ll find courageous and inspiring people who are committed to driving transformation, advancing access to healthcare, and leading a well-being revolution. Where you find innovators committed to sustainable progress, you’ll find Deloitte’s Life Sciences & Health Care practice. Our leaders work side-by-side to orchestrate and deliver on the business of science and health. We bring trusted, flexible approaches that help foster innovation, harness new technologies, and formulate consumer-driven strategies to engineer a digitally enabled, equitable future of health.
Recruiting for this role ends on September 30, 2026
Work you’ll do
The Health Care Marketing Strategy Senior Manager is a client-facing consulting leader responsible for balancing oversight and expert guidance across multiple high-impact marketing strategy engagements while driving pipeline and sales generation activities for Health Care clients. This role combines deep marketing strategy expertise with consulting leadership, Health Care commercial acumen, and the credibility to serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders across the full breadth of the Chief Marketing Officer’s agenda.
As a Senior Manager, you will:
Provide oversight and expert guidance across multiple concurrent marketing strategy engagements, spanning the breadth of the CMO agenda including operating model transformation, growth and margin improvement opportunities, resource allocation and investment decision-making, audience segmentation, marketing and campaign strategy, and AI-enablement strategyServe as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, leading executive readouts and decision-ready recommendations with credibility and authorityDrive pipeline and sales generation activities, including leading proposal responses, shaping client solutions, and supporting business development across the practiceContribute to and lead thought leadership efforts that build the practice’s reputation and market presenceConfidently lead teams to strong outcomes while managing scope, timelines, risks, dependencies, and client needs across engagementsMaintain comfort with the more technical aspects of marketing, including MarTech stacks, platforms, tools, and the implications of AI, to guide broader marketing transformation engagementsUse advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, insight generation, and work qualityLead, coach, and develop teams while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture and modeling Deloitte leadership behaviors
A successful candidate would possess these skills:
Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a teamEffective written and verbal communication skillsMeticulous attention to detail and quality of work productAbility to build and sustain professional relationshipsAbility to lead multiple projects concurrentlyAbility to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environmentStrong interpersonal skills and professional demeanorAbility to proactively identify and address potential challenges to effective delivery of work products before they happenAbility to mentor and provide clear guidance to others
The team
An evolving customer and regulatory landscape, cost and operational pressures, and intensifying competition are presenting new organizational and operational hurdles for Health Care organizations. These complex market dynamics are requiring new levels of rigor and insight in marketing strategy, operating model design, and the application of new technology capabilities by marketing leaders.
We are looking for practitioners who will work alongside Health Care organization leadership teams to drive business value through the design and delivery of marketing strategies that connect customer insight to business impact.
Qualifications
Required:
12+ years of experience with a demonstrated history of consulting delivery in marketing strategy, brand and commercial strategy, or related areas of the CMO agenda8+ years of experience working directly with marketing and commercial client teams6+ years of experience in the US Health Care and Life Sciences ecosystem, including customer and stakeholder dynamics, commercial operating environments, and engagement models1+ years of experience incorporating AI into daily workflow and leveraging AI tools to enable and optimize the client experienceAbility to travel up to 30%+ on average, based on the work you do and the clients you serveMust be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the futureStrong executive presence, stakeholder management, and written and oral communication skills, with the credibility to engage senior client leaders
Preferred:
4+ years of experience leading and overseeing multiple engagements or teams concurrentlyComfort with and exposure to the technical aspects of marketing, including MarTech platforms, tools, and the implications of AI (no requirement to design or build technology)5+ years of experience selling and delivering, including supporting pursuits, leading proposal responses, shaping client solutions, and owning delivery outcomesExperience leading thought leadership, eminence building, and proposal developmentAbility to collaborate effectively with technical teams and translate business needs into analytical or technology-enabled solutionsHistory of bringing a ‘Team First’ mentality and willingness to work collaboratively in a close-knit community focused on growing our market footprintExperience growing and developing teams in a highly collaborative and dynamic environment, especially practitioners with 2-4 years of experience
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $198,700 – $391,600.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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