Manager, Digital Engagement
Required skills
- digital marketing
- social media
- digital communications
- healthcare
- life sciences
- biotechnology
- pharmaceutical
- branded product communications
- unbranded product communications
- organic social
Nice to have
- agency experience
- product milestones
- disease awareness
- scientific meetings
- executive thought leadership
- new business opportunities
Role summary
Seeking a strategic, hands-on Manager, Digital Engagement to lead digital programs and campaigns for healthcare, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical clients. The role requires strong organic social media expertise, understanding of integrated channels, and ownership of execution from strategy to optimization. Responsibilities include developing integrated digital strategies, managing campaigns around client milestones, translating data into recommendations, and partnering with paid media specialists. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of digital marketing experience in healthcare/life sciences, commercial pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience, and strong analytical and client relationship management skills. Agency experience is strongly preferred.
We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Manager, Digital Engagement to lead digital programs and campaigns across our healthcare, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical clients.
The ideal candidate brings strong organic social media expertise and understands how paid, earned, and owned channels work together to support communications and business objectives. They should be comfortable shaping strategy and owning execution, from audience research and campaign planning to content development, launch, reporting, and optimization.
This individual will support corporate and product communications across branded and unbranded initiatives, manage day-to-day client relationships, and mentor junior team members.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Strategy & Campaigns
- Develop integrated digital strategies and campaigns, including audience insights, messaging, channel recommendations, budgets, timelines, and KPIs.
- Support campaigns around product and corporate milestones, disease awareness, scientific meetings, and executive thought leadership.
- Translate social listening, audience research, competitive analysis, and performance data into actionable recommendations.
- Manage campaign execution, including creative briefs, asset development, approvals, launch coordination, and optimization.
- Partner with paid media specialists on targeting, channel selection, flighting, creative, and measurement.
- Contribute campaign ideas, digital recommendations, and scope development to proposals and new business opportunities.
- Lead organic social strategy, editorial planning, and day-to-day execution across client accounts.
- Research, write, and review social copy, paid campaign messaging, search ads, and video scripts.
- Collaborate with creative teams to develop content informed by audience needs, platform best practices, and performance.
- Oversee publishing, monitoring, and community management, identifying engagement opportunities and potential issues.
- Stay current on platform updates, emerging trends, and digital capabilities.
- Establish KPIs and develop reports that connect performance to client objectives.
- Translate paid, organic, and website analytics into clear insights and recommendations.
- Use native analytics, GA4, Looker Studio, and social listening tools to inform strategy and optimization.
- Serve as a day-to-day digital partner to clients and present strategies, campaign plans, and performance insights.
- Collaborate with account, creative, earned media, and paid media teams to deliver integrated programs.
- Manage multiple accounts, timelines, and review processes with strong attention to detail.
- Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to agency processes and capabilities.
- Support LifeSci Communications’ own digital presence as needed.
Social Media & Content
Analytics & Measurement
Client & Team Leadership
Qualifications
- 5–7 years of digital marketing, social media, or digital communications experience in healthcare or life sciences.
- Commercial pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience required, including branded and/or unbranded product communications.
- Strong organic social expertise and experience planning and executing integrated digital campaigns.
- Understanding of paid media strategy, audience targeting, optimization, and measurement.
- A hands-on approach, with willingness to write content, coordinate assets, manage approvals, and develop reports.
- Experience managing client relationships and presenting strategic recommendations.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with social listening, social management, and web analytics tools.
- Understanding of regulated healthcare communications and review processes.
- Excellent writing, project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Agency experience strongly preferred.
Nice to Haves
- Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, programmatic, or connected TV.
- Familiarity with Looker Studio, campaign tracking, SEO, and website optimization.
- Experience with executive thought leadership, influencer programs, or AI-enabled marketing tools.
What We Offer
- Competitive Compensation packages dependent on education and experience
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental healthcare benefits
- Generous PTO policy
- 401(k) plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Commuter benefits & additional EOP offerings
- Hybrid Schedule, 3 days per week in office
LifeSci Communications is a LifeSci Partners Platform company. LifeSci Partners is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under federal and state law. We provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by law.
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