Physician Relations and Marketing Specialist

Department

About the Department

Job Summary

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
• Uses moderate/solid understanding and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries. 
• Has moderate/high levels of interactions with faculty, researchers and staff for committee work or information.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

Experience:

• 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.

Preferred Competencies

• Relationship Building — builds trust and rapport quickly with physicians, clinical staff, and leadership.
• Strategic Communication — tailors messaging and channel choice to the audience, from referring physicians to prospective patients.
• Project Management — manages multiple campaigns and events concurrently, on schedule and within budget.
• Data-Driven Mindset — uses engagement and volume metrics to refine outreach and demonstrate ROI.
• Creativity — develops compelling content and campaign concepts tailored to each specialty.
• Collaboration — works effectively across clinical, administrative, and hospital marketing teams.
• Adaptability — responds to shifting priorities across two distinct specialty sections.
• Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)

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Benefits Eligible

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

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