Marketing Manager - Partner Program Delivery

Marketing Manager, Partner Program Delivery

MATTER · Chicago, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-22

Workplace: on_site

Department: Partnerships

Description

MATTER’s mission is to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare.

We believe that collaboration between entrepreneurs and industry leaders is the fastest, most effective way to accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives. MATTER is organized as a not-for-profit company and was built to be a neutral platform where entrepreneurs can come together with industry leaders, scientists and clinicians from across the globe to collaborate on developing next-generation healthcare and life sciences technologies.

Commitment to Diversity

MATTER welcomes and actively encourages individuals of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for our team and our community.

About the Role

MATTER’s marketing team drives growth by attracting entrepreneurs and corporate partners and by delivering high-quality marketing programs that support MATTER’s partnerships, venture acceleration and brand goals. 

We seek a collaborative, highly organized marketing manager to lead the planning and execution of marketing deliverables for MATTER’s corporate partnership programs. This role serves as the primary marketing partner to MATTER’s Partnerships team, translating program goals and contractual commitments into clear, effective marketing plans and ensuring work is delivered on time, on brand and within scope.

The ideal candidate has experience managing integrated marketing programs involving multiple stakeholders, channels, deadlines and approval processes. In this role, you’ll lead program marketing from kickoff through completion, including communications planning, landing page builds, email and social promotion, partner toolkits, event and program collateral, launch announcements, creative coordination, approvals and performance reporting.

Success in this role requires strong project management, sound marketing judgment, excellent writing and editing skills and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous or fast-moving situations. You should be comfortable owning a portfolio of programs, identifying risks early, setting expectations with internal and external stakeholders and making thoughtful tradeoffs when priorities or scope change.

This role reports to the marketing director, part of MATTER’s leadership team.

The person in this role will:

• Lead marketing planning and execution for MATTER partnership programs from kickoff through launch, promotion and post-program follow-up.
• Translate partner goals and contractual commitments into clear communications plans, timelines, deliverables, owners and approval processes.
• Develop coordinated program marketing assets across web, email, social, events, presentations and partner toolkits, coordinating internal and external creative resources as needed.
• Serve as the primary marketing partner to the Partnerships team, proactively identifying risks, scope changes, dependencies and resource needs.
• Ensure all program marketing is on brand, high quality and delivered on time, while improving templates, processes and repeatable ways of working.
• Track and report program marketing performance, capture lessons learned and identify proof points, case studies and opportunities to improve future programs.

Requirements

• 5+ years in marketing communications, account management, integrated marketing or related

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism or related field

• Knowledge of AP Style Guide
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple marketing campaigns or client/partner programs simultaneously
• Familiarity with CRM and marketing automation tools (HubSpot preferred)
• Background in healthcare, innovation or startup ecosystems is a plus
• Fluency with generative AI tools

Skills:

• Copywriting and editing
• Graphic design and visual storytelling
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Cross-functional project management
• Marketing communications planning
• Campaign executing across channels (email, web, social, etc.)
• Scope and priority management
• Brand stewardship and quality assurance
• Performance analysis and reporting

Nice to haves:

• SEO / AEO experience
• Video editing (Final Cut, Premiere, etc.)

Benefits

MATTER team members are united behind our mission to accelerate the pace of change of healthcare. Our employees are our most important asset in achieving this mission, and that's why we are proud to invest in our team. Our employees enjoy industry-leading benefits, including:

• Choice of numerous medical, dental and vision insurance plan options
• Opportunity to participate in a 403(b) and contribute to FSA plans for tax-free support of medical, child care and transit expenses
• Monthly cell phone stipend that is not taxed
• Unlimited paid time off, because we believe that time devoted to yourself and those in your life is fundamental to good health
• Annual company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Year's

Beyond our comprehensive benefits package, our employees have unparalleled opportunities to expand their professional careers and be part of a vibrant community seeking to improve healthcare for all. Additional perks of being part of the MATTER team include:

• Build an extensive professional network across the healthcare and entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Engage with some of the most innovative thinkers in healthcare innovation 
• Grow your skills and knowledge with continuous learning, including dedicated company-wide time to learning each month and periodic workshops for our team
• Work with a diverse team that is passionate about our work and cares about each other
• Own your work as part of our small, dynamic team, with unbounded opportunities to stretch, learn and lead
• Be hands-on and part of building an exciting and mission-driven organization

Base salary for this position is budgeted between $70,000 and $80,000. The position is also eligible for MATTER's Executive Incentive Plan.

Our Values

We recruit people to join our team who are passionate about our mission and embrace our core values:

• Never stop experimenting (try. assess. learn. iterate. repeat.)
• Be the host (be warm, welcoming and gracious)
• Turn over rocks (stay perpetually curious and you’ll find treasures where you least expect them)
• Make others successful (by helping others, you help yourself)
• Speak your mind (be authentic and straightforward in your thoughts, words and deeds)

About MATTER

At MATTER, we believe collaboration is the best way to improve healthcare. The MATTER collaborative includes more than 1,000 current and alumni startups from around the world, working together with dozens of hospitals and health systems, universities and industry-leading companies to build the future of healthcare. Together we are accelerating innovation, advancing care and improving lives. For more information, visit matter.health and follow @MATTERhealth.

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