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Manager, Social Media

Location
Remote - Chicago
Work type
Full Time · Hybrid
Posted
2026-10-23

Job description

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

This is a hybrid role, based in New York City, Lambertville, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do:

Master all things social media: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok you name it. You will have in-depth knowledge of today’s top social platforms. 
Develop Organic and Paid Strategies: Counsel clients on best practices incorporating paid social into an overall social strategy. Display knowledge of the functionality, strategies behind social media driven campaigns and best practices of all major social platforms including Facebook/Instagram, X, LinkedIn, etc.  
Sharpen your creative skills: You will write compelling, engaging and fresh social media content as well as support templatized graphics creation in Canva and/or work with creative teams, including designers and copy writers, to develop outstanding content for our clients, customized for social platforms and ad units. 
Collaborate cross-functionally: Act as day-to-day social media lead across multiple healthcare accounts, but part of an integrated team of account, paid social, earned, influencer, analytics and digital media colleagues. Advise the execution of social media tactics including content development and distribution, paid promotions and results reporting. 
Thrive in a face-paced, ever evolving environment: Organization is critical for success in this role, whiling maintaining strong organization and tracking of client communications to ensure all deadlines are met. Act as source of truth and knowledge holder when it comes to timelines and processes. Ability to manage multiple competing deadlines, while understanding how to prioritize is key.  
Appreciate a world culture that requires constant learning and innovation: Cultivate and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of social media trends and platforms to guide account teams and help Real Chemistry continue to be a leader in the space.   
This position is a perfect fit for you if:

​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. 
You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. 
You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. 
You are a highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines. 
What you should have:

2-4 years of experience in social media, in biotech or pharmaceutical  
College degree (BA or equivalent)  
Shown proficiency in social media, both personally and professionally  
Understanding of how paid promotion works on the main social media platforms: Facebook/Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok. Experience with social media ad technologies is a plus  
Experience working with influencers to create social content  is a plus
Experience in social channel engagement and community management monitoring 
Highly organized, mindful of deadlines with the ability to multi-task and work under limited supervision  
Experience collaborating effectively internally and externally as part of an integrated team  
Outstanding written and oral communications and presentations skills  
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint  
Agency experience in a client-facing role preferred  
Understanding of the FDA regulations guiding social media efforts for biotech and pharma clients

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