Markus Numberger - Managing Director for Medical Content

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Herxheim bei Landau (Pfalz), Germany

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Experience

Jan 2014 - Present

12 years 9 months

Managing Director

Health Content

medical texts and other content for medical professionals and laypeople (patients)
dietary supplements, (herbal) medicines (OTC, RX), indications, medical devices
content strategy, content management, maintenance and optimization
content promotion and seeding
for websites, social media, blogs, email marketing, eBooks and whitepapers
also for print media: planning and writing books, brochures and articles for medical journals (for laypeople and professional audiences)
clients: medical publishers and agencies, medical technology and pharmaceutical companies, online pharmacies, larger medical practices

Nov 2000 - Dec 2013

13 years 2 months

Karlsruhe, Germany

Project Manager Internet

Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG

Support of product management of Tebonin, Crataegutt, Neuroplant and Prostagutt (OTC) and conception and execution of launches of several dietary supplements (TUIM series)
Overall responsibility for German-language internet presence (corporate website and 11 product micro-sites)
Conceptualizing, copywriting, maintaining and further developing entire Schwabe internet presence (ranked 1 in Benchmark Pharma @Award in OTC category in 2009)
Planning and implementing search engine optimization (SEO) measures (on-page and off-page)
Building and maintaining an online community with 7,000 users
Planning, coordinating and partially executing online marketing and PR measures, such as Google AdWords campaigns, banner campaigns, affiliate network, newsletter marketing (B2B to doctors/pharmacists and B2C, about 15,000 subscribers) including list generation, copywriting and monitoring
Selecting and managing internal and external service providers (advertising, internet, PR agencies) including cost, time and quality control
Writing and distributing journalistic texts for online and offline press services
Correspondence with domestic and international journalists and influencers (online and print), professionals and laypersons
Assisting in preparation of press conferences
Regular monitoring of online marketing measures' effectiveness using relevant KPIs and presenting results to marketing management and executive board
Independently planning and controlling (schedule and budget) demanding individual multimedia and online projects

Sep 1998 - Oct 2000

2 years 2 months

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Editor

S. Karger Verlag für Medizin und Naturwissenschaften GmbH

Performing copyediting tasks: editing manuscripts (German and English), communicating with authors, deadline monitoring, coordinating within and outside the publishing house
Implementing PR measures for individual book projects
Executing scheduling and coordination of book and journal projects
Contributing to conception and setup of a new scientific journal in dermatology

Oct 1997 - Aug 1998

11 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Assistant in the PR Department

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Writing journalistic texts for medical and naturopathic press services of publishing group
Correspondence with domestic and foreign press representatives (print and TV)
Assisting in preparation of press conferences

Mar 1995 - Sep 1997

2 years 7 months

Berlin, Germany

Freelance Author, Editor and Translator

Freier Autor, Lektor und Übersetzer

Writing independent texts (books, reports, press texts)
Translating English-language books and journal articles
Editing German and English books

Sep 1992 - Feb 1995

2 years 6 months

Atlanta, United States

Postdoctoral Fellow

Emory University

Research activities in molecular neurobiology
Scholarship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds

Industry experience

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Experienced in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, and Education.

Pharmaceutical

Healthcare

Media and Entertainment

Education

Business area experience

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Experienced in Marketing, Project Management, Strategy, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, and Product Development.

Marketing

Project Management

Strategy

Quality Assurance

Research and Development

Product Development

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Sep 1988 - Jul 1992

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research

Doctorate in Molecular Neurobiology · Molecular Neurobiology · Heidelberg, Germany

Mar 1987 - Apr 1988

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Diploma thesis · Biophysical Chemistry · Göttingen, Germany

Oct 1982 - Apr 1988

Universities of Regensburg and Konstanz

Studied Biology · Biology · Konstanz, Germany

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Experience

Total positions 6

Experience in Pharmaceutical 26 y

Avg length 5 y 7 m

Longest experience 13 y 1 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Managing Director, Project Manager Internet, Editor

Main industries Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment

Main business areas Marketing, Project Management, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Profile

Member since

January 2024

Last update

August 2026

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Markus is based in Herxheim bei Landau (Pfalz), Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Markus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

Markus has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Markus has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 8 months. Note that Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Markus would be well-suited for roles such as: Managing Director, Project Manager Internet, Editor.

Markus's most recent position is Managing Director at Health Content.

In recent years, Markus has worked for Health Content.

Markus is most experienced in industries like Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, and Media and Entertainment. Markus also has some experience in Education.

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Project Management, and Strategy. Markus also has some experience in Quality Assurance, Research and Development, and Product Development.

Markus has recently worked in industries like Healthcare and Pharmaceutical.

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Marketing and Strategy.

Markus holds a Doctorate in Molecular Neurobiology from Max Planck Institute for Medical Research.

The availability of Markus needs to be confirmed.

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