Pain I&A Project Manager (Contract)

Atrium Works•Boston, MA

15d

About The Position

Vertex is seeking a Project Manager to support the Pain Insights & Analytics team. This team spans omnichannel analytics, brand analytics, forecasting, and market insights/market research, and plays a critical role in enabling data-driven decision-making across the business. In this role, the Project Manager will lead and coordinate multiple cross-functional initiatives that require strong organization, structure, and follow-through to be successful. This individual will work closely with the analytics leads and business owners to help drive workstreams forward, maintain alignment across stakeholders, and ensure key milestones and deliverables are achieved. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized, collaborative project manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys supporting strategic analytics and insights initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Analytics, Public Health, Marketing, or a related field
3 + years of experience in project management, business operations, analytics, insights, consulting, or a related function
Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several initiatives simultaneously
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to coordinate across teams and drive progress in a matrixed environment
Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain structure across evolving priorities
Ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
Experience supporting strategic planning, analytics, insights, or commercial operations workstreams
Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Asana, Jira, Monday.com, or Microsoft Project
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Experience with collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
Familiarity with project tracking, milestone planning, and risk management practices
Comfort working with analytics, reporting, and insights teams
Ability to manage project documentation, status reporting, and stakeholder communications

Nice To Haves

Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry
Familiarity with forecasting, targeting, market research, and/or analytics capability development
Exposure to commercial analytics, omnichannel analytics, or brand analytics
Understanding of insights generation and analytics processes in a business setting
Experience supporting large-scale market research initiatives or cross-functional capability builds
PMP, Agile, or related project management certification
Ability to influence without direct authority and build strong partnerships across teams

Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate cross-functional initiatives for the Pain Insights & Analytics team
Partner with the analytics lead and workstream business owners to define project goals, scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables
Create and maintain detailed project plans, status updates, meeting cadences, and action trackers
Ensure alignment across omnichannel analytics, brand analytics, forecasting, and market insights stakeholders
Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, and proactively escalate or resolve issues as needed
Facilitate effective communication among cross-functional partners to keep projects on track
Support planning, prioritization, and coordination of multiple concurrent initiatives
Track progress against deliverables and help ensure timelines and business objectives are met
Prepare clear and concise project updates for team members and leadership
Promote project management best practices and help establish consistent ways of working across initiatives