Senior Project Manager (MedComms)

EVERSANA INTOUCH • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) will serve as a pivotal leader on a key MedComm account, driving the internal day-to-day operations and delivery. This role requires a highly proactive self-starter who is comfortable taking full ownership of project management needs and operating independently to move initiatives forward. This role is strictly MedComm-focused, driving the execution of high-science medical communications deliverables. The SPM will act as the operational engine for a range of scientific initiatives, with a heavy focus on comprehensive medical presentations (slide decks), advisory board materials, symposia content, medical training materials, and disease state education. To ensure flawless execution of these specialized, data-heavy materials, the SPM will partner tightly with the core Account team and the Medical/Scientific team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education plus professional experience required.
• Three to five years of experience in a PMO role.
• Agency experience is required; MedComm, pharmaceutical, or healthcare agency experience is ideal, but not limited to these areas.
• Extremely proactive and capable of taking full ownership of all day-to-day PM operations as a pivotal leader on the account.
• Proven experience delivering complex agency projects. While experience with medical communications and high-science materials is ideal, any PM with strong agency experience, a high aptitude for managing data-heavy deliverables (like slide decks), and an understanding of rigorous review processes (such as MLR) will be strongly considered.
• Expert comprehension of project forecasting, reforecasting, and burn analysis/remediation throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Excellent scope and change management tracking and adherence.
• Ability to build trust, negotiate, and influence decision-making specifically with Account leads and Medical/Scientific SMEs.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risk.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and decision-making, especially when faced with uncertainty.
• Experience working with Project Management Information Systems such as Workfront, Smartsheet, or MS Project.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Drive full lifecycle delivery and management of specialized MedComm projects. This includes steering the development of complex medical presentations, advisory board materials, scientific training decks, and other data-heavy deliverables.
• Act as the primary, hands-on PM for the team, proactively anticipating needs, driving next steps, and managing all daily project operations independently.
• Diligently watch project burn and budgets. Lead the estimation process and provide project budget and staff plan parameters with minimal supervision.
• Develop and actively manage project timelines, risk registers, communication plans, and change logs specifically tailored to the rigorous review cycles of medical communications.
• Work tightly and collaboratively with Account Services and the Medical team to facilitate project workflows and ensure scientific accuracy is maintained throughout routing.
• In partnership with the Account Director (AD) and Group Project Director (GPD), develop financial forecasts for proactive financial management.
• Facilitate monthly billing, analysis, and action in partnership with Account and Finance. Assist with the development of annual and project-based SOWs and change orders.
• Actively work with project stakeholders to identify, evaluate, log, communicate, and mitigate project-level risks.
• Ensure all project artifacts are properly stored within enterprise systems (Workfront, etc.) and apply PMO standards across projects.
• Resolve conflicts regarding scope, schedule, resources, budget, quality, and communication with minimal oversight. Keeps direct manager informed; asks for help when needed; knows when to escalate issues/concerns to leadership; brings solutions
• Participates in candidate interviews as needed
• Effectively senses team morale and understands how to address issues

Benefits

• competitive salaries and benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior