Senior Project Manager - Medical Communications
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager owns complex projects and larger accounts within Avalere Health’s Medical capability. Working with a high degree of autonomy, this role serves as a trusted client contact and a central connection point for internal teams and external partners, ensuring projects remain on track, within budget, and aligned with agreed objectives. The role combines confident communication with strong project and financial management, while building collaborative relationships across Client Service, Editorial, and wider teams. The Senior Project Manager anticipates challenges, creates clarity, supports colleagues in doing their best work, and may share experience to help develop others. Responsibilities may include budget development and reconciliation; updating project management tools and producing regular reports; improving project management processes; developing and updating timelines and schedules; providing financial information; invoicing clients; tracking and phasing projects; managing traffic and status sheets; leading internal and client status calls; mentoring and guiding best practice; and providing project feedback and input to action plans.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in client-facing project management roles within a Medical Communications agency.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working on Medical Affairs accounts is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned projects across planning, management, execution, and delivery, including project management and financial aspects.
- Keep clients and internal stakeholders informed of project progress and promptly flag concerns to appropriate department leads.
- Drive project timelines and act as an internal information hub for the account.
- Manage project finances to achieve company KPIs and proactively discuss corrective actions with clients and internal teams.
- Identify and generate opportunities with existing and new accounts where possible.
- Develop and reconcile budgets; update project management tools and run reports; review and improve processes; develop and update schedules; provide financial information; invoice clients; track and phase projects; manage traffic and status sheets; lead status calls; mentor colleagues; and provide project feedback and action-plan input.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match contribution up to 4%, immediately vested
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work
- Option to work from anywhere across the globe for two weeks each year
- 20 vacation days and one personal well-being day
- Nine public holidays, gifted end-of-year holidays, and early Summer Friday finishes in June, July, and August
- Free employee assistance program counselling and personalized health support
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
- On-demand training, professional development support, and global mobility opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
