Director of Project Management - Pharma Agency

About the Role

Clutch Creative is a rapidly growing staffing agency. We support our clients by identifying unreachable talent that helps their businesses grow. Our candidates work with us because they know we have the best opportunities available to them and will help them navigate their next career move. We care, we're honest, and we hustle—that's what makes us Clutch.

Clutch is looking for a strategic and seasoned Director of Project Management for a client of ours—a prominent healthcare marketing and advertising agency. We need a seasoned operational leader who can oversee complex multichannel workflows, drive delivery across major brand accounts, and bring deep expertise in broadcast and video production.

Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Direct and oversee the project management department for key client accounts, ensuring flawless execution from initial briefing through final delivery.
• Broadcast & Production Oversight: Lead complex broadcast, video, and multimedia productions, managing timelines, budgets, talent agreements, and technical execution.
• Process & Workflow Optimization: Establish, refine, and scale agency-wide project management processes, resource-allocation models, and documentation standards to maximize team efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with creative, account management, medical strategy, and technical teams to align project scopes, mitigate risks, and ensure seamless delivery.
• Financial & Resource Management: Oversee large project budgets, monitor forecast accuracy, manage scope-change protocols, and balance team bandwidth to prevent burnout.
• Team Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project managers, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive project management experience within an advertising, marketing, or creative agency environment (healthcare or pharma agency background strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience managing broadcast and video production workflows from pre-production through post-production.
• Proven track record of successfully leading high-visibility multichannel campaigns and managing large-scale budgets.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a proven ability to guide cross-functional teams and manage senior-level client relationships.
• Extensive mastery of modern project management software and resource allocation tools.
• Must be willing and able to work onsite 4 days a week upon conversion.

Job Type: Temp-to-Perm
Location: New York, NY | Philadelphia, PA | Chicago, IL
Hybrid/On-site/Remote: Hybrid (Must go onsite 4 days a week upon conversion)