Senior Project Manager (Contract, Pharma Agency)
About the role
Avalere Health is dedicated to reaching every patient possible, ensuring equitable treatment and support for all. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams collaborate to build a future where healthcare is accessible to everyone.
We strive to offer enriching, purpose-driven careers that enable our employees to make a tangible impact on patient lives. Our inclusive culture supports diverse backgrounds and skillsets, fostering a collaborative environment where everyone can contribute to improving healthcare outcomes.
We embrace a flexible work approach, allowing our global teams to choose between in-office and remote work based on team and client needs. Our major city hubs and smaller offices serve as collaboration hubs, while homeworkers have access to dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Avalere Health is committed to supporting our employees' family planning journeys through our Fertility Friendly Employer program, which includes enhanced parental leave and flexible work arrangements.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with all agency teams to establish effective project and staffing plans, forecast upcoming work, and allocate resources
- Work as liaison/communications hub between all Agency team members and agency partners who may touch an assigned account/project
- Ensure proper forecasting is being done for all projects on assigned account(s)
- Manage effective, efficient workflow of all projects on assigned accounts
- Develop timelines and advise on estimates; manage projects to remain on time and budget; flag timing and budget concerns to course correct early on in process
- Work with Creative Services Manager to manage and plan creative resources
- Work with Business Leadership partners to create and manage estimates and budgets
- Communicate openly and constructively with all departments, providing continuous status updates
- Take ownership of and enforce agency processes by providing meaningful feedback to all teams
- Analyze and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency, including systems and/or software recommendations
- Tactful, yet assertive communication style; able to foster positive relationships with agency teams
- Provide meaningful performance input for other employees in all departments
- Maintain a high-level attention to detail
- Seek out additional opportunities to expand experience and cultivate expertise
About You
- Bachelor’s Degree in required
- Experience with Veeva Promats for MLR submissions REQUIRED
- 5+ years of project or account management experience, within a high-volume pharmaceutical advertising agency (REQUIRED)
- Experience with timeline development and budget management required
- Must be self-motivated, professional, detail-oriented, and possess excellent communication skills
- Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude
- PC, MS Office Suite software experience required
Pay & Benefits
We offer a competitive and fair salary that reflects your location, qualifications, and the experience you will bring to our team. Salary ranges posted are dependent upon experience.
- 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4%
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work
- 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day
- Nine public holidays
- Gifted end-of-year holidays
- Early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
- Access to free counseling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
- Continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business