Senior Project Manager

BGBx; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Generous paid time off

Wellness benefits

Life insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

BGBx in Hamilton, Canada is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee client projects from initiation to close. You will drive timelines, budgets, and quality, coordinating diverse teams of strategists, scientists, and researchers to deliver impactful pharmaceutical and life science communications.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years PM experience in pharma advertising or medical education, excellent communication, and strong risk management.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of project management experience in pharmaceutical advertising or medical education.
• Proven ability to lead multiple projects and project coordinators.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with pharma regulatory processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understands the scope of work and project plan for assigned accounts.
• Facilitates interdepartmental negotiation to align resources and timelines.
• Monitors projects to ensure on-schedule delivery within scope.
• Prepares for all legal and regulatory submissions.
• Forecasts and plans future resources with department leads.
• Acts as a hub of project information and maintains brand knowledge.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Time management

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder management

Emotional intelligence

Tools

MS Office

PM software

Job description

About Us

At BGBx, we're driven by a simple idea: breakthrough thinking creates breakthrough impact. As an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies, we bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare's most important challenges.

Our teams work across consulting and communications to help clients shape strategy, launch innovations, engage stakeholders, and drive meaningful results throughout the product lifecycle. The work is complex, fast-moving, and deeply connected to improving lives, creating opportunities for curious minds to make a real difference every day.

If you're energized by collaboration, inspired by innovation, and motivated by work that matters, you'll find a place to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact at BGBx.

Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall management and administration of client projects throughout the entire project lifecycle. The Senior Project Manager is at the core of the team and helps everyone to communicate clearly while staying on time, on budget, and meets the highest of quality standards. This individual must demonstrate solid business judgment and sound strategic thinking. This role reports to the Director of Project Management.

Position Overview

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall management and administration of client projects throughout the entire project lifecycle. The Senior Project Manager is at the core of the team and helps everyone to communicate clearly while staying on time, on budget, and meets the highest of quality standards. This individual must demonstrate solid business judgment and sound strategic thinking. This role reports to the Director of Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Understands the scope of work across an assigned account, as well as the project plan at an individual project level
• Facilitates interdepartmental negotiation process to reach alignment on project resources and timelines
• Aligns with Department Resource Managers to assign resources and ensure effective time management throughout a project life cycle
• Continually monitors projects to ensure deliverables are on schedule and within scope
• Collaborates with Account team to obtain client sign-off on project plans when needed
• Prepares for all legal and regulatory submissions
• Works closely with department leads on forecasting and future resource planning on assigned accounts
• Builds partnerships and is persuasive/diplomatic in difficult situations
• Ensures client requests are captured, executed, and exceed expectation
• Partners with project stakeholders to ensure quality assurance standards and best practices are in place
• Responsible for raising and maintaining awareness of all project issues and risks, and works with appropriate stakeholders to develop solutions
• Expert in managing a high volume of work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Acts as an internal hub of project information for assigned accounts
• Maintains a proficient level of brand(s) knowledge

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment with the ability to quickly learn new technology
• 4+ years of project management experience, in pharmaceutical advertising or medical education
• Expertise of project management techniques with a proven experience in people management, strategic planning, risk mitigation, hours and reporting
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects and project coordinators
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to “think on your feet” and resolve issues quickly with little to no direction from supervisors; makes good judgments and renders solid decisions
• Experience with the pharmaceutical business medical-legal regulations process preferred
• Familiarity and proficiency with the principles of emotional intelligence
• Excellent administrative and computer skills, with proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and knowledge of basic project management software

Salary Range

$90,000 - $130,000 CAD

What We Offer

At BGBx, we invest in our people because exceptional talent drives exceptional work. We provide a competitive rewards package designed to support your health, well-being, professional growth, and life outside of work.

Our benefits package typically includes:

• health care insurance
• retirement plans
• generous paid time off and holidays
• wellness benefits
• life insurance
• learning and development opportunities
• other resources that support our employees throughout their careers.

Additional benefits may be available based on your location.

BGBx is an equal opportunity employer.All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.