Senior Project Manager

Syneos Health; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency is seeking a hybrid Sr Account Executive/Project Manager to manage project processes and team dynamics. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in advertising/marketing, strong project management skills, and an understanding of US pharmaceutical regulations. This role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, alongside the ability to work flexible West Coast hours.

Qualifications

• 4+ years previous in advertising/marketing project management.
• Must have strong knowledge of US pharmaceutical regulations.
• Must be willing to work West Coast hours.

Responsibilities

• Drive internal agency process; ensure teams adhere to process guidelines.
• Partner with Project Planners and resource managers to execute projects.
• Capture next steps and customer deliverables through meeting recaps.

Skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Effective communication

Team engagement

Strategic delegation

Education

BS or BA or relevant experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Project Management software

Wrike

Job description

You know that the outcome of a project hinges on two things: the plan and the people.

You are the glue that holds these two together. You easily manoeuvre the precarious path of maintaining the strategy and pace of a project, while keeping your team engaged and enthusiastic. You know what needs to be done, and your penchant for strategic delegation and problem-solving makes you a natural fit for this role. You will be:

• Driver of internal agency process; ensuring team adheres to process guidelines, and problem-solving issues. Keeping teams committed, motivated, and productive through the duration of the project
• Function in a hybrid Sr Account Executive/PM role, with direct customer contact and working in customer systems (when needed), on smaller brands that have the appropriate scope / level of work, while being able to function in a traditional PM role simultaneously on other team(s).
• Partnering with Project Planners to fully understand, and execute to established estimates and work plans
• Responsible for partnering with the resource managers and studio teams in assigning Creative team members to projects.
• Working within the Wrike system, writes tasks providing clear direction on deliverables. Partners with the Creative Director and Project Planners to flag any concerns on directive and to resolve logistics.
• Accurately captures next steps, customer deliverables, etc. through conference reports or meeting recaps and distributes to appropriate team members.
• Ensures that project directive and documentation have taken place to appropriate team members. This includes proactively communicating to other team members who are affected by the directive.
• Has a thorough understanding and knowledge of what it takes creatively to develop projects (project steps, creative responsibilities, and skills) & help staff for projects, tracking projects, problem solving, etc.
• Must be willing to work West Coast hours
• Must have strong knowledge of US pharmaceutical regulations
• BS or BA (or relevant experience)
• 4+ years previous in advertising/marketing project management
• Good at establishing clear directions; effective communicator; problem-solver; adaptable communication style; organized; understands job responsibilities of others and functions appropriately.

Desired Requirements:

• Proficient with MS Office Suite with experience with Project Management software
• Helping to train new PMs as they are onboarded into the organization.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world's ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell-bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise — if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath-the-surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity and authenticity.

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: Email: [email protected] One of our staff members will work with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.