Project Manager, Medical

Real Chemistry; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare communication agency in Edinburgh is seeking a Project Manager to deliver projects across medical communications. The role involves defining project goals, assembling materials, and leading internal and external teams. Candidates should have prior healthcare agency experience, strong problem-solving skills, and be highly organized. A Bachelor's degree is required, and experience with tools like Smartsheet is preferred. Join a team that values adaptability and excellence in project management.

Benefits

Generous holiday and paid time off

Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans

Mental wellness coaching

Access to LinkedIn Learning classes

Qualifications

• Prior experience at a healthcare agency or in a project management role.
• Experience managing projects in medical communications.
• Experience developing project plans.

Responsibilities

• Define project goals, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Assemble materials and kick-off projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans and workflows.
• Manage resources and project deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn't just an aspiration-it's our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human‑centred creativity, and AI‑driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact‑obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people-we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.

Real Chemistry is looking for a project manager to join our growing team!

The Project Manager role is responsible for the successful delivery of projects across the portfolio of medical communications and marketing campaigns. This includes ensuring operational effectiveness through the management of delivery systems, project management systems and resource allocation processes. This position will need to work closely the account management and medical specialists to deliver the highest calibre client service. Will work closely with the PMO lead in accomplishing the goals set forth on an annual and quarterly basis.

The right person for this role will be curious about how a unique combination of Real Chemistry's capabilities might bring an industry‑first response to a client's question. There is no "that won't work" in this person's vocabulary. They are much more the type of person to jump in a room (or on a call for the time being) until we have a solution that "just might work". This person should have experience and proven ability in planning, staffing and managing project within the medical communications and healthcare marketing industry, involving various partners and multi‑functional in‑house teams.

What you\'ll do :

• Define project goals, scope, schedule, and budget
• Successfully assemble brief materials, kick‑off projects, and operationalize requirements
• Develop & maintain project plans including specific task assignments, dependencies between tasks, and dynamic start / end dates
• Develop and maintain project workflows from start to finish
• Work with resourcing to identify, allocate, and manage resources across project assignments
• Route project materials between departments
• Determine and mitigate risk factors throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead internal and external project teams to produce project deliverables against documented timelines
• Manage individuals across a range of disciplines including graphic designers, copywriters, medical writers, editors, and digital
• Serve as the gateway between project teams and internal stakeholders translating requirements into actionable tasks, assigning and routing tasks to individuals, and managing deliverables against a project schedule
• Keep projects on track through clear task lists, issue tracking, status reports, and meeting notes
• Schedule and facilitate efficient meetings and conference calls with the ability to effectively setup the presentation of creative, education, and digital work
• Clearly communicate project issues and resolution to the client and internal team
• Be passionate about delivering the best content and creative, but find ways of project managing it that does not jeopardize schedule and budget
• Maintain & distribute detailed notes, explicit task assignments, meeting requests

This position is a perfect fit for you if :

• Our Company values - Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Alwaysand Accountability with an "I" - really speak to you.
• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We're always evolving.
• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data.
• You are highly organized self‑starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

What you should have :

• Prior experience at a healthcare agency, in a project management position or directly related experience
• Experience managing projects from a medical education and a communications perspective
• Experience developing project plans using Smartsheet, MS Project, or equivalent
• Experience managing medically focused material development including communications materials, medical events, branding and marketing
• Experience routing review materials and task assignments
• Experience managing internal expectations on project scope and delivery
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong problem‑solving skills; responsive and flexible to evolving responsibilities and changing environment
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we've put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at : www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

Working with Real HART : Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in‑office team meetings, 1 : 1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on‑site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together - and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person - but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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