Project Director

Princeton10; New York (NY); Remote; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Princeton10 in New York is seeking a Project Director to mentor project managers and senior PMs, partner with account and creative leaders, and steward the success of major client engagements. You will balance client service with delivery science, ensure engagements are strategically sound, financially responsible, and executed with Princeton10’s hallmark intentionality and passion.

Reporting to the Head of Project Management, you will drive PM practices, shape processes, and uphold excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, project management, or related field.
• 6–10 years of experience in project management within a pharmaceutical marketing agency.
• Proven success leading large cross-functional client programs and high-value accounts.
• Deep knowledge of MLR processes in the US and/or Canada.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Strong financial acumen with forecasting and margin management.
• Expertise with project management systems and tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of complex, high-value multi-channel pharmaceutical campaigns.
• Partner with account leads and creative leadership to meet strategic and regulatory requirements.
• Anticipate risks, resolve issues, safeguard timelines and budgets.
• Lead knowledge-sharing, training, and uphold PM excellence across the team.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Financial forecasting & margin mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

PM systems & tools

Regulatory knowledge (MLR)

Client program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, project management, or related field

Tools

PM software/tools

Job description

As a Project Director, you’ll mentor project managers and senior project managers, partner with account and creative leaders, and steward the operational success of major client engagements. You’ll balance the art of client service with the science of delivery, ensuring that every engagement is strategically sound, financially responsible, and executed with P10’s hallmark intentionality and passion. You will set the standard for project management excellence across the agency, shaping practices that ensure consistency, creativity, and precision in everything we deliver

You will report to the Head of Project Management.

Responsibilities

Client & Project Leadership

• Oversee the delivery of complex, high-value, multi-channel pharmaceutical marketing campaigns.
• Partner with account leads and creative leadership to ensure work meets strategic and regulatory requirements while exceeding client expectations.
• Anticipate risks, resolve issues, and safeguard delivery timelines and budgets.

Operational & Financial Stewardship

• Own financial oversight for large accounts and portfolios, including forecasting, revenue recognition, and margin management.
• Proactively identify opportunities for growth, efficiency, and profitability within accounts.
• Contribute to agency-level operational planning and resourcing strategies.

Craft Leadership

• Serve as the discipline lead for Project Management, setting standards, processes, and best practices across the team.
• Mentor project managers and senior project managers, helping them grow their skills and careers.
• Lead knowledge-sharing sessions, tools training, and play a central role in upholding project management excellence at P10.

Strategic Influence

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams, helping align project execution with business objectives.
• Provide thought leadership on process optimization, workflow design, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, project management, or related field.
• 6–10 years of experience in project management within a pharmaceutical marketing agency.
• Proven success leading large, cross-functional client programs and managing high-value accounts.
• Deep knowledge of medical, legal, and regulatory (MLR) processes in the US and/or Canada.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in account forecasting and margin management.
• Expertise with project management systems and tools.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

$140,000 - $165,000 a year

We provide base salary, discretionary bonus and benefits to our employees.

Not an agency*

The layer-laden teams. The prehistoric processes. The impersonal, ego-driven dog-and-pony shows. Take what you think you know about agencies and burn it. P10 was born of the idea that if something isn’t working—or could work better—change it. And that’s exactly what we did. We know that what we’re not makes us who we are. And we’re not just another agency. We are people driven by a palpable passion and purpose, felt by our clients from the very first conversation.