Project Manager

MJH Life Sciences; Cranbury (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MJH Life Sciences is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to drive cross-functional pharmaceutical programs with a focus on timeliness and budget adherence.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree and 4–5+ years of project management experience, with proficiency in Workfront and collaboration across multiple departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4-5+ years of project management or similar experience required.
• Knowledge or experience in pharmaceutical compliance and medical, legal, regulatory review process preferred.
• Workfront or similar project management software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize stakeholders for project kick-off meetings and develop detailed agendas, tasks, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Develop and adhere to complex project timelines across teams and departments.
• Identify risks and issues and collaborate to implement solutions.
• Utilize Workfront for project tracking and communication.
• Lead internal and external project status meetings with tracking reports and KPIs.
• Maintain cross-functional relationships with shared service departments (Studio, Creative, Ad Operations, Content, Marketing, Events, Copy Edit, Circulation).
• Plan virtual or in-person events and conferences, including recruitment, scheduling, and day-of management.
• Deliver projects across product families: Digital, Print, Video, Virtual and Live Events, Strategic/Custom.
• Participate in ongoing leadership and development courses.

Skills

Clear communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Attention to detail

Initiative

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workfront

Zoom/Teams

Job description

At MJH Life Sciences our success is measured by your success! If you set your standards high and want to contribute to a winning team, we’ll provide you with every opportunity to help grow our company and your career. Our associates come from all backgrounds, sharing one key quality: determination to succeed. We value being Service Focused, having a Passion for Winning, Innovation, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork. Nothing means more to us than hiring people with these attributes. If you believe you’re right for the job, this is the place to prove it!

The primary responsibility of this position is to facilitate the development of all projects in a consistent and collaborative manner to ensure they are on time, on budget, and exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize the appropriate stakeholders for event project kick-off meetings utilizing information provided in the project brief. Develop a detailed agenda, defining and assigning project tasks, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Develop and adhere to complex project timelines involving multiple team members and departments. Consistently re-evaluate and update to ensure delivery on time.
• Anticipate potential risks and issues within projects, proactively collaborating with the project team to identify solutions.
• Effectively utilize Workfront for project tracking, organization, and communication daily
• Organize and lead internal and external project status meetings by presenting project tracking reports with key performance indicators and detailed project charters
• Maintain productive and positive working relationships with all the shared service departments, including but not limited to: Studio, Creative, Ad Operations, Content, Marketing, Events, Copy Edit, and Circulation.
• Planning of virtual or in-person events and conferences, involving recruitment, scheduling, logistical planning, and day-of management.
• Execute projects with deliverables in the following product families: Digital, Print, Video, Virtual and Live Events, Strategic/Custom
• Participate in on-going leadership and development courses

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required

Experience:

• 4-5+ years of project management or similar experience required
• Knowledge or experience in pharmaceutical compliance and medical, legal, regulatory review process preferred
• Workfront or similar project management software experience preferred

Special Skills:

• Clear oral and written communication skills with fellow associates, clients, and faculty
• Demonstrate effective strategic and critical thinking skills
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across functional areas at many levels
• Strong conflict resolution, negotiation, and consensus building skills
• Positive attitude and the ability to professionally drive forward progress
• Initiative to assist with developing and implementing process across the organization
• Strict attention to detail, organization skills, adaptability, and customer service
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Adobe PDF, Zoom/Microsoft Teams

Physical requirements and work environment:

• Travel – up to 20% for event and video program management
• Hybrid

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MJH Life Sciences provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. All employees of MJH Life Sciences are employed “At Will.” This means that either the employee or the Company is free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.