Senior AI Project Manager

twentysix; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free snacks

Holiday & PTO

Private medical

Dental & Vision

Mental wellness coaching

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

Real Chemistry is seeking a Senior AI Project Manager to lead complex AI-driven and IT initiatives across our growing portfolio. You will translate ambiguity into structured delivery, owning end-to-end programs and communicating with both technical teams and C-suite stakeholders.

You will manage multiple workstreams with proactive risk mitigation, develop governance cadences, and collaborate with IT, security, engineering, and QA to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management or technical IT experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and interdependent workstreams.
• Basic familiarity with AI tools and platforms (generative AI, automation, data pipelines, or similar) — you don’t need to be an engineer, but you do need to speak the language.

Responsibilities

• Maintain full ownership across multiple high-priority workstreams, acting as the primary accountability for project health and risk mitigation.
• Facilitate solution development with SMEs and build comprehensive project plans and risk registers.
• Lead governance and reporting cadences: status meetings, standups, milestone reviews, executive updates.
• Collaborate with external IT, Security, Engineering, and QA; hold technical partners to timelines without coding.
• Utilize enterprise project management platforms like Workfront and collaboration tools like SharePoint and Teams.
• Guide teams through changing priorities, assess impacts, and drive alignment.
• Document PMO processes, playbooks, and onboarding materials as the team scales.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional

Communication

AI familiarity

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Workfront

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

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.

Senior AI Project Manager

Real Chemistry is looking for a senior Project Manager to lead complex AI-driven and/or IT technical initiatives across our growing portfolio. This is a high-visibility role for someone who can translate ambiguity into structured delivery, and brings cross-functional teams along for the ride. You’ll own end-to-end project delivery helping shape how we manage AI-integrated and/or IT programs and systems at scale. You should be equally comfortable communicating and presenting solutions and changes to technical teams and C-suite stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain full ownership (leave no question unasked) across multiple high-priority workstreams simultaneously. Serve as the primary point of accountability for project health by proactively identifying risks and developing mitigation plans before they escalated.

• Facilitate solution development with subject matter experts and build comprehensive project plans and risk registers across multiple workstreams.

• Lead governance and reporting cadences: status meetings + follow ups, standups, milestone reviews, and executive-level project updates

• Experience working directly with external IT, Security, Engineering, and QA; comfortable holding technical partners accountable to timelines without writing the code

• Proficiency in enterprise project management platforms like Workfront, with comfort using collaboration and documentation tools such as SharePoint and Microsoft Teams

• Experience in change management, with the ability to guide teams and stakeholders through shifting priorities, assess downstream impacts, communicate implications clearly, and drive alignment

• Model documentation hygiene and PM best practices

• Contribute to PMO process development, playbooks, and onboarding materials as the team scales

What You Bring

• 7+ years of project management or technical IT experience

• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and interdependent workstreams

• Basic familiarity with AI tools and platforms (generative AI, automation, data pipelines, or similar) — you don’t need to be an engineer, but you do need to speak the language

Exceptional communication skills — equally comfortable presenting/communicating to/solutioning with technical teams and C-suite stakeholders

• A track record of leading with accountability, clarity, and composure under pressure

Pay Range: $115,000-130,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time

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.

At Real Chemistry, we believe we're at our best when we're connected. Our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate. Because our workforce spans multiple countries, regions, and client needs, work arrangements may vary by role and location. Some positions offer hybrid or remote flexibility, while others require regular in-office presence. For example, certain teams and regions, including some of our UK operations, have office-based requirements. Your recruiter will discuss the specific expectations for the role you're pursuing during the interview process and keep you informed throughout the hiring journey. For employees located within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office, we require in-person attendance two days per week, either from a Real Chemistry office or when working onsite with clients. Employees in regions without a nearby office may work remotely and come together throughout the year for collaboration, culture-building, learning, and team connection opportunities. While these guidelines reflect our current workplace model, we understand that everyone’s circumstances are unique. If you require additional flexibility, we welcome an open conversation with your recruiter and our HR team to discuss your needs and determine that may be possible.

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.