Senior Project Manager

EVERSANA INTOUCH; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading full-service global healthcare agency needs a Senior Project Manager to oversee strategic projects from inception to completion. You're expected to manage complex project lifecycles, budgets, and timelines while ensuring effective collaboration across functional teams. This role requires excellent communication and problem-solving skills, along with a strong background in project management and expertise in delivering complex tasks successfully.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in a PMO role required.
• Pharmaceutical or advertising experience preferred.
• Ability handling complex, strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle delivery of complex projects.
• Develop and manage project timelines and budgets.
• Lead project status meetings and kickoffs.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Budget Management

Problem-Solving

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project Management Information Systems

Job description

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EVERSANA INTOUCHis a leading full-service, global healthcare agency serving the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients.

We combine the power of world-class creative and digital teams with deep market access, payer, and healthcare communications expertise to provide innovative solutions to life science companies that want to connect with consumers, healthcare professionals, and payers.

We get fired up when people talk about getting—and staying—healthy. That’s where we find our inspiration: in the very human experiences of patients, doctors, and even each other. Then, we collaborate on ways to make caring for one’s health more achievable, connecting patients and physicians with the information and tools they need.

And as a part of EVERSANA, a pioneer in next-generation commercial services, we connect dots that other agencies can’t, helping drive commercialization success.

Our eight affiliates within the EVERSANA INTOUCH Network include EVERSANA INTOUCH Solutions, EVERSANA INTOUCH Proto, EVERSANA INTOUCH Seven, EVERSANA INTOUCH Oxygen, EVERSANA INTOUCH Engage, EVERSANA INTOUCH B2D, EVERSANA INTOUCH Media, and EVERSANA INTOUCH International.

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs. We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA INTOUCH, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.

Job Description

WHAT DOES A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER DO?

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) plays a pivotal role in the leading the internal day-to-day operations and delivery for a set of strategic, creative, and medium-to-high complexity tactical projects, from inception to completion, within a brand or multiple brands. The SPM has expert-level project management skills which allow them to lead any type of project or program, with limited supervision, and is considered the primary internal nucleus for their projects.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle delivery and management of complex, technical, strategic and creative projects
• Develops and actively manages project timelines, estimates, risk registers, communication plans, burn reports and change logs with minimal oversight
• Leads the estimation process and provides project budget and staff plan parameters with minimal supervision
• Leads the project timeline creation process in close partnership with internal and external stakeholders with minimal supervision
• Leads project kickoffs and status meetings
• Creates and/or reviews and distributes meeting recaps; oversees and evolves Project Managers (PM) and Project Coordinators (PC) in their ability to write actionable recaps
• In partnership with AD and GPD, develops financial forecasts for proactive financial management
• In partnership with AD, Finance and Account, facilitates monthly billing, analysis and action
• In partnership with Account Services, AD and GPD, assists with the development of annual and project-based SOWs
• In partnership with ADs and GPD, provides input to program Gantt Charts
• In partnership with Account Services, AD and GPD, assists with change order creation and management
  
  

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education plus professional experience required
• Three to five years of experience in a PMO role
• Pharmaceutical or advertising experience preferred (AOR or DAOR)
• Advanced understanding and applications of PMO standards and processes
• Experience leading the delivery of complex, technology, strategy, and creative based projects
• Ability to develop a creative, strategic, or technical heavy project plan
• Ability to tailor and flex process to provide solutions to proactively facilitate a project
• Experience leading a wide range of different functional groups and project teams
• Comprehension of project forecasting and reforecasting throughout lifecycle of project
• Expert project and program burn analysis and remediation
• Excellent scope and change management tracking and adherence
• Comfortable with client-facing communication
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risk
• Ability to build trust, negotiate, and influence decision-making with Account, SMEs, Clients, Partner Agencies, and third-party vendors
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Strong decision-making and implementation, especially when faced with uncertainty
• Experience working with Project Management Information Systems such as Workfront, Workfront Proof, Smartsheet, MS Project
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
• Launch experience a plus
  
  

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.

Take Action I am empowered and empower others to act now.

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others.

Win Together I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.

Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful and timely dialogue.

Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.

Always InnovateI am bold and creative in everything I do.

EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $76,000.00 to $120,000.00 and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range at any time

Our team is aware of recent fraudulent job offers in the market, misrepresenting EVERSANA. Recruitment fraud is a sophisticated scam commonly perpetrated through online services using fake websites, unsolicited e-mails, or even text messages claiming to be a legitimate company. Some of these scams request personal information and even payment for training or job application fees. Please know EVERSANA would never require personal information nor payment of any kind during the employment process. We respect the personal rights of all candidates looking to explore careers at EVERSANA.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodations applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview and hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail].

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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