Senior Project Manager

Saatchi & Saatchi Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability coverage

401K

Paid time off

Parental and family care leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Saatchi & Saatchi Health in New York is seeking a Senior Project Manager to ensure superb delivery on assigned client initiatives. You will partner with account teams to plan, staff, and execute print and digital marketing campaigns, from websites to banners and video, driving objectives within budget and timeline.

You will lead client presentations, collaborate across Creative, Studio, Editorial, and Tech teams, and mentor junior staff while upholding agency processes and QA standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management (including Digital), Pharma Agency experience preferred.
• Passion for self-development and growth within the role.
• Understanding of marketing/communications in health space.
• Champion for both agency and client brands with strategic mindset.
• Able to lead cross-functional teams and manage budgets/timelines.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account and extended team to develop annual SOWs and staffing plans.
• Manage development and production of print and digital marketing efforts for assigned brands.
• Collaborate with client operations during planning, execution and production phases.
• Develop and lead client presentations on budgets, timelines and scope.
• Contribute to brand strategy and tactical plan with marketing expertise.
• Coordinate with all agency teams to meet milestones (Creative, Studio, Editorial, Tech).
• Provide direction and support to the team on tasks and deliverables.
• Lead meetings: hot sheet, weekly status, project briefings, reviews, external vendor meetings.
• Ensure QA signoffs and adherence to agency process before key junctures.
• Represent Agency at client meetings and agency events; participate in new business pitches.

Skills

Project Management

Pharma knowledge

Self-development

Marketing & communications

Job description

Company Description

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes.

Company Description

At Saatchi & Saatchi Health, we believe in making the impossible possible in health. We partner with our clients to turn complexity into clarity, ideas into impact, and ambition into real-world outcomes.

By combining creativity, data, and technology, we create work that doesn’t just reach people–it moves them, connects with them, and makes a difference in their lives. Because when our people bring curiosity and courage to the work, we unlock new possibilities for our clients, and better outcomes for the patients they serve. We’re here to push what health can be. And to make it matter.

Overview

Do you geek out over deadlines, routing projects and organization? Do you have AdAge.com bookmarked on your computer? Do you want to make the world a healthier, more creative place? If yes, then read on. The Senior Project Manager is ultimately responsible for excellent delivery on their assigned piece of business. However, it’s not a lone-wolf kind of job, and Senior Project Managers partner with others in the agency to ensure that we have found just the right balance in client and agency economics. Part of the job is a deep understanding and respect for agency process, coupled with the ability to be nimble and flexible. All of this is done with guidance and mentorship to help you grow in your career. Saatchi Wellness is seeking a healthcare savvy, obsessively organized, excel loving Senior Project Manager to join our team in New York. You will manage complex work and teams. You will be the point-person for large initiatives or a single account. If you want to make things happen, and work on a killer team of like-minded individuals, this just might be your next job.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account and extended team to develop annual SOWs and tactical and staffing plans, both for internal planning purposes and client approval.
• Manage the development and production of print and digital marketing efforts for their assigned brands, (websites, banners, applications, brochures, mailers, banner ads, print ads, video)
• Partner closely with Account and Client Operations teams during the project planning, execution and production phases. Ensuring client objectives/guidelines are defined and deliverables and client feedback are shared/incorporated in a timely manner.
• Develops and leads client presentations for their respective brands, related to budgets, timelines and scope.
• Demonstrates significant knowledge of marketing in the health and wellness space, contributes to client brainstorms, brand strategy and tactical plan
• Interface with key agency teams to ensure they’re on track to meet the agreed upon milestones (Account, Creative, Studio, Editorial, Print Production, Strategic Planning, Information UX, Technology, Programmers)
• Provide necessary direction and support to the team on the tasks and deliverables required.
• Responsible for leading the following meetings: hot sheet, weekly status, project briefings, internal creative reviews, meetings with external vendors.
• Review content and route deliverables to the appropriate core team members for review/sign off via electronic project routing system. Ensure signoff prior to key junctures, (brand team review, MLR review, disk release, asset handoff to vendor, etc.)
• Enforce agency process and manage the quality assurance (QA) phase for all projects.
• Represent Agency and Project Management department at Client meetings, Agency days, etc.
• Work on and lead new business pitches as necessary

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management (including Digital), Pharma Agency experience (preferred)
• You are passionate for self-development
• You know the rules - and when to break them
• Demonstrated passion in marketing or communications
• You are generous, purposeful, innovative, fearless and authentic
• You are a subject matter expert and believe in being the champion for both your agency and your client’s brand

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $120,159.00/Annually. 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 the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/5/2026.