Senior Project Manager: Medical Communications

Porterhouse Medical; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401(k) with Safe Harbor

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Porterhouse Medical is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex medical communications programmes for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. You will manage multiple workstreams, timelines, budgets and cross-functional teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and timely delivery.

The role offers fully remote work, with generous benefits including health, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) with Safe Harbor, and discretionary annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of project management experience within medical communications or healthcare/pharma environments
• Experience managing publications programmes, advisory boards and medical communications deliverables
• Budget management, resource planning and financial tracking experience
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance including MLR review processes
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex medical communications programmes across pharma and healthcare clients
• Develop and maintain project timelines, status reports, SOWs, and financial tracking
• Lead publications project management: manuscripts, abstracts, posters, timelines and review cycles
• Coordinate advisory board programmes end to end: logistics, briefing materials, reports
• Oversee delivery of medical communications materials: slide decks, training content
• Manage project budgets, resource allocation and cross-functional teams
• Support MLR review processes to ensure compliance and timely client reviews
• Identify and manage project risks, scope changes and delivery challenges

Job description

Senior Project Manager: Medical Communications

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex medical communications programmes across a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple client accounts and project workstreams simultaneously, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and on budget.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, status reports, hot sheets, Statements of Work (SOWs), and financial tracking documentation.
• Lead publications project management activities, including manuscripts, abstracts and posters, ensuring adherence to publication timelines, author review cycles, journal submission requirements and Good Publication Practice (GPP) guidelines.
• Coordinate advisory board programmes end to end, including planning, logistics, briefing materials, meeting execution and post-meeting reporting.
• Oversee the delivery of a broad range of medical communications materials, including slide decks, training materials and medical education content.
• Manage project budgets, resource allocation and cross-functional teams across a portfolio of programmes.
• Support and facilitate MLR review processes, ensuring compliance requirements are met and client review cycles progress efficiently.
• Identify, communicate and proactively manage project risks, scope changes and delivery challenges.

Experience & Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years' project management experience within a medical communications agency or a related healthcare or pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong experience managing publications programmes, advisory boards and medical communications deliverables.
• Demonstrated expertise in budget management, resource planning and financial tracking.
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance requirements, including MLR review processes.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Fully remote working arrangement.
• 20 days' paid annual leave (pro-rated for new starters), with additional entitlement considered for more senior hires.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Medical insurance, with employees contributing 15% of monthly premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions.
• Health Savings Account (HSA), with company contributions towards eligible deductibles.
• Dental and vision insurance, with employees contributing 15% of monthly premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions.
• 401(k) retirement plan, including Safe Harbor employer matching following the applicable eligibility period.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Earn up to $2,500.00 through the SCIRIS Group Employee Referral Scheme when you refer a candidate who is successfully hired into a permanent role.
• An extra day of PTO for each year of service after your 3rd anniversary (up to 5 additional days), plus monetary awards at the 5, 10, and 15 year milestones.

We offer the flexibility of a fully remote role, a collaborative team environment, competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development.