Senior Project Manager — Pharma Ad Agency Leader

AbbVie Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to oversee planning, scheduling and execution of print and digital projects within the AbbVie Ad Agency (A3). You will align with brand teams to keep work on schedule, on budget and on strategy.

The role requires 5+ years in project management, strong communication, and the ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, with familiarity of promotional workflows and Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• 5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years leading creative and strategic projects in an advertising, marketing, branding, or agency-style environment, with experience managing briefs, timelines, budgets, cross-functional workflows, stakeholder feedback, approvals, and final deliverables.
• 1-5 years of pharmaceutical experience within an ad agency.
• Excellent communications skills: verbal, presentation, written.
• High energy, positive, organized individual who is comfortable in a high-visibility role.
• Understanding of print and digital project lifecycles and different project management methodologies/styles.

Responsibilities

• Understand AbbVie promotional guidelines, including corporate branding, promotional material development, Veeva PromoMats review and corporate compliance.
• Develop project schedules, allocate resources and communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Conduct regular status meetings with internal teams and clients to review progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Set up and manage routes for projects through the internal agency approval process (Kantata, WorkFront).
• Understand the Medical/Legal/Regulatory (Veeva) review process and prepare assets for submission and review.
• Coordinate interactive resources with studio/programming/creative leads.
• Be the primary contact for third-party development/deployment vendors and manage expectations.
• Create, compile, and maintain project documentation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Verbal communication

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Kantata/Mavenlink

Workfront

Job description

AbbVie Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to oversee planning, scheduling and execution of print and digital projects within the AbbVie Ad Agency (A3). You will align with brand teams to keep work on schedule, on budget and on strategy.

The role requires 5+ years in project management, strong communication, and the ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, with familiarity of promotional workflows and Microsoft Office tools.