VP, Project Management — Multichannel Delivery Leader

GSW, powered by Syneos Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GSW, powered by Syneos Health, seeks an experienced Project Management leader to oversee multi-channel project delivery in Santa Monica. You will guide a team of PMs, coordinators and directors, manage budgets and timelines, and partner with client teams to ensure on-time, on-budget results for complex accounts ranging $2–5M.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years in pharmaceutical advertising project management, with launch and people-management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus at least 7+ years of project management experience in Pharmaceutical Advertising.
• Previous launch experience, strong digital experience (5+ years)
• Previous people management experience preferred
• Ability to collaborate closely with others in a team environment under tight deadlines
• Outstanding communication, organization, Leadership and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Leads design, documentation and training for all agency delivery processes and systems
• Will perform a client-facing role for existing clients or new business opportunities as needed, participating in high-level planning meetings and attending key client meetings as project management SME (subject matter expert). Demonstrates strong presentation skills in front of internal and external audiences
• Able to speak to project schedules, critical dates, explain and clearly articulate details embedded in estimates and statements of work. Understands and is able to manage client expectations in tandem with their agency counterparts
• Drafts statements of work, budget estimates and scope definitions for digital and traditional projects. Reviews and ensures quality for these deliverables if created by direct reports
• Creates and/or reviews and approves detailed timelines for complex or large-scale projects created by direct reports
• Creation of new processes to align with new clients and the ongoing identification of efficiencies across all work
• May perform a hands-on role as lead PM for key/complex accounts, effectively managing on-time, within-budget delivery of projects for account(s) $2-5mm
• Reviews financial health reports for Santa Monica portfolio including: budget management, forecast tracking, investments/write offs, margin impacts, resource allocation vs. actuals and identifies areas of risk to escalate and the mitigation of those risks
• Support monthly internal forecasting process for Santa Monica portfolio, including recommendations for staffing and escalations of risks to forecast
• In collaboration with brand PMs, lead annual scope development and tactical planning estimates, new business scoping for opportunities
• Supports brand PMs, Finance/Ops team and Account leads in monthly billing process and internal financial status meetings
• Recommends/oversees development of change orders and other financial documentation for client review when needed

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

GSW, powered by Syneos Health, seeks an experienced Project Management leader to oversee multi-channel project delivery in Santa Monica. You will guide a team of PMs, coordinators and directors, manage budgets and timelines, and partner with client teams to ensure on-time, on-budget results for complex accounts ranging $2–5M.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ years in pharmaceutical advertising project management, with launch and people-management experience.