Director, Project ManagementWe are actively seeking a
Director, Project Management to join a single, marquee pharmaceutical client team and support large-scale corporate brand and reputation communications work, including integrated campaigns, partnerships, sponsorships, earned media programs, executive visibility initiatives, and high-profile brand moments.
This is a role for a project management professional who understands how brand, creative, earned media, and reputation-driven work comes together - and who can operationalize that work with rigor, foresight, and confidence.
The Director serves as a core operational and strategic partner to account, strategy, and creative leadership.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:Brand + Campaign Delivery Leadership- Serve as the day-to-day project management lead for a large, integrated corporate brand account, overseeing multiple concurrent campaigns and workstreams.
- Lead delivery across major brand initiatives, including corporate reputation programs, earned-led campaigns, partnerships and sponsorships, executive communications, and live or on-site brand activations.
- Translate complex brand strategies into clear, executable plans - aligning timelines, scopes, staffing, and dependencies across disciplines.
- Ensure cohesion across creative, earned, paid, analytics, and account teams so work delivers against brand and reputational objectives.
- Anticipate delivery risks tied to creative development, approvals, regulatory considerations, or live moments - and proactively build mitigation plans.
- Bring structure and clarity to ambiguity, especially during high-visibility or high-pressure brand moments.
Financial Stewardship- Spearhead scoping, staffing models, and budgets for integrated brand programs, ensuring they reflect the true complexity of the work.
- Partner with account and finance leadership to manage burn, pacing, and profitability across campaigns and always-on work.
- Oversee forecasting, accruals, and monthly billing, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
- Proactively identify scope risks or opportunities and recommend smart solutions that protect both the client relationship and the agency.
- Support annual planning and large-scale campaign budgeting tied to the client's brand priorities.
Cross-Functional + Client Partnership- Act as a trusted operational partner to client leads, helping them navigate timelines, dependencies, and delivery tradeoffs without compromising quality.
- Work closely with strategy, creative, earned media, and analytics leads to ensure operational plans support the intended brand impact.
- Facilitate alignment across internal teams and external partners, ensuring everyone understands roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
- Model calm, confident leadership in complex stakeholder environments.
- Reinforce MBH's collaborative, non-hierarchical approach while maintaining accountability and high standards.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:- 6+ years of experience in project management within a public relations, marketing, or integrated communications agency.
- Proven experience managing large-scale, integrated brand and reputation programs, ideally in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.
- Strong understanding of how corporate brand, earned media, creative storytelling, partnerships, and executive communications intersect.
- Deep expertise in scoping, staffing, budgeting, and financial management for complex campaigns.
- Ability to manage high-stakes work with sound judgment, organization, and composure.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust with senior clients and agency leadership.
- Experience leading and developing project management teams.
- Proficiency in project management and financial tracking tools, as well as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in the use of Artificial Intelligence tools for project management excellence.
- A demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and to building inclusive, supportive teams.
- Collaborative, steady leadership style with a passion for delivering excellent work.
OUR QUALIFICATIONS:Yes, you read that correctly. You deserve to know what we have to offer you as well. So here are a few things that define our employee experience at M Booth Health:
- A workplace that's alive with courage, ideas, respect, and humanity
- A fully hybrid work experience designed to give you the choice around where and how you work best
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- A 401(k) plan, health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
- Paid company holidays, unlimited paid vacation, sick, personal, and mental health days, and summer hours and sabbatical leave
- Additional Perks: Paid parental leave, family-building benefit, well-being programs, and commuter benefits
Salary: $110,000 - $135,000
Location:Remote or in the New York officeIf you plan on working remotely, MB/MBH can accept applicants from the following states:Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Washington D.C.
