Project Manager

MJH Life Sciences

$80K — $95K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
  • 4-5+ years of project management experience required.
  • Familiarity with pharmaceutical compliance and regulatory review preferred.
  • Experience with Workfront or similar project management software preferred.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills essential.

Responsibilities

  • Organize project kick-off meetings and define agendas, tasks, and deadlines.
  • Develop and manage complex project timelines across multiple teams.
  • Proactively identify and resolve potential project risks and issues.
  • Utilize Workfront daily for project tracking and communication.
  • Lead internal and external project status meetings with performance reports.
  • Maintain productive relationships with shared service departments.
  • Plan and manage virtual or in-person events and conferences.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment allowing flexibility.
  • Opportunities for professional development through leadership courses.
  • Potential for travel (up to 20%) for event management.
Full Job Description
The primary responsibility of this position is to facilitate the development of all projects in a consistent and collaborative manner to ensure they are on time, on budget, and exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Organize the appropriate stakeholders for event project kick-off meetings utilizing information provided in the project brief. Develop a detailed agenda, defining and assigning project tasks, deliverables, and deadlines.
  • Develop and adhere to complex project timelines involving multiple team members and departments. Consistently re-evaluate and update to ensure delivery on time.
  • Anticipate potential risks and issues within projects, proactively collaborating with the project team to identify solutions.
  • Effectively utilize Workfront for project tracking, organization, and communication daily
  • Organize and lead internal and external project status meetings by presenting project tracking reports with key performance indicators and detailed project charters
  • Maintain productive and positive working relationships with all the shared service departments, including but not limited to: Studio, Creative, Ad Operations, Content, Marketing, Events, Copy Edit, and Circulation.
  • Planning of virtual or in-person events and conferences, involving recruitment, scheduling, logistical planning, and day-of management.
  • Execute projects with deliverables in the following product families: Digital, Print, Video, Virtual and Live Events, Strategic/Custom
  • Participate in on-going leadership and development courses


Qualifications:

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required


Experience:
  • 4-5+ years of project management or similar experience required
  • Knowledge or experience in pharmaceutical compliance and medical, legal, regulatory review process preferred
  • Workfront or similar project management software experience preferred


Special Skills:
  • Clear oral and written communication skills with fellow associates, clients, and faculty
  • Demonstrate effective strategic and critical thinking skills
  • Strong leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across functional areas at many levels
  • Strong conflict resolution, negotiation, and consensus building skills
  • Positive attitude and the ability to professionally drive forward progress
  • Initiative to assist with developing and implementing process across the organization
  • Strict attention to detail, organization skills, adaptability, and customer service
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Adobe PDF, Zoom/Microsoft Teams


Physical requirements and work environment:
  • Travel - up to 20% for event and video program management
  • Hybrid

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