Job Description

WHAT DOES A SR PROJECT MANAGER DO?

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) will serve as a pivotal leader on a key MedComm account, driving the internal day-to-day operations and delivery. This role requires a highly proactive self-starter who is comfortable taking full ownership of project management needs and operating independently to move initiatives forward.

This role is strictly MedComm-focused, driving the execution of high-science medical communications deliverables. The SPM will act as the operational engine for a range of scientific initiatives, with a heavy focus on comprehensive medical presentations (slide decks), advisory board materials, symposia content, medical training materials, and disease state education. To ensure flawless execution of these specialized, data-heavy materials, the SPM will partner tightly with the core Account team and the Medical/Scientific team.

• MedComm Project Leadership: Drive full lifecycle delivery and management of specialized MedComm projects. This includes steering the development of complex medical presentations, advisory board materials, scientific training decks, and other data-heavy deliverables.
• Proactive Day-to-Day Management: Act as the primary, hands-on PM for the team, proactively anticipating needs, driving next steps, and managing all daily project operations independently.
• Budget & Burn Oversight: Diligently watch project burn and budgets. Lead the estimation process and provide project budget and staff plan parameters with minimal supervision.
• Timeline Management: Develop and actively manage project timelines, risk registers, communication plans, and change logs specifically tailored to the rigorous review cycles of medical communications.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work tightly and collaboratively with Account Services and the Medical team to facilitate project workflows and ensure scientific accuracy is maintained throughout routing.
• Financial Forecasting: In partnership with the Account Director (AD) and Group Project Director (GPD), develop financial forecasts for proactive financial management.
• Billing & SOWs: Facilitate monthly billing, analysis, and action in partnership with Account and Finance. Assist with the development of annual and project-based SOWs and change orders.
• Risk Mitigation: Actively work with project stakeholders to identify, evaluate, log, communicate, and mitigate project-level risks.
• Process Adherence: Ensure all project artifacts are properly stored within enterprise systems (Workfront, etc.) and apply PMO standards across projects.
• Problem Solving: Resolve conflicts regarding scope, schedule, resources, budget, quality, and communication with minimal oversight.
• Keeps direct manager informed; asks for help when needed; knows when to escalate issues/concerns to leadership; brings solutions
• Participates in candidate interviews as needed Effectively senses team morale and understands how to address issues

Qualifications

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education plus professional experience required.
• Three to five years of experience in a PMO role. Agency experience is required; MedComm, pharmaceutical, or healthcare agency experience is ideal, but not limited to these areas.
• Self-Starter Mentality: Extremely proactive and capable of taking full ownership of all day-to-day PM operations as a pivotal leader on the account.
• Complex Deliverable Expertise: Proven experience delivering complex agency projects. While experience with medical communications and high-science materials is ideal, any PM with strong agency experience, a high aptitude for managing data-heavy deliverables (like slide decks), and an understanding of rigorous review processes (such as MLR) will be strongly considered.
• Financial Acumen: Expert comprehension of project forecasting, reforecasting, and burn analysis/remediation throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Excellent scope and change management tracking and adherence.
• Ability to build trust, negotiate, and influence decision-making specifically with Account leads and Medical/Scientific SMEs.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risk.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and decision-making, especially when faced with uncertainty.
• Experience working with Project Management Information Systems such as Workfront, Smartsheet, or MS Project.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

Additional Information

EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. If this job posting includes a base salary range, it represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). This role is eligible for hire in select U.S. locations based on business and operational considerations. For a full list of locations, visit eversana.com/careers. More information about EVERSANA's benefits package can be found at eversana.com/careers. EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range and benefits at any time.