Group Project Manager

Summary

Join Precision AQ's Project Management team as a Group Project Manager, leading and mentoring a team while managing complex projects. You will be responsible for project planning, team management, workflow optimization, and client communication. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical or regulatory field, and expertise in project management principles. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills. Precision AQ offers a competitive salary ($110,000-$126,000 USD), annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, parental leave, and paid time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 years’ direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process, budget development, project planning, and execution
• Pharmaceutical or other regulatory experience required
• Expertise in project management principles, methods and techniques
• Proficient with an online project management workflow tool, experience in Workfront a bonus
• Understanding and experience in MS Project
• Experienced in managing complex digital, print, and broadcast production projects
• May require travel domestically and/or internationally including overnight stays
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills along with robust attention to detail
• Effectively and efficiently, prioritize and manage the execution of tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Assertive and tenacious in conflict resolution
• Financial: Project scope input, resource planning, track out-of-pocket costs, project actualization planning, scoping, change control, resource alignment and QA/QC protocols

Responsibilities

• Project Planning
• Partner with Account to develop and manage high-level client plans for the year while aligning with the statement of work (SOW)
• Oversee development and dissemination of complex program/campaign timelines
• Provide timely and actionable input to Account and Project Management team for all project briefs
• Team Management
• Manage and mentor/coach senior project managers and project managers
• Oversee multiple lines of business and lead a small team of two or more (2+) direct reports and can still own the day-to-day project management function on a dedicated line of business
• Coordinate and lead weekly internal team status meetings, as needed
• Partner with the Creative Resource Manager for resource needs, timing, and allocation expectations, raising risks and solutions as the needs arise
• Onboard and train new PM team members
• Workflow/Process
• Contribute to Operations team by advocating management goals, running projects efficiently through the agency, and cross office initiatives
• Lead the online routing of projects, while ensuring quality assurance at each step
• Understand and advocate for the workflow process, and each team member’s role and responsibility within the workflow Review action orders (AOs) to ensure clear and executable direction is provided
• Oversee or lead the online routing of projects, while ensuring quality assurance at each step
• Review scrum report for line of business or potential bottlenecks of resources
• Communications
• Provide constant communication via teams, Workfront, email, phone, etc. to collaborate on Client expectations and deliverables
• Resource allocation requirements
• Project Management team
• Direct Supervisor
• Advocate for the team while monitoring delivery dates, tasks, project and budget burn
• Provide alternative solutions to ensure project stays on track
• Be the go- to Project Management team member for resolution on assigned lines of business
• Growth/Advancement Opportunities
• Participation in new business pitches
• Lead onboarding of new clients
• Define process and industry practices
• Identify and share best practices and operational improvements
• Lead, guide, and grow the project management group
• Liaise with clients and vendor partners
• Financial
• Scope input and review, resource planning, track out-of-pocket costs, project actualization planning, change control, resource alignment, and QA/QC protocols

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings benefits
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation
• Discretionary annual bonus