Project Delivery Director

Summary

Join Avalere Health as Director, Project Delivery – Access Marketing and lead and manage agency workflow, client delivery, resourcing, timelines, budget, and submissions. You will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery, process optimization, enforcing project standards, fostering client relationships, and contributing to new business development. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 10+ years of project management experience in a healthcare agency, and expertise in pharmaceutical brand marketing. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess exceptional organizational skills. Avalere Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including a generous retirement plan, private medical insurance, and flexible working practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 10+ years’ experience in project management within a healthcare agency environment

Responsibilities

• Lead, own, and perform all aspects of project delivery end-to-end from project scoping and submissions management to successful execution and lessons learned
• Lead project delivery for both external portfolio of client accounts as well as the internal department for Access Marketing in line with business objectives and operational excellence
• Establish and/or optimize processes based on Access Marketing business objectives, including identifying opportunities to improve, streamline, and automate agency workflows
• Enforce project standards and business management systems across internal and external stakeholders as needed
• Foster client relationships and represent agency operations/project delivery in client meetings and planning discussions as appropriate
• Lead and contribute to launch planning roadmaps and day of approval plans to ensure operational excellence throughout client PDUFA timeframes
• Create and disseminate project burn reports and escalate/mitigate areas of risk as needed, including working collaboratively with the account team to proactively address
• Integrate seamlessly and maintain fluency between Advisory and Marketing disciplines within a matrixed organization
• Grow and contribute to the growth of Access Marketing by supporting project delivery needs for RFPs, pitches, and other new business development opportunities
• Lead collaboratively with account, strategy, medical, creative, and other project delivery partners on all aspects of Access Marketing
• Support leadership with growing the internal project delivery team and cultivating strong talent, including mentorship, management, and outsourcing of freelance needs
• Be flexible with travel up to 10% of time as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred
• Expert skill level with MS Office experience, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook strongly preferred
• Expert skill level with MS Project or other project plan software (Smartsheet) strongly preferred
• Expert skill level with production tools and proprietary software (Egnyte, JIRA, Asana, Content Management Systems, online routing, etc.) strongly preferred
• Excellent knowledge of the web and related technologies including (user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting) strongly preferred
• Strong experience with both traditional/non-digital and digital campaigns (including site, digital experiences, email) strongly preferred
• Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and cross-discipline environment with a proactive mindset
• Deep and detailed knowledge of pharmaceutical brand marketing including broadcast, print, digital, and medical/legal/regulatory review
• Highly skilled as an interdisciplinary thinker and curious project delivery lead
• Seamlessly skillful in balancing both collaborative work and independent work
• Proven track record in leading teams, problem-solving with agility and creativity, as well as upholding the organization’s culture
• Comfortable working under pressure with tight deadlines, across both inline client work and pipeline new business development work
• Exceptional and reliable organizational skills

Benefits

• Generous company pension/retirement plan
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives
• Compelling time-off policy
• Many other excellent employee benefits
• Flexible working practices