Avalere is hiring a
Project Manager

Summary

The job is for a Project Manager at Avalere Health, a commercialization partner in the biopharmaceutical and medical technology industries. The role involves managing projects, collaborating with teams, preparing and managing client submissions, and ensuring timely delivery of projects.

Requirements

• Four year college degree
• 2 + years of agency (or relevant) project-management experience
• Experience managing Content Management Systems such as Adobe Experience Manager
• Experience managing Medical Legal Review submissions in Veeva
• Proven experience managing digital projects with teams of 10+ people
• Solid experience working on projects that have data and analytics components, with an ability to understand how the data output can be used to form insights and drive additional tactics
• Ability to manage multiple projects totaling $1MM - $ 1.5MM in revenue annually

Responsibilities

• Manages effective, efficient workflow of all projects on assigned accounts
• Manages Content Management Systems such as Adobe Experience Manager
• Manages Medical Legal Review submissions in Veeva
• Collaborates with all agency teams to establish effective project plans, staff plans, forecast upcoming work and allocate resources
• Prepares and manages client MLR submissions
• Develops timelines and advises on estimates; manages projects to remain on time and budget; flags timing and budget concerns to course correct
• Schedules and leads project kick-off meeting (as it relates to schedule, job level, folder structure and location, SOW, creative assets, etc.)
• Works with internal team to define program requirements and system specifications. Works with client on as-needed basis
• Initiates and conducts formal internal review meetings to secure creative approvals
• Maintains daily communications with team members on all projects
• Ensures that issues and risks are anticipated, identified and properly escalated and resolved. Seeks final resolution on all issues so projects do not stall or fall out of scope without warning
• Conducts internal copy/layout reviews with core team and ensures all assets are routed internally, with specific attention to required creative and proofreading approvals
• Ensures adequate amount of time, whenever possible, for the routing and review of materials
• Facilitates presentations and review of final asset with client and provides recommendations pertaining to budget, timing, production, etc
• Identifies out-of-scope activities
• Manages the financial tracking process for the project (create job status report, attend accounting meetings, maintain the estimate by reallocating hours as necessary, flag overages, identify delays that may affect budget, etc.)
• Takes ownership of and enforces agency processes by providing meaningful feedback to all teams
• Analyzes and recommends process improvements to enhance efficiency, including systems and/or software recommendations
• Tactful, yet assertive communication style; able to foster positive relationships with agency teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated industry, knowledge is a plus
• Knowledge and/or understanding of resourcing creative and technical teams across projects is a plus

Benefits

• Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We offer a personalized learning approach, diversity and inclusion initiatives, community engagement opportunities, and flexible working practices
• We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices
• Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits