Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Project Manager at Avalere Health is entrusted with owning the intricate timelines and cross-functional coordination essential for major campaigns, providing strategic guidance to other project managers and associates across the global enterprise. This role requires the individual to steer multi-client schedules to align with shared campaign milestones while orchestrating detailed resource plans that reconcile agency constraints with demanding client expectations under tight deadlines. Success in this position demands mastery of pharmaceutical advertising regulations and the capability to direct teams effectively under stringent conditions, ensuring that every deliverable meets the highest standards. The hire will be replacing an existing senior role within the organization, stepping into a position that is critical to maintaining project momentum and operational excellence. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing governance checkpoints to identify risks early and facilitate course corrections before launch. The Senior Project Manager will champion rigorous compliance reviews alongside medical and legal teams to guarantee that all outputs adhere to strict advertising standards and regulatory requirements. Furthermore, this position is responsible for developing junior project managers through structured feedback, enabling them to manage ownership and client communication independently over time. Ultimately, the role focuses on mapping dependency chains across various therapeutic areas to maintain project momentum despite market fluctuations while facilitating cross-functional workshops to translate complex scientific insights into clear execution roadmaps.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own the intricate timelines and cross-functional coordination essential for major campaigns, providing guidance to other project managers and associates.
• Steer multi-client schedules to align with shared campaign milestones while ensuring alignment with Avalere Health's mission to ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for without exception.
• Orchestrate detailed resource plans that reconcile agency constraints with demanding client expectations under tight deadlines.
• Design and implement governance checkpoints to identify risks early and facilitate course corrections before launch.
• Champion rigorous compliance reviews alongside medical and legal teams to guarantee all deliverables adhere to strict advertising standards.
• Map dependency chains across various therapeutic areas to maintain project momentum despite market fluctuations.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to translate complex scientific insights into clear execution roadmaps.
• Monitor outcome metrics and refine workflows continuously to improve future campaign performance based on past data.
• Develop junior project managers through structured feedback, enabling them to manage ownership and client communication independently.
• Guide teams through complex, multi-faceted projects or entire campaigns while simultaneously managing other project managers.

Requirements

• Demonstrate experience managing large projects or portfolios that demand simultaneous attention and clear oversight.
• Possess a proven track record directing pharmaceutical advertising projects and collaborating with specialized agencies.
• Have a history of managing project managers or associates while consistently maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Show ability to operate within a culture that empowers employees to bring their whole selves to work and uses diverse skills for patient impact.
• Understand the importance of forging unconventional connections between Advisory, Medical, and Marketing functions.
• Align with the goal of a future where healthcare barriers dissolve and no individual is left behind.
• Commit to working within an inclusive culture supported by networks such as Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity.
• Operate in a role that reflects the values of a Fertility Friendly employer, which offers enhanced parental leave and a culture of flexibility.
• Engage as a proud Disability Confident Scheme participant, ensuring fair interview processes for neurodiverse candidates or those with long-term health conditions.
• Hold the necessary authorization to work in the location specified for this role.

Practical notes

Location for this role is New York, NY.

The engagement type is permanent full-time.

The compensation package is $140,000.00 per year.

This role requires 3 to 5 years of relevant experience.