What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager position at Kada Recruiting?
The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in managing work flow and optimizing resources for all projects throughout a large integrated account, and will assume responsibility for the successful completion of these projects. The Senior Project Manager is able to stay on budget and schedule and meet or exceed the expectations of clients, while enabling internal teams and agency partners to work to their potential. As a Senior Project Manager, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, managing and mentoring junior project management staff, partnering with discipline leads to define and document the overall scope of projects, working with the project team to identify strategies and solutions that will best meet client needs, and using project management methodologies to create and implement project plans that provide a road map for tasks, sequencing, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocations. The application of these skills will take place in a dynamic, team-oriented, agency environment and you will be looked to lead and mentor your agency colleagues.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of agency experience managing projects in high volume pharmaceutical accounts with client facing experience
- Knowledge of marketing and advertising of US and global pharmaceutical brands
- Working knowledge of Medical Legal Submission requirements
- Adept in successfully managing multiple concurrent projects involving cross-functional teams
- Ability to identify and manage all internal and external resources (including agency partners) required to deliver the project, as well as manage budgets, schedule, and coordination involved with any outside partnerships
- Ability to effectively lead and motivate project teams in complex integrated environments
- Strong decision-making capability to head off potential conflicts and problems before they materialize
- Capable of speaking with authority and intelligence about interactive marketing
- A collaborative spirit and willingness to work as a team member
Responsibilities
- Input schedule, budget, assumptions, and scope considerations for all Statements of Work (SOW) and Change Orders
- Identify, assess, and communicate scope changes and their impact to the schedule and budget
- Build project implementation plan and determine required resources
- Track project needs and progress against plan, reconciling burn rate, and financials, keeping account management and business management informed
- Accurately identify, obtain, and manage all necessary assets in a timely manner for projects coordinating approvals with the appropriate resources
- Ensure that resources understand their assignments, deliverables and deadlines and are working toward them throughout the project life-cycle
- Collaborate with Account Management team to manage client expectations and communications flow and identify additional opportunities