Orchard - Senior Project Manager / Hybrind Account Director (6 Month Contract)

As Senior Project Manager (Health), you will run complex health/pharma projects and multi‑brand portfolios end‑to‑end. You’ll coordinate creative, medical writing, strategy, and tech; lead regulatory workflows; and mentor PMs.

You will be joining a high-profile account, with an innovative brand in the health space. You will need to be confident working at pace, balancing priorities, and maintaining a high standard.

Role & Responsibilities

Project & Portfolio Delivery

• Own schedules, budgets, risks, and quality across complex digital and omnichannel projects (sites, iVAs/eDetailers, Approved Emails, campaigns, content programs).
• Translate briefs into scoped plans with milestones, dependencies, and review gates; run stand‑ups, WIPs, and stakeholder forums.
• Mentor PMs on estimation, Jira hygiene, acceptance criteria, and handover excellence.

Healthcare Compliance

• Lead MLR and regulatory workflows (Medicines Australia Code, TGA) with impeccable documentation.
• Route and track materials through Veeva PromoMats/Vault (and client equivalents), coordinating medical/legal reviews and ensuring audit readiness.
• Anticipate compliance risks and build realistic delivery plans around gating and approval cycles.

Commercials & Forecasting

• Manage budgets, burn, and change control; keep Workbook clean and timesheets accurate.
• Flag variances early with options; contribute to estimates for new briefs and scope changes.

Ways of Working & Tools

• Maintain clear Jira boards and ticket quality; ensure Pageproof and Confluence documentation is current and usable.
• Use AI tools to accelerate documentation, risk scans, QA checklists, and status reporting.