Senior Project Manager: Medical Communications - US

Senior Project Manager: Medical Communications


We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex medical communications programmes across a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare clients.


Key Responsibilities

  • Manage multiple client accounts and project workstreams simultaneously, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and on budget.
  • Develop and maintain project timelines, status reports, hot sheets, Statements of Work (SOWs), and financial tracking documentation.
  • Lead publications project management activities, including manuscripts, abstracts and posters, ensuring adherence to publication timelines, author review cycles, journal submission requirements and Good Publication Practice (GPP) guidelines.
  • Coordinate advisory board programmes end to end, including planning, logistics, briefing materials, meeting execution and post-meeting reporting.
  • Oversee the delivery of a broad range of medical communications materials, including slide decks, training materials and medical education content.
  • Manage project budgets, resource allocation and cross-functional teams across a portfolio of programmes.
  • Support and facilitate MLR review processes, ensuring compliance requirements are met and client review cycles progress efficiently.
  • Identify, communicate and proactively manage project risks, scope changes and delivery challenges.


Experience & Qualifications

  • 4 to 6 years' project management experience within a medical communications agency or a related healthcare or pharmaceutical environment.
  • Strong experience managing publications programmes, advisory boards and medical communications deliverables.
  • Demonstrated expertise in budget management, resource planning and financial tracking.
  • Working knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance requirements, including MLR review processes.
  • Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced agency environment.


Benefits

  • Fully remote working arrangement.
  • 20 days' paid annual leave (pro-rated for new starters), with additional entitlement considered for more senior hires.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Medical insurance, with employees contributing 15% of monthly premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA), with company contributions towards eligible deductibles.
  • Dental and vision insurance, with employees contributing 15% of monthly premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions.
  • 401(k) retirement plan, including Safe Harbor employer matching following the applicable eligibility period.
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discretionary annual bonus.
  • Earn up to $2,500.00 through the SCIRIS Group Employee Referral Scheme when you refer a candidate who is successfully hired into a permanent role.
  • An extra day of PTO for each year of service after your 3rd anniversary (up to 5 additional days), plus monetary awards at the 5, 10, and 15 year milestones.



Why join us?

We offer the flexibility of a fully remote role, a collaborative team environment, competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development.


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