About this role
About the Role The Associate Director, Project Management oversees 1-2 brands, leading PM teams, managing complex projects, and steering both strategic planning and seamless execution. This role requires a leader with vision, precision, and operational strength to elevate complex, integrated delivery. This is a remote position reporting to the Director, Project Management.
What You'll Do
- Lead complex, cross-agency initiatives across launch and mature brands.
- Own brand-level planning including long-range timelines, integrated Gantt charts, and multi-channel workstreams.
- Guide PM team priorities and ensure clarity, delegation, and alignment across projects.
- Serve as a trusted client partner for scopes, budgets, timelines, and operational planning.
- Oversee workflows and recommend process improvements.
- Educate clients on agency processes, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Lead internal hot sheet, status, and kickoff meetings.
- Lead onboarding and training while contributing to department learning initiatives.
- Assess team capabilities and provide targeted coaching.
- Report to Director on key communications and statuses.
What We're Looking For
- 6+ years of project management experience and 1-2 years in healthcare/pharma advertising, ready to lead teams and deliver high-impact, integrated brand work.
- Strong budgeting and portfolio management skills, with understanding of launch-to-mature brand needs.
- Experience across websites, email programs, speaker programs, social media, digital initiatives, and cross-departmental strategy oversight.
- Ability to manage up, including guiding senior-level strategy partners and aligning cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor's degree required.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows as the agency builds AI-driven tools.
- Comfort with operational platforms such as Excel, Power BI, Smartsheet, Basecamp and Workfront/Ziflow.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $120,000–$135,000 USD annually.
- Competitive compensation packages.
- Outstanding company-paid medical and dental benefits.
- 401(k) matching.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Flexible time off (FTO).