Associate Director Project Management

Job description

Associate Director of Program Management

MRM Health is seeking an Associate Director of Program Management. The role requires strong verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to manage a portfolio of business and teams in Project Management.

Responsibilities

Responsible for a portfolio of projects (or programs) acting as a delivery lead

Effectively plan, problem‑solve and deliver to drive excellence

Drive the delivery team and partner with leaders in all departments to achieve business objectives

Expertly perform all aspects of project delivery from scoping and definition to successful execution, and lessons learned

Interact and collaborate knowledgeably with clients, partners, vendors and across the MRM network

Enhance/create processes and procedures based on business objectives and opportunities to improve, streamline and/or automate

Steward and enforce project standards and business management systems

Lead/mentor APMs, PMs, SPMs and Program Managers; likely will have direct reports

Foster client relationships and build inroads for new opportunities

Qualifications

Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem‑solving skills, including those with clients and senior agency team

Consistently demonstrate key leadership skills in leading the immediate and broader team and multiple direct reports to meet project and agency goals

Work expertly under pressure and be very comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments

Shift readily between the big picture and the small‑but‑crucial details, knowing when to concentrate on each

Work expertly with clients, partners and vendors to deliver an overall solution

Understand, provide input to and gauge the quality of the project requirements and ensure alignment of the solutions

Expertly lead and motivate multi‑disciplinary project teams

Lead meetings with clients and agency team, and create/deliver persuasive presentations

Manage multiple projects as one cohesive program

Sell and negotiate solutions

Apply concepts in strategy, marketing and brand management

Excellent management skills, including coaching and mentoring of APMs, PMs and SPMs

Excellent leadership behavior and ability to act with managerial courage to motivate and influence team

Propensity to master business processes as ADPM will implement program plans

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred

Master’s‑level degree a plus

Detailed knowledge of pharmaceutical brand marketing including digital, broadcast, print, medical/legal/regulatory review, launch experience a plus

PMP or other operational/organizational certification (ITL., Six Sigma) a plus

8+ years’ experience in project management or service management within a professional services company

2‑3 years’ experience with direct management of team members strongly preferred

Agency or client‑side experience strongly preferred

Expert skill level with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) strongly preferred

Expert skill level with MS Project or other project‑plan software (Smartsheet) strongly preferred

Expert skill level with production tools and proprietary software (Egnyte, JIRA, content‑management systems, online routing, etc.) strongly preferred

Excellent knowledge of the web and related technologies including user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting strongly preferred

Strong experience with both traditional/non‑digital and digital campaigns (including site, digital experiences, email, and TV/ONVs projects) strongly preferred

Excellent experience with project methodologies, including agile, hybrid, and waterfall

Expert project management skills and experience including: Schedule development, management, monitoring and oversight

Resource management and forecasting

Task and delivery management

Risk identification and management

Issue identification and management

Estimate development, tracking and forecasting project fees and costs, and overseeing APM, PM and SPM

Contribute to Project Scope of Work documents and audit to identify risks

Reconciling project or program fees and costs for client review across an account

Delegation to support teams

Location

This role will be based out of New York City.

Salary Range

$70,000 to $205,000.

Equal Opportunity Employer

MRM is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.

For US Job Seekers: It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

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Worksite address

new york, NY, 10261, US

Who can apply

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