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Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our growing Promotional Medical Education team!
The Senior Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex client campaigns across one or more accounts. This role keeps teams aligned, manages scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and client approvals, and partners closely with Account, Finance, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work on time and on budget.
This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Lambertville, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs. This role will work Eastern standard business hours.
What you’ll do:
- Own day-to-day project management for assigned campaigns from initiation through closeout, ensuring work is delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
- Build and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, status reports, and resource plans across multiple complex deliverables and teams
- Partner with Account, Finance, internal teams, subcontractors, and client stakeholders to keep work moving and ensure clear communication at every stage
- Monitor budgets weekly, support revenue recognition and invoicing activities, and flag financial risks or scope changes early
- Lead project meetings, manage client review and approval processes, and ensure deliverables meet quality standards and relevant guidelines
- Identify, escalate, and help resolve risks, timeline conflicts, resource constraints, and project issues
- Support business development efforts by contributing project management guidance, budgets, timelines, and implementation planning as needed
- Participate in project audits and help reinforce consistent project management processes and best practices
- Coach, mentor, and train project management team members and contribute to onboarding or discipline-specific training
- Share best practices through the Project Management Community of Practice and contribute to process improvements or standard operating procedures
- Participate in hiring activities for the project management discipline, such as panel interviews or job shadows
- Develop and empower people, manage change, build relationships and influence others, build and lead effective teams, and achieve results
This position is a perfect fit for you if:
- Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you
- You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving
- You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data
- You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines
What you should have:
- 4+ years of project management experience in an agency setting
- 3+ years of experience in budget development/management
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related business experience
- Experience leading multiple cross-functional project teams and deliverable types, as well as successful management of campaign budgets
- Strong Microsoft Office skills and familiarity with structured project management methodology; PMP certification preferred
- Strong communication, organization, leadership, problem-solving, and client-readiness skills
- Prior experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical industry or agency preferred
- Experience in Workfront is highly preferred
Pay Range: $90,000-$100,000
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
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We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: .
At Real Chemistry, we believe we're at our best when we're connected. Our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate. Because our workforce spans multiple countries, regions, and client needs, work arrangements may vary by role and location. Some positions offer hybrid or remote flexibility, while others require regular in-office presence. For example, certain teams and regions, including some of our UK operations, have office-based requirements. Your recruiter will discuss the specific expectations for the role you're pursuing during the interview process and keep you informed throughout the hiring journey. For employees located within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office, we require in-person attendance two days per week, either from a Real Chemistry office or when working onsite with clients. Employees in regions without a nearby office may work remotely and come together throughout the year for collaboration, culture-building, learning, and team connection opportunities. While these guidelines reflect our current workplace model, we understand that everyone’s circumstances are unique. If you require additional flexibility, we welcome an open conversation with your recruiter and our HR team to discuss your needs and determine what may be possible.
Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.
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