Senior Project Manager

Please note: This is a contract role, and you must be registered as an independent contractor.

Role: Senior Project Manager – Healthcare

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Duration: 6 months

Location & Working Model: Remote, UK

About the Role

As a Senior Project Manager in the healthcare sector, you will lead end-to-end project management across complex multi-workstream healthcare or pharmaceutical projects. Your role is critical in ensuring that project deliverables and timelines are aligned with client expectations while maintaining high quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex multi-workstream healthcare projects using Smartsheet, JIRA, Microsoft Project, or TFS.
• Partner with Client Services, discipline leads, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on deliverables, timelines, budgets, and expectations.
• Manage scope, timelines, budgets, forecasting, risks, and resources across multiple active client engagements.
• Track project progress and provide clear status reporting, escalation updates, and delivery recommendations to stakeholders.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional teams from strategy, creative, medical, technology, media, and client services to uphold delivery standards.
• Facilitate project meetings, manage stakeholder communications, and ensure all team members are informed and aligned.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing large-scale healthcare or pharmaceutical projects within an agency setting.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet, JIRA, Microsoft Project, or TFS.
• Exceptional organisational skills with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate across various departments and manage cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and risk management in a project management context.

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