BGBx
Director, Project Management
United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$135k-$155kDetected 13 days ago
Product ManagementProject ManagementForecastingBudgetingVendor ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- The work is complex, fast-moving, and deeply connected to improving lives, creating opportunities for curious minds to make a real difference every day.
- If you're energized by collaboration, inspired by innovation, and motivated by work that matters, you'll find a place to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact at BGBx.
- This position may be performed remotely within the United States.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Account and Marketing teams to provide clear, proactive, and consistent communication to clients and effectively manage expectations
- Partner with Resource Management and Functional Department Leads to manage fluctuating resource needs across the portfolio
- Lead project status reviews and facilitate cross-functional post-mortem sessions to drive continuous improvement
- Develop and oversee risk mitigation plans for large-scale and complex engagements
- Serve as a collaborative business partner to capability leads to evolve workflows and improve operational efficiencies
- Prioritize work in progress (WIP) with functional leads and Account teams to proactively address bottlenecks and maintain momentum
- Manage portfolio budgets and communicate revenue shifts or financial risks to senior leadership
- Partner closely with Account teams during client discussions related to timelines, production challenges, and project tradeoffs
- Collaborate with Resourcing to adjust client workload priorities across the portfolio as business needs evolve
- Drive organization, information sharing, and alignment across functional departments and Account teams
Requirements
- Proven experience leading large-scale, integrated, multi-channel programs and portfolios
- Strong understanding of agency operations, workflow management, resourcing, forecasting, and financial tracking
- Expertise in scoping, estimating, budgeting, and portfolio management
- Proficiency with project management and resource management tools and systems
- 8+ years of project management experience, preferably within a healthcare advertising, pharmaceutical, medical communications, or agency environment
- Demonstrated success managing and developing high-performing project management teams
- Ability to navigate complex client relationships and lead conversations around timelines, production considerations, and business tradeoffs
- Exceptional organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Account, Creative, Strategy, Production, and Functional Department Leads
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred
Compensation
- BGBx is headquartered in New York City, and the salary range listed reflects the expected base compensation for this role in the New York City metropolitan area.
- For candidates located outside the New York City area, compensation will be adjusted to reflect the applicable market for the employee's primary work location.
- Final compensation will be determined based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
- $ 135,000 - $155,000
Benefits
- We provide a competitive rewards package designed to support your health, well-being, professional growth, and life outside of work.
- Beyond benefits, you'll find a culture built on collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on healthcare and the people it serves.
- Additional benefits may be available based on your location.
Company info
- At BGBx, we're driven by a simple idea: breakthrough thinking creates breakthrough impact. As an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies, we bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare's most important challenges.
- Our teams work across consulting and communications to help clients shape strategy, launch innovations, engage stakeholders, and drive meaningful results throughout the product lifecycle. The work is complex, fast-moving, and deeply connected to improving lives, creating opportunities for curious minds to make a real difference every day.
- Director, Project Management
- At BGBx, we're driven by a simple idea: breakthrough thinking creates breakthrough impact.
- As an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies, we bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare's most important challenges.
- Our teams work across consulting and communications to help clients shape strategy, launch innovations, engage stakeholders, and drive meaningful results throughout the product lifecycle.
- Position Overview
- The Director, Project Management serves as the internal portfolio lead for an assigned book of business.
- This individual is a strategic and execution-focused leader who partners closely with Account teams to build and maintain accurate work projections, prioritize initiatives, and ensure the portfolio remains operationally sound and financially healthy.
- The Director, Project Management is ultimately responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality work that drives client satisfaction, meets business objectives, and balances client and agency economics.
- This role leads and mentors a multi-skilled team of Project Managers while driving operational excellence across the business.
Equal opportunity
- BGBx is an equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law
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