Project Manager, Medical Communications

Our Medical and Patient Communications team is a full-service Medical Communications Agency within IQVIA, with a global team working across Europe and the USA. Supporting our clients from Phase II onwards, we provide highly impactful communications programmes to engage healthcare professionals, payers and patients, which harness the power of IQVIA’s healthcare data, domain expertise, transformative technology, and advanced analytics to drive healthcare forward.

The Medical and Patient Communications (MPC) group is expanding, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and focused Project Manager to join us at this very exciting time in our evolution.  The Project Manager will be responsible for the successful planning, execution and wrap up of various types of deliverables across our business. They will be involved in all aspects of a project, working closely with the Account Management Team to ensure all deliverables are on time, within budget and in accordance with our standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), policies and practices. The successful candidate will be well-organized, have excellent attention to detail and thrive in a fast-past environment. Experience of working in a Medical Communications agency environment and/or within the pharmaceutical industry is desired.

Essential Functions

• Work with senior Client services team members and other internal teams contributing to the development and delivery of high quality programmes that meet the needs of Customers and Clients
• Project manage teams to deliver on all aspects of project activities including briefing, planning, scheduling, budgets, financial reviews and resourcing, ensuring the delivery of projects to agreed specification and quality
• Assess the scope of all assigned project activities / programmes and assist in identifying the range and depth of project management support necessary for achieving objectives
• Ensure the completion of set up and maintenance of all project documentation files and records taking responsibility for internal databases, tracking systems, and project plans with project specific information
• Responsible and accountable for all financial activities relating to project delivery such as developing budgets, supporting SOW development, raising invoices, monitoring on project spend, analysing timesheets and the ongoing forecasting of revenue for back to business reporting
• Along with the Account Teams, act as day to day client contact, as appropriate in collaboration with other Project Managers as necessary.  Lead, contribute towards and attend project team meetings, including client teleconferences or face to face meetings as required.  Tracking actions from meetings as appropriate and providing timely and regular updates to Account Teams on progress and actions as necessary
• Contribute to the growth of existing accounts by supporting senior Account Team members through the successful delivery of won business and by supporting key Client and Stakeholder relationships.  To propose appropriate ideas and solutions around initiatives to support the growth of activities as appropriate with regard to new business opportunities
• Prepare presentation materials for meetings as required such as agendas and slide decks to support the successful project management of all activities.

Key skills

Competent in the use of (required):

• MS Outlook 
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Word

Experienced in the use of (desirable):

• Smartsheet
• MS Project
• MS Teams
• Medical review platform (Veeva, Zinc, etc.)
• Adobe

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree 
• Project management experience within the pharmaceutical industry or Medical Communications agency environment or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Good knowledge of all aspects of project management services and ability to manage multiple projects
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organisation and leading and participating in teams
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a fast-paced environment. Ability to maintain demanding timelines. Adaptability and flexibility to changing priorities
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good finance skills and problem solving skills with the ability to develop and articulate recommendations
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate analysis to executable programs within defined goals
• Good organizational, planning, and logistics skills
• Sound judgement and decision making skills
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics
• Strong software and computer skills, including MS Office applications.
• Good knowledge of pharmaceutical compliance

Benefits 

• Excellent Salary and Bonus 
• Life Assurance, Pension & Private Health Insurance
• Additional Voluntary Benefits available including:
  • Health Insurance (Dental, Health Screen and Optical)
  • Health Clubs and Gym Discounts
  • Give As You Earn

At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 67,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.