Project Manager

Discovery is a Publicis Health company focused on implementing advocacy strategies for pharmaceutical companies. The Project Manager will support project execution and client relationships, conduct landscape monitoring and research, and handle administrative tasks for both internal and external processes.

Responsibilities:

• Basic knowledge of clients’ therapeutic category(s), audiences, and related advocacy issues
• Basic understanding of advocacy account’s strategic drivers and competitors
• Basic research skills; able to locate information on advocacy landscape and therapeutic areas as required
• Ability to communicate research results effectively and concisely
• Assist with execution of project-based advocacy tactics
• Initial development of communications and internal materials such as briefs and timelines as needed
• Keeps accurate and organized records of estimates and estimate revisions
• Contributes to accurate and thorough documentation: status reports, timelines, agendas, etc
• Supports creative brief development and relationships with cross functional teams
• Contact with key clients and stakeholders, as needed
• Supports development and maintenance of clients’ budgets; understands the connection between work effort, hours spent and budget; familiarity with and adherence to agency financial and operating procedures and policies
• Organizes budgets, invoices, client budget trackers, other financial measures; begins to develop, analyze and review individual and overall budgets
• Assists with the creation of project estimates via a cross-capability collaborative approach
• Understanding of agency organization and process. Ensures projects flow through the agency correctly in a timely manner
• Utilizes cross functional team members for knowledge and experience
• Continuously learning technology including internal and external systems; basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Strong writing skills for professional correspondence
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate and think creatively
• Solutions oriented. Resourceful. Knows when to alert management to an issue
• Exhibits integrity and trust
• Self-starter; exhibits self-development and independence
• Highly organized
• Clear communication skills
• Collaborative team player
• Able thrive in fast paced work environment with frequent changes in project scope and workload
• Demonstrated interest in advocacy or healthcare communications environment preferred
• Agency experience a plus
• Advocacy and policy experience are a plus
• Non-profit experience is a plus