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Director, Project Delivery

Avalere Health· US Marketing – Project Management
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Remote$140k - $155kPermanent/full-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Director, Project Delivery with strong knowledge of agency workflow and financial management, leading a portfolio of project management and operational excellence initiatives across the agency.

Responsibilities

  • Expertly lead and perform all aspects of project delivery from project scoping and definition to successful execution, and lessons learned; be a go-to resource for the Project Management Department and other agency department leads
  • Responsible for a portfolio of accounts and associated programs acting as a delivery lead and an overall Project Management department leader
  • Effective roadmap planning, problem solving and delivering to drive operational excellence and ensuring adherence to best practices in this area
  • As a department leader, drive the cross-functional delivery team and liaise with managers in all departments to achieve business objectives and client satisfaction
  • Enhance/create processes and procedures based on business objectives and opportunities to improve, streamline and/or automate agency workflows
  • Enforce project standards and business management systems
  • Lead/mentor APMs, PMs, SPMs; will have direct reports
  • Foster client relationships and represent agency operations and project management in client meetings and planning discussions as appropriate; may require travel to client locations
  • Actively lead and contribute to launch planning roadmaps and day of approval plans to ensure operational excellence throughout client PDUFA timeframes
  • Create and disseminate project burn reports and escalate/mitigate areas of risk as needed, working collaboratively with Account Management team to proactively address
  • Instill a solution-oriented response among team members to client and internal challenges
  • Play an active role in conflict resolution. Identifies, manages, and resolves problems before they escalate. Partner with department heads and senior agency staff in resolving team conflicts
  • Manage and resolve staff issues related to employee performance
  • Coach and mentor SPM’s, PMs - providing ongoing, constructive feedback

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Masters-level degree a plus
  • Detailed knowledge of pharmaceutical brand marketing including broadcast, print, digital and Medical/Legal/regulatory review
  • 10+ years’ experience in project management within a healthcare agency environment
  • Expert skill level with MS Office experience, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook strongly preferred
  • Expert skill level with MS Project or other project plan software (Smartsheet) strongly preferred
  • Expert skill level with production tools and proprietary software (Egnyte, JIRA, Asana, Content Management Systems, online routing, etc.) strongly preferred
  • Excellent knowledge of the web and related technologies including (user experience, web development, web services, integration, application management and hosting) strongly preferred
  • Strong experience with both traditional/non-digital and digital campaigns (including site, digital experiences, email) strongly preferred
  • Excellent experience with project methodologies, including agile, hybrid, and waterfall
  • Expert project management skills

Skills

Required:Project managementMS OfficeMS Project / SmartsheetStakeholder managementLeadership & mentoring

Benefits

  • 401K plan with employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested)
  • life insurance
  • disability coverage
  • medical, dental, and vision plans
  • hybrid and remote work options
  • option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year
  • 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day
  • 9 public holidays
  • gifted end-of-year holidays
  • early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
  • free counselling through employee assistance program
  • personalized health support
  • enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
  • continuous opportunities for on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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