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Associate Director – Project Management
Lucid Group. Lead planning and delivery of multiple complex projects and integrated workstreams across life sciences accounts .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in project management within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, focusing on compliance with Medical/Legal/Regulatory standards and effective financial oversight. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, and build strong client relationships.
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Project Management ExperienceMedical/Legal/Regulatory Review KnowledgeBudget Management and Financial ForecastingCross-Functional Team LeadershipClient Relationship Management
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Hard Skills
Project ManagementBudget TrackingScope DevelopmentRisk ManagementForecastingChange Order SupportResource PlanningIntegrated Project PlanningCommercial CommunicationsCompliance Regulations
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsNegotiation SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsFacilitation SkillsMentoring Skills
Tools & Technologies
SmartsheetWorkfrontAsanaMicrosoft Office
Industry Keywords
HealthcarePharmaceuticalBiotechMedical CommunicationsAdvertisingCreative Agency
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead planning and delivery of multiple complex projects and integrated workstreams across life sciences accounts
- Translate client objectives and strategic direction into clear, achievable project plans
- Own integrated timelines, milestones, dependencies, approval pathways, risk plans and delivery standards across the project lifecycle
- Establish project operating rhythms, including kickoffs, reviews, status meetings, client updates and post-project assessments
- Clarify priorities, accountabilities, decision points and next steps for project teams
- Serve as a senior escalation point for project risks, workflow challenges and competing priorities
- Lead planning for materials requiring Medical/Legal/Regulatory review
- Coordinate with medical, legal, regulatory and client stakeholders to identify compliance, claims, fair balance, labeling and approval risks
- Maintain working knowledge of FDA promotional requirements for pharmaceutical and biotech brand communications
- Develop scopes of work, estimates, timelines and resource plans with account leadership
- Monitor budgets, burn, hours, forecasts and project profitability
- Track scope changes and support change orders, revised estimates, forecasting, reconciliation, invoicing and financial reporting
- Anticipate staffing needs and resolve resource constraints with department leads and Resource Management
- Guide, coach and mentor Project Managers and Senior Project Managers
- Develop project management best practices, tools, templates and training
- Build trusted client relationships and advise on project planning, delivery, budgets, timelines and risk management
- Represent project management in client meetings and planning discussions
- Support new business through operational planning and resource modeling
- Contribute to agency initiatives improving how Lucid plans and delivers work
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Project Management or a related field
- 7–10 years of project management experience within a healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech, medical communications, advertising or creative agency environment
- Experience supporting commercial communications for pharmaceutical or biotech brands
- Strong working knowledge of Medical/Legal/Regulatory review processes and US promotional communications regulations
- Experience managing complex, integrated projects across multiple functions, channels and stakeholders
- Experience with project financials, including estimates, scopes of work, budgets, forecasting, burn tracking and reconciliation
- Experience leading, mentoring or developing project management talent
- Strong understanding of agency workflow, resource planning and cross-functional team operations
- Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities, influence without direct authority and confidently escalate risks
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Workfront, Asana or comparable platforms, plus Microsoft Office
- Preferred: experience supporting new business pitches, launch planning or large-scale integrated campaigns in a regulated healthcare environment
- Preferred: willingness to travel occasionally for client meetings, team sessions or agency events
Benefits
Comp & perks- Meaningful learning and development opportunities
- Inclusive and accommodating recruitment process
- Occasional travel for client meetings, team sessions or agency events (preferred qualification, not compensation)