Project Manager

Description

The Project Manager is the glue that holds us all together. If you’re detail‐oriented, an active listener, and a proactive communicator, this role is an exciting opportunity for exposure to critical aspects of agency process and operations. This critical team member will support project management of the day‐to‐day workload across a range of deliverables. The role is perfect for someone eager to learn about the inner workings of world-class healthcare communications agency supporting the pharmaceutical industry. 

Cadent, powered by Syneos Health™, specializes in high-science, high-touch peer-to-peer medical communications. The company excels in translating complex science into compelling messages that deliver value and action. Cadent builds relationships and collaboration between the biopharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Support Account teams in the internal project management activities for client work and deliverables
• Controls basic project requirements, manages timelines and status of deliverables, ensuring that the project team knows the project status and has everything they need, writing timely meeting minutes
• Monitor cross-functional team responsibilities, ensuring accountability for tasks and timely progress.
• Maintain up-to-date master project documentation, including timelines, deliverables, and dependencies 
• Able to create budgets and SOWS, manage project financials, and understand forecasting
• Maintains tight management of ongoing project budgets and resource management
• Gains and maintains a working knowledge of the industry, brands, and categories
• Make proactive recommendations to help ensure efficiency and quality 
• Establishes solid working relationships with all internal teams
• Accurately tracks time spent on each job and enters in time-tracking system on a daily basis

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, marketing, or related field, OR
• High school diploma or equivalent with 1-3 years of agency project management, project specialist, executive assistant/administrative assistant experience
  

Preferred:

• 2-3 years of agency project management, project specialist experience
• Experience with Wrike or another electronic project management system

Skills

Required:             

• Proficient in English 
• Quick and accurate typing skills
• High level of computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite (ie, SharePoint, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
• Working knowledge of Project Management Tools like WRIKE (preferred), Smartsheets, MS Project or similar.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and prioritize tasks
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with internal team members and external stakeholders

Preferred:             

• PMP certification or equivalent
• Proficient with WRIKE

At Cadent, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Cadent is a US Medical Communications company with employees located across the US. The home office is in New York City. Cadent specializes in high science, high touch peer to peer medical communications. The company excels in translating complex science into compelling messages that deliver value and action. Cadent builds relationships and collaboration between the biopharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals.

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