This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT.
About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through market access communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific, pharmacy, or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.
Summary: The Vice Present, Project Management will have a hands-on senior leadership role within our Project Management department. They are responsible for the oversight, leadership, assistance, and support of our pharma/medical device business teams in shepherding digital projects on assigned business units, from project initiation through completion. VP, Project Managers will have a team of direct reports, offering guidance and mentorship to Project Managers. They will have oversight on daily responsibilities and tasks to keep their assigned business units running smoothly.
Responsibilities
Project Management
- Manage multiple projects and priorities on across assigned brands, being accountable for project results and drive decision-making along with brand leaders, direct report staff, and external stakeholders
- Create detailed roadmaps and project plans, overseeing the day-to-day operation of a cross-functional team operating in a nimble and agile process
- Own the full lifecycle of projects on assigned brands from initiation to through final submission
- Prioritize tasks, communicate deliverables, ensure the team stays on targets with budgets and deadlines and regularly communicate with senior leadership on the status of projects, escalating issues as needed
- Work with brand leaders and cross-functional team members, to holistically manage the delivery of assets across various platforms and navigate competing priorities, allocating project management resources appropriately, and effectively clearing roadblocks.
- Ensure status meetings, hot sheets, timelines, and meeting notes are prepared for all assigned projects and escalate to senior management as needed
People Management
- Oversee people management activities including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, weekly check-ins, goal setting, performance activities, and evaluations
- Provide mentorship and career development for assigned project managers, positioning team members to take on new opportunities and growth
- Improve effective resource utilization on the project management team, and drive reductions in project costs through forward planning, resource allocations, and coordination
Relationship Management
- Work with the internal account and digital production brand counterparts to develop detailed and effective plans and monitor all aspects of project lifecycle, including scope, change and submission management
- Coordinate and inspire internal resources and external partners to deliver high quality, forward thinking, digital assets that align to client/brand goals
Risk Management & Analysis
- Analyze production workflows to find efficiency gaps and collaborate with project management peers and senior leadership to standardize workflows
- Enable rapid production decision-making through visibility into project data, including risk analysis and mitigation strategies, and cost avoidance opportunities
Operations & Best Practices
- Evaluate new digital management technology as part of recommended operation solutions
- Create and maintain visualization diagrams for existing and proposed workflows, process guides, and training materials
- Review plans and documents with brand leadership peers to secure sign off from senior leadership
Education:
- College degree, preferably in marketing, advertising, communications or science/medicine
Professional Skills and Requirements:
- 6+ years of experience in a project management role
- Ability to run large scale, complex projects
- Experience managing diverse projects
- Comfortable in a leadership position; the role will be client-facing
- Experience in managing project scope and profitability
- Advanced proficiency with project management software
This position can be performed remotely in all but the following locations: Colorado, New York City, San Francisco County, CA.
