Sr. Project Manager-Pharma

Merge Storytelling and Technology

We MERGE storytelling and technology to promote health, wealth and happiness in the world. We help marketing and technology executives engage hearts and connect parts by offering full-service capabilities including strategy, creative communications, experience engineering, performance marketing, media, digital platform development and more.

Promote Health, Wealth & Happiness

We are committed to promoting health, wealth and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries such as healthcare, financial services and consumer products. Our health clients are literally on the front lines saving lives. Our wealth clients are changing the financial potential in people's lives. And our consumer clients make lives...a little bit happier every day.

Partner with Clients of Iconic Brands

MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Facebook, Adobe, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Fidelity, Eaton Vance, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Seqirus, Supernus, Boston Scientific, Advocate Aurora Health, Indiana University Health and Marco’s Pizza to name a few.

Work with Poets and PHD’s

With 750+ employees across offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Montreal and New York City, MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that connects our poets and PHD’s which enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where people with ability, agility and humility can grow and do the best work of their careers.

As our Sr. Project Manager, you will…

Be Accountable and Responsible

As our Sr. Project Manager, you will be responsible for the internal management of assigned projects from inception to completion within the Agency. You will be the internal hub for all projects within the assigned client and will organize, schedule and communicate with team members to deliver the work to complete a project within defined scope, quality, timeframe, and budget. You  must be able to manage large multi-faceted projects/accounts/campaigns and multiple projects at the same time across all execution mediums within the Pharma and/or Life Science industries

• Work as independent liaison/communications hub between all agency team members
• Organize, manage, and be accountable for each step of the strategy, creative development process, legal reviews, and Veeva uploads from project set-up to project kick-off to delivery of final material in all mediums – collateral, print, broadcast, video, digital, email, out-of-home, direct mail
• Set up and run all necessary key touchpoint meetings in the process - kick-offs, internal reviews, status, progress meetings, development checkpoints, etc.
• Scope, estimate time of resources & create project plans & detailed schedules (from Strategy through creative development through delivery), and manage schedules throughout the life cycle of each project
• Manage and prioritize team assignments with detailed tasks for daily deliverables using agency tools (Webvantage) and clear verbal communications
• Partner with Project Manager, Broadcast Producers, Print Production, Media, and Analytics to coordinate schedules, budgets, deliverables, and approval processes on all projects
• Forecast future deliverables based on project scope and project schedules
• Review media plan and communicate necessary specs and material information to creative and studio teams
• Alert team if a project strays out of scope or the originally set parameter
• Lead contingency planning, problem resolution, and recommend solutions to maintain schedules, budgets, and quality deliverables
• Track actual hours per estimated project plan and run reports as requested
• Oversee general workflow capacity based on project plans, staff assignments, capabilities per scope and work with Department Director to manage and plan resources
• As requested, manage project out-of- pocket estimates and purchases per assigned projects and budget parameters
• Manage freelance hours and cost for copy, layout, content development, and external production
• Develop, manage and enforce a rigorous approvals process internally (from creative development through production phases of each project)
• Responsible for proofing process, brand guidelines, and quality standards on all projects
• Keep Department Director aware of progress on each project and the development/deployment of the process – raising concerns as quickly as possible
• Manage Webvantage database with up to date detail