Senior Project Manager

Real Chemistry is looking for a Senior Project Manager tojoin our growing team!  

21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, takes an innovative approach to advertising, and focusing on making healthcare more human.  Not just in our work, but in the way we conduct business, approach client relationships, and treat each other. It’s a place where people subscribe to the adage, “Be good to each other, but hard on the work.” A place where people are not just in it for the paycheck, but to make a dent in the universe. Sound like you? 

At 21GRAMS, we set the benchmark for excellence in healthcare project management. As trusted leaders, we build confidence through teamwork, ownership, and proactive risk management. We uphold our processes with accountability, deliver with precision, and communicate with clarity. Creative problem-solving, adaptability, and integrity define our work. Guided by purpose and collaboration, we inspire our teams to achieve best-in-class outcomes for every project.

The Senior Project Manager leads complex, integrated initiatives across channels and provides day-to-day leadership for the project team. This role balances hands-on delivery with mentoring and process stewardship.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, Lambertville, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do: 

·      Lead execution of integrated campaigns that span digital, print, events, and video.

·      Develop detailed Gantts and critical paths across multiple deliverables and vendors.

·      Anticipate risks, propose solutions, and manage change control to protect scope, timing, and margin.

·      Mentor and coach Project Managers and Coordinators. Model best practices and documentation hygiene.

·      Partner with Account to align execution to strategy and client expectations.

·      Own forecasting inputs and invoice readiness in collaboration with Finance.

Portfolio Management:

·      Oversight of approximately 5 million dollars in revenue.

·      Administrative involvement in new business and shadowing scoping.

Resource Management:

·      Own staff plan rollup inputs and updates. Plan and communicate resourcing needs.

·      Develop brand Gantts and coordinate sequencing across workstreams.

Client and Vendor Relationship Management:

·      Active in client communications for delivery topics.

·      Own vendor relationships for assigned brands.

Training, Growth, Reporting:

·      Manage team best practices, process reference documents, and onboarding tools.

·      Shadow leadership to gain foundational management skills.

Admin Operations:

·      Own day-to-day task management within Workfront and Teams.

·      Ensure program compliance across all teams on the brand.

Execution:

·      Think strategically at the brand level. Identify overlaps and staggering opportunities.

·      Drive process improvements and QA across deliverables.

Finance:

·      Create scopes and change orders. Review estimates.

·      Analyze brand-level finances, forecast, and support invoicing. Speak to finances with clients.

Culture, Comms and Collaboration:

·      Build morale. Investigate and analyze issues. Gather the right collaborators.

This position is a perfect fit for you if: 

·  ​Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. 

·  You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. 

·  You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. 

·  You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines. 

What you should have:  

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Expert knowledge of digital and print production workflows.

• Strong skills in scoping, budgeting, resource planning, and risk management.

• Excellent client-facing communication and presentation skills. 

• 5 or more years of project management experience in healthcare communications.

• Prior mentoring or supervisory experience.

Pay Range: $110,000-$115,000

The anticipated salary range for this position is listed above. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, and internal parity.

In addition to base salary, Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefits package and a variety of programs designed to support our employees' well-being, growth, and success.

Real Chemistry reserves the right to update compensation and benefits programs at any time.