Project Director, Events

About the Opportunity

Reports to Senior Project Director or Account Director

Job Summary

A successful project director is responsible for overseeing the project management events team (Project Managers and Coordinators) to ensure their functions are streamlined for maximum utilization to support all project accounts. They are tasked with establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with peers, staff, suppliers, clients, healthcare professionals (HCPs), and other relevant groups associated with overall project/account delivery. They will also work as a liaison between the other internal departments and team members to provide proactive consultation throughout program development and execution.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages 2-4+ accounts (dependent upon scope), overseeing 10-15+ concurrent projects, dependent upon scope
• Assumes responsibility for overall scope of each project, develops plans/timelines/budgets
• Anticipates client needs and proactively addresses those needs with the account director to ensure complete client satisfaction
• Ensures internal resources are aligned and working efficiently to deliver the highest quality work
• Develops and tracks progress of timelines, with support from team; overseeing multiple timelines at once and identifying cross over, pain points, synergies, etc.
• Knowledgeable about FDA, AMA, PhRMA Guidelines and State Regulations as they apply to all projects
• Delegates logistical meeting and congress management project tasks to team members best positioned to complete them
• Serves as a point of contact for client on specific project items and teams when shared services are in play to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Performs quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
• Ensures projects stay within budget, flagging any potential shifts out of scope the delivery of each project relative to budget, and the overall profitability of the account. Conducts project reconciliations in a timely fashion with Account Director

Experience, Skills, And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, CMP or HMCC preferred
• Complete and comprehensive knowledge (5+ years) of professional meeting planning and logistical experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical space
• Experience in the management of direct reports
• Proficient software and computer skills (Microsoft Suite), CVENT and other meetings management software experience preferred
• Adept problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships
• Attention to detail, even under pressure
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Detail-oriented, articulate, creative, optimistic and works easily with a variety of personalities and styles
• Ability to make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project

Travel Requirements

The ability to travel and meet with clients as required. This is a full-time, remote position with the potential for up to 50% travel.

About OPEN Health

OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.

OPEN Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.