Associate Project Manager

Avalere Health

~$63,000 - $117,000Market Estimate

Remote (US) && New York, NY

Full-Time

Entry (0-2 yrs)

Operations & Project Management

Posted on October 12, 2026

About the role:

The Associate Project Manager (or APM) will have project specific responsibilities & ownership of low/mid complexity projects across a set of client account(s) as assigned. They will work closely with their agency counterparts (Account, Creative, Finance, Strategy, Technology) to create the space for great ideas, work and results.

The role is accountable for achieving great project-level results for low/mid complexity projects (and supporting large scale projects with oversight) for the agency through thoughtful project planning, staff alignment and effective project management that anticipates and actively manages to mitigate risks. The APM will also begin to take on greater financial management responsibilities in the form of estimating work, monitoring budgets and supporting other agency financial processes.

What you'll do:

Point of contact for client for low/mid complexity work that has been kicked off and is in motion at the agency

Solicit client direction and input; manage client expectations

Supports the organization and prioritization of work across client responsibilities

Consultative approach able to identify and mitigate project risks before they become issues

Ability to synthesize client interactions into actionable direction

Deliver high quality work that exceeds client expectations

Financial management including pricing, budget management, reconciliation, billing, and the ability to effectively communicate financial status/risks/mitigation plans to client

Actively partner with Account, Creative, Finance, Strategy and Technology to establish project approach and pull through the work from job activation to end delivery

Work closely with Account partners to clearly define and activate project work

Serve as organization hub for assigned clients and project work

Manage daily hot sheets, facilitate flow of project work, partner closely with resource management to align staff to the work

Facilitate efficient communication across the agency team including capturing meeting notes and outlining next steps as required

Create and manage project timelines and resource assignments

Developing decision maker and problem solver. Expanding ability to set direction for the team based on good, consistent decision making

Expanding financial management responsibilities including scoping/estimating work, budget management and supporting other agency financial processes

Prepare/support and lead client submissions

Ability to lead the scoping and estimation of low/mid complexity work

Monitors and assigns tasks to internal project team

Ability to run client and team meetings

Accountable for delivering revenue in the month projected

Works closely with their account management counterpart to ensure accurate financial projections.

About you:

1 year of relevant experience, agency/pharma setting preferred

Ability to work well with cross functional teams

Extreme attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Client facing abilities

Solid presentation skills

What we can offer

You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.

Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.

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