Senior Project Manager - Medical Communications

Avalere Health

~$96,093 - $178,459Market Estimate

Philadelphia, PA && New York, NY && Washington DC && Remote (US)

Full-Time

Senior (7+ yrs)

Operations & Project Management

Posted on October 21, 2026

About The role

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll take ownership of complex projects and larger accounts within our Medical capability, with opportunities to work across Publications & Medical Affairs. This role brings together people, priorities and timelines to deliver work that achieves meaningful outcomes for our clients. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you’ll be a trusted client contact and a central point of connection for internal teams and external partners, keeping projects on track, on budget and aligned to agreed objectives.

You’ll combine confident communication with strong project and financial management skills, building collaborative relationships across Client Service, Editorial and wider teams. Along the way, you’ll anticipate challenges, create clarity and help colleagues do their best work, with opportunities to share your experience and support the development of others.

What You'll Do

Manage all aspects of assigned projects from a project management and financial perspective, ensuring successful planning, management, execution and outcome

Ensure both clients and internal stakeholders are kept informed and regularly updated on project progress with any concerns being flagged to appropriate department leads in a timely manner

Actively drive timelines and act as an internal information hub for the account

Actively manage project finances to achieve Avalere Health KPIs and proactively discuss any corrective courses of action with client and internal team

Where possible identify, and generate, opportunities with existing and new accounts.

The range of tasks which a SPM may be asked to do includes but is not limited to:

budget development and reconciliation

updating PM tools and running regular reports

reviewing project management processes and finding ways to resolve

timeline/schedule development and updating

providing internal and external financial information

invoicing clients; tracking and phasing projects

traffic management; updating status sheets

driving internal and client status calls

mentoring and guiding best practice

providing project feedback and input to action plans.

About You

Demonstrate a minimum of 5+ years of experience in client facing project management roles within a Medical Communications agency.

Experience working on either Publications or Medical Affairs accounts is highly preferred

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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