Project Account Manager

An independent Medical Communications Agency is looking for an Account Manager for Business Support Team, to be the project manager on accounts, working collaboratively on client solutions with the account lead. Lead the project team, recognising their value and using all talents of the Team.

Responsibilities and duties

• Ensure a clear brief is received from the client and disseminated to the internal team
• Deliver projects to the brief and within scope and budget
• Build strong effective relationships with the clients and external thought leaders
• Brief and review freelance design and digital work to ensure that it is client ready
• Ensure standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reviewing materials are adhered to
• Proactively consider any problems that may arise when managing programmes and flag these to the account leads and or client where appropriate and make suggestions to overcome these
• Ensure the team follow compliance procedures, GDPR and pharmaceutical codes of practice
• Efficiently manage competing projects
• Develop budgets for review with the account lead
• Ensure all projects are reconciled accurately and invoiced on time
• Forecast projects accurately and in a timely manner
• Ensure all finance tracking is adhered to
• To be involved in new business requests for proposals, pitches and research
• To be available for domestic and international travel when a project requires onsite support

Qualifications and Experience

• Ideally educated to graduate level with a Bachelors degree (BSc) or bring extensive project management experience
• At least 3 years’ experience within medical communications
• Able to lead client accounts
• Organised with excellent time management skills
• Good attention to detail
• Proactive and enthusiastic
• Competent in MS Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position.

If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.