Senior Project Manager - Health & Life Sciences Market Research

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Project Manager - Health & Life Sciences Market Research based in the United States.** Join a leading data analytics and advisory environment where market research and strategic insights help shape the future of healthcare and life sciences. As a Senior Project Manager, you will oversee complex research projects from initial planning and budgeting through execution and final delivery, ensuring high-quality results that meet client expectations. You will collaborate with insights consultants, sales teams, operations specialists, and external vendors to coordinate resources, manage timelines, and maintain financial performance. Acting as a trusted partner to clients, you will provide strategic guidance, resolve challenges, and ensure seamless communication throughout each project. Your expertise in quantitative and qualitative research will help deliver actionable insights across healthcare, pharmaceutical, and life sciences markets. This fully remote opportunity offers competitive compensation, a collaborative culture, and flexibility to support a healthy work-life balance. ### Accountabilities: As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the operational, financial, and strategic delivery of market research projects, balancing client needs, internal objectives, and vendor relationships. Your responsibilities will include: - Collaborate with Insights & Consulting and Sales & Strategic Growth teams to prepare proposals, develop cost estimates, and ensure research solutions are accurately scoped and priced. - Manage projects end to end, from initial planning and internal kickoff through fieldwork, milestone management, and final delivery. - Establish and monitor project timelines, budgets, scope, quality standards, and financial margins to ensure successful execution. - Coordinate internal teams, operations departments, centers of excellence, and external vendors to ensure resources and deliverables are aligned with project requirements. - Serve as the primary client-facing contact for sample management, research logistics, project status updates, and delivery coordination. - Communicate project milestones, deadlines, and expectations clearly to clients and internal stakeholders. - Proactively identify risks, resolve operational challenges, and recommend practical solutions to maintain project progress and quality. - Lead sample design, sourcing strategies, fieldwork coordination, and budgeting activities for qualitative and quantitative market research. - Ensure compliance and pharmacovigilance requirements are understood, documented, and implemented in accordance with client expectations, internal policies, and applicable regulations. - Maintain strong vendor relationships and oversee partner performance to support efficient, high-quality project delivery. - Provide strategic recommendations to insights teams and contribute to continuous improvement in project management processes. **Requirements:** The ideal candidate brings extensive project management experience in life sciences market research, combining strong operational expertise with client relationship management and financial oversight. You should be comfortable managing several complex projects simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, accountability, and high ethical standards. Key qualifications include: - A bachelor's degree in Business or a related field; an advanced degree is an advantage. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. - At least five years of experience managing complex life sciences research projects within a full-service market research agency. - Proven experience in project planning, cost estimation, fieldwork management, timeline coordination, compliance, and budget management, particularly for primary market research. - Experience managing healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences market research projects. - At least three years of experience in a client-facing role, with demonstrated strength in client relationship management. - Advanced proficiency in quantitative research methodologies, including online surveys, and qualitative approaches, including in-depth interviews and online focus groups. - A strong understanding of life sciences terminology, target audiences, therapeutic areas, and research methodologies. - Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently. - Strong attention to detail, self-motivation, professional integrity, and sound judgment. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across internal project teams, clients, and external partners. - A collaborative working style and the ability to solve problems proactively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. - Availability to work primarily during Eastern Time (ET) business hours is preferred. **Benefits:** - **Competitive salary:** Annual base salary ranging from $85,000 to $110,000. - **Comprehensive healthcare:** Medical, dental, and vision insurance through major national providers, including domestic partner coverage. - **Retirement savings:** 401(k) plan with company matching contributions. - **Flexible paid time off:** Flexible PTO, with employees encouraged to take at least three weeks of vacation. - **Paid parental leave:** Eight weeks of paid parental leave. - **Paid sick leave:** Up to eight weeks of paid sick leave. - **Company holidays:** Twelve paid company holidays annually. - **Remote work flexibility:** A virtual-first workforce, with remote opportunities across most U.S. states. - **Collaborative culture:** Work alongside multidisciplinary teams focused on delivering high-quality research and meaningful client outcomes. - **Professional development:** Opportunities to strengthen project leadership, client advisory, and life sciences market research expertise.