Project Manager

Connecting humankind to its best healthlife is not just our mission at Spectrum; it’s what drives us to “Be Thinkful.” A term we use to encourage innovation, spark creative solutions to our client’s greatest challenges and your invitation to passionately share your unique perspective and ideas. As the only full-service, fully-integrated, science-focused firm that unites global marketing, communications, and media under a single P&L, we specialize in going beyond the science quo to deliver best-in-class work for our clients.

At Spectrum, our team of Project Managers are engineered to be expert facilitators in the delivery of quality omni-channel work. We help to assemble interwoven teams through our proprietary workflow and foster thoughtful planning, collaboration, ingenuity, and optimal outcomes that deliver atomic work for our clients.

We are currently looking for a Project Manager with a fondness for detail, an appreciation for process, and some swagger to boot. This candidate will be entrepreneurial at their core, comfortable navigating ambiguity, able to work on various types of creative, digital, and social media programs simultaneously. The ideal candidate is a team player with a deep drive to successfully deliver diverse and innovative programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops accurate and comprehensive estimates, project plans, SOWs, and change orders
• Builds and maintain project schedules and work assignments in web-based project management software, including weekly and monthly resource projections
• Identifies internal/external resource needs, and acts as steward for them throughout engagement
• Key day-to-day contact with internal cross-functional teams and external vendors
• Liaises with account counterparts in the management of lower to mid-level clients
• Cultivates positive relationships with internal / external partners to ensure optimal delivery
• Maintains high-performing team dynamics through empathy, trust, communication, and collaboration
• Clearly communicates prioritized daily tasks and manages prioritization conflicts appropriately
• Manages financial aspects of programs and is accountable for delivering projects within budget
• Monitors program resource hours on weekly basis and proactively escalates when overages may arise

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years agency experience, preferably within healthcare communications, digital and/or creative
• Self-motivated, disciplined, fast learner, organized
• Experience managing digital projects
• Ability to manage multiple projects from start to finish on time and within budget
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with resource management preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly collaborative and solution-oriented with a flexible mindset that can adapt to changing client needs

The anticipated salary range for this position will be $70K-$75K. Salary is based on job-related factors such as: years of relevant experience, qualifications and/or certifications. Spectrum reserves the right to modify this pay range at any given time.

We want to ensure our employees are living their best (health and professional) life and offer a variety of benefits and perks which support our flexible work environment.

• All positions are remote friendly. At Spectrum, you choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our three offices (D.C., New York, and Chicago) or remotely from anywhere in the United States, or a combination.
• If you choose to go into an office, take advantage of the pre-tax transportation benefits.
• If you choose to work from home, use the office equipment stipend.
• No matter where you work, you’ll benefit from the monthly cell phone reimbursement.
• Flexible time off. Take the time you need in addition to company holidays, voting time, jury duty and bereavement. We also offer a Sabbatical Program after 7 years of service.
• 13 weeks paid Parental Leave, inclusive of adoption and foster care placement.
• Continuous learning and development through Greatest Potential Self (proprietary talent program), Gallup CliftonStrengths Coaching, Rembrandt Development, and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Bring your friends to work at Spectrum and earn a generous referral bonus.
• Virtual concierge services to ensure your time can be spent in the most meaningful ways.
• Medical concierge service to assist with scheduling appointments, finding care, estimating and resolving claim issues, etc.
• Thorough onboarding including accessible conversations with leadership.
• 401k with company match and 1:1 Financial Coaching and Education.
• Wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, as well as science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools through Headspace & Ginger.

Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Spectrum is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Careers@spectrumscience.com