Associate Project Manager

About Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.

Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.

We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen. 

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About The Role

The Associate Project Manager (APM) plays a vital role in supporting multiple accounts and various project types within the medical communications field. The APM contributes significantly to key project management tasks, assisting the project management team in achieving daily tactical objectives. These objectives include ensuring effective project management, meticulous budget management, and strict adherence to timelines.

Under the guidance of senior team members, the APM helps manage both the financial and logistical aspects of projects, ensuring their successful execution and outcomes. While the role is primarily supportive, it demands progressively greater self-sufficiency and initiative, providing a solid foundation for career growth. This position is designed to prepare the APM for advancement to more senior roles within the organization, equipping them with the necessary skills and experience.

• Develop budgets, manage out-of-scope tasks, and perform financial reconciliation on standard budgets.
• Update and maintain project, finance, and resource management tools.
• Develop, track, and update project timelines.
• Provide accurate and timely financial information.
• Process invoicing requests.
• Manage internal traffic and coordinate booking requests for shared solutions.
• Oversee day-to-day project management tasks, including updating status sheets and ensuring timely responses.
• Attend internal status calls and contribute to post-meeting minutes.
• Participate in client status calls where appropriate and assist with documenting post-meeting minutes.
• Attend debrief meetings, provide input, and offer constructive project feedback.

• Demonstrating a minimum of 18 months+ experience in an administrative role, preferably in a team-based, client-focused environment.
• Experience working within a Medical Communications agency is highly advantageous.

What we can offer

Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.

At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.

We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.

We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits. 

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