[Hiring] Director, Project Management @Real Chemistry

Role Description

Real Chemistry is looking for a Director, Project Management to join our growing team! The Director provides senior oversight of project delivery for major accounts. This role sets delivery strategy, ensures consistency and profitability, and develops PM talent across the portfolio.

21GRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT:

• Set the benchmark for excellence in healthcare project management.
• Build confidence through teamwork, ownership, and proactive risk management.
• Uphold processes with accountability, deliver with precision, and communicate with clarity.
• Creative problem-solving, adaptability, and integrity define our work.
• Inspire teams to achieve best-in-class outcomes for every project.

21GRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CORE VALUES:

• Standardizing Operational Excellence: Streamline processes, ensure consistent workflows, and align tools across the agency.
• Strengthening Team Skills and External Relationships: Promote continuous learning, cross-department collaboration, and resilient client partnerships while supporting employee well-being.
• Maximizing Agency Performance and Resource Efficiency: Optimize resourcing, maintain quality control, and deploy resources effectively.
• Safeguarding Agency Health and Future Growth: Define clear scopes, monitor risks, and deliver accurate financial forecasting.
• Enhancing Industry Knowledge, Innovation and Competitive Edge: Stay ahead of compliance, track competitive trends, and drive process innovation.

This role can be remote within the United States or based in any of our U.S. office locations, including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Lambertville, NJ, San Francisco, or Carmel, IN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• PMP or Agile certification preferred.
• Expert financial management and operational planning skills.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and client-facing abilities.
• 10 or more years in project management with extensive healthcare communications experience.
• Proven record of leading large teams and multichannel campaigns.

Requirements

• Lead delivery strategy and planning for assigned clients and business units.
• Supervise Associate Directors, Senior PMs, and PMs. Coach and evaluate performance.
• Own portfolio budgets, scopes, staffing plans, and margin health.
• Partner with senior agency leadership to improve workflows and tools across the portfolio.
• Lead PM participation in pitches and solutioning for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Oversight of approximately 10 million dollars in revenue.
• Own resourcing solutions based on provided data. Partner with resourcing team.
• Conduct candidate interviews. Own escalation for Gantt development and issues.
• Brand planning leader for PM. Support client solutioning. Manage vendor relationships.
• Identify growth opportunities for direct reports. Increase exposure for upward mobility.
• Provide topline oversight across project financials in OpenAir and Power BI.
• Drive adoption of systems. Recommend AI initiatives on project scopes where suitable.
• Step back from day-to-day. Own higher strategic assets and execute at the portfolio level.
• Implement process improvements across the portfolio.
• Develop and review scopes, change orders, and staff plans for the portfolio.
• Lead finance communications and analyze staffing mix.
• Guide cultural investment plans. Address issues proactively with Account and HR partners.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package tailored to your region.
• Free snacks in offices.
• Generous holiday and paid time off.
• Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Support in saving for the future.
• Mental wellness coaching and support.
• Access to over 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.