Project Manager

Job Overview

Our client is a growing international creative and communications agency, working with leading global brands to deliver strategic, creative and high-volume production projects across multiple markets and platforms.

With a team of more than 500 specialists across Europe and Asia, the business combines strategic thinking, creative development and production expertise to deliver impactful communications.

They are looking for an ambitious, highly organised Healthcare Project Manager to join their growing client services team in Manchester.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project management or client services professional to work with leading healthcare brands across medical communications, pharmaceutical marketing, consumer health and digital communications.

You will manage multiple projects from initial brief through to final delivery, working closely with clients, internal agency teams and external partners to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.

The portfolio covers consumer health, OTC, medical marketing, HCP engagement, patient education, and digital communications. You may also support selected non-healthcare UK accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects and brands from brief to delivery, maintaining clear plans, timelines, resources, and milestones

• Coordinate account, strategy, creative, digital, medical writing, production, and artwork teams, as well as external suppliers

• Act as a trusted day-to-day client contact, leading meetings, status updates, stakeholder reviews, and action tracking

• Anticipate risks and dependencies, solve problems proactively, and keep stakeholders aligned throughout approvals and delivery

• Manage scopes, estimates, budgets, resource use, and profitability, supporting forecasting and invoicing with account and finance teams

• Maintain strong quality control, version management, and documentation, including support for medical, legal, and regulatory approval processes

• Support project estimation, proposals, new business, and improvements to client service and agency operations

Typical projects include HCP and patient materials, medical education, OTC and omnichannel campaigns, websites, CRM, video, events, and internal communications.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be a proactive, commercially aware project manager who can manage competing priorities, maintain excellent attention to detail and build strong relationships with clients and internal teams.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in project management, client services or account management within an agency environment.

• Experience delivering projects within healthcare, pharmaceutical, consumer health or another regulated sector.

• A proven track record of managing multiple projects, brands, stakeholders, budgets and competing deadlines.

• An understanding of medical, legal and regulatory (MLR) review and approval processes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.

• Strong organisational skills and a commitment to quality control and accurate documentation.

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams and project management software.

Experience with digital and omnichannel delivery, digital asset management (DAM) systems and approval platforms such as OneSPOT or Ziflow would be advantageous.

What’s on Offer?

• £40,000 – £50,000 base salary

• Hybrid working, with a Manchester office base.

• The opportunity to work with leading global healthcare brands.

• Exposure to a varied portfolio spanning medical communications, OTC, digital and consumer health.

• Career development opportunities within a collaborative and growing business.

• UK and occasional international travel opportunities.