Program Manager - Freelance

Paris, France
Delivery & Project Management – Project Management /
Freelance /
Hybrid
About Klick Health
For the past 26 years Klick Health has helped life science clients bring their groundbreaking ideas to market. We’ve also spent that time creating an ecosystem for talented and empathetic individuals to chase their passions while creating long-lasting friendships in the process. What does that mean for you? Well, we grow a lot—like every year for 26 years and counting. And as we evolve and scale, so does our global reach. With that in mind, Klick Health is opening offices in key global markets, and hiring people from those markets who value the health of their communities.

Our philosophy is to invest in people early and develop future leaders at all levels. It’s what’s put us on multiple Top 10 lists for workplace culture—we give people the necessary guidance and room to innovate. We know that career paths are seldom simple and straightforward, but we see that as an asset. If you feel like you'd be a good fit, please apply and join us in doing health differently.

Please send your resume in English.

The Project Management Office (PMO) partners with our clients and internal teams to deliver high value and quality programs, projects, and deliverables. While balancing timelines, scopes, and budgets this team collaborates with subject matter experts, client services, and client stakeholders to ensure projects meet clients’ business objectives. 

The PMO has smart, dedicated, and team-oriented individuals who work with diverse cross-functional teams to do the right thing for our clients. We apply the rigor of best practices while continually evolving our ways of working to improve our delivery and client outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

    • Leads and coaches others on project management activities
    • Applies and coaches others on risk mitigation across client projects and works with cross-functional leads to escalate as needed
    • Manages P&L, POs, invoicing and BCRs
    • Manages large portfolio of work while also managing projects (€2.5M+)Responsible for scope definition, budget development, resource and timeline planning
    • Manages relationships with internal and external stakeholders
    • Partners with client services team to find efficiencies and grow the business
    • Contributes to craft evolution
    • Actively participates in staff planning and solutioning. Develop a succession plan for your team and yourself.
    • Demonstrates awareness of multiple portfolio metrics against defined division targets, and clearly understands the impact decisions have on metrics. Is able to work with AD/EgM to quantify sales opportunities and investments to help inform business decisions
    • Coaches team members on project management craft and best practices, exemplifying project management principles
    • Leads, manages, and creates an inclusive environment for global, geographically distributed teams

Qualifications

    • Advanced communication and presentation skills
    • Advanced business and financial acumen
    • Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills
    • Exceptional client service mindset, in both delivery and solutions
    • Strong negotiation skills
    • Proficient with project management tools and technologies, such as Microsoft Projects, Smartsheets, TFS, Jira, financial processing / tools
    • Proficient in change management strategies and systems’ implementations
    • Solid understanding of agency/marketing/sales environment
    • Experience in digital, CRM, software development, digital/interactive and/or new media projects
    • Working experience with both waterfall + agile methodologies
    • Understanding of SCRUM methodology
    • Post secondary Education 7+ years of project management experience or5+ agency project management experience1+ year managing / mentoring teams
    • Certifications considered but not mandatory
    • Comfort with and enthusiasm for integrating AI into your work
    • Fluent in English and French
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Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

We’re also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at careers@klick.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.