PAREXEL strives to be the premier provider to the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries for the development and commercialization of new medical therapies worldwide. Our mission is to combine the strength of our expertise, experience and innovation to advance the worldwide success of the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries in preventing and curing disease.

This role can be based at either our new Medcomms office in Littlehampton or at our main UK Head Office situated in Uxbridge, this is a close distance to Uxbridge train station as well as the town centre and the building has plenty of free parking.

As the Program Specialist (Account Executive ) you will be responsible for the day-to-day project management of assigned projects, working closely with all members of the delivery team across departments.

Key Accountabilities:

Project Planning and Delivery
- Assist with project/program requirements with the Senior Program Specialist, Account Manager or Senior Management to participate in scope definition.
- Assist Scientific Team Lead and Account Director/ Manager with defining staffing requirements and raise issues relating to staffing levels as appropriate
- Create project plan and delivery schedule Assist Account Director or Account Manager with establishing team roles and responsibilities in conjunction with Scientific & Editorial Services/Meeting Services-
- Monitor and control freelance resource progress with Scientific Team Lead
- Establish essential lines of communication internally and externally
- Establish client approval processes
- Support Functional Managers in establishing project processes
- Undertake program/project scheduling
- Initiate project kick-off meetings
- Ensure appropriate project folders are set up and understood by internal project team
- Set up appropriate tracking systems
- Undertake the project management of assigned projects according to agreed internal and client processes
Maintain detailed awareness of project status in order to respond appropriately to client/faculty/internal questions
- Serve as key internal and external point of contact regarding project status ensuring proactive communication of project status with client, faculty, and internal team
- Ensure project is aligned with product strategy and messages as appropriate through liaison with and involvement of Account Manager/ Director and functional areas as needed
- Coordinate cross-functional/internal project team
- Lead cross-functional project team meetings:
- Identify issues and problems and recommend solutions internally and to clients; promote significant opportunities for improvement to management
- Ensure project budget and delivery timing is achieved
- Review project reports ensuring quality and accuracy of information; address exceptions as needed
- Identify change in scope issues, assess cost implications, and frame issues for Account and Functional Management
- Communicate issues to Functional Management
- Review and challenge team delivery processes, identifying and sharing Best Practices to improve quality of service and overall efficiencies
- Support Account Manager/Account Director/Business Development in proposal development as required, particularly in relation to:
- Undertake financial tracking, monitoring budget status for assigned projects, raising variances as appropriate and advising management regarding status

Qualifications

Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business or life sciences preferred or equivalent project manager / account executive experience.

Skills:
- Ability to deliver projects to completion on time and within budget
- Team player with strong negotiation and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
- Project management expertise
- Proactive approach
- Ability to relate to key client personnel and faculty in a professional fashion
- General knowledge of EACCME/ACCME/FDA/AMA and publications guidelines is desirable
- Competent in the use of Word (Advanced), PowerPoint (Advanced), Excel (Advanced), and Outlook and a sound knowledge of databases (eg, Access)
- A confident self-starter who is capable of knowing how best to action/respond to specific requests and information received from a variety of external and internal sources

Language Skills
- Proficient use of English language in both written and verbal format

Minimum Work Experience:
- A good understanding and experience in the medical communications indsutry, managing client projects, preferably with experience of working across a variety of functions.
- Previous experience as an Account Executive, Account Manager or Project Manager working within the Medical Communications industry (preferably a MedComms agency) is ideal.
- Experience of Medical Communications working on both publications and promotions accounts is desirable
- This position is office based and requires a willingness to travel sometimes to meetings etc. as needed.

In return we will be able to offer you a structured career pathway and development within the role including awareness and understanding of the industry. Your hard work will be rewarded with a competitive base salary, bonus plus a benefits package including 25 days holiday per year, a strong contributory pension scheme, life assurance, long term disability insurance, private medical and private dental cover as well as other leading-edge benefits that you would expect with a company of this type.

Apply today to begin your PAREXEL journey!