Associate Director, Project Management (Market Access)

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Director, Project Management (Market Access) to join our growing team!   

21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, takes an innovative approach to advertising, and focusing on making healthcare more human.  Not just in our work, but in the way we conduct business, approach client relationships, and treat each other. It’s a place where people subscribe to the adage, “Be good to each other, but hard on the work.” A place where people are not just in it for the paycheck, but to make a dent in the universe. Sound like you?  

At 21GRAMS, we set the benchmark for excellence in healthcare project management. As trusted leaders, we build confidence through teamwork, ownership, and proactive risk management. We uphold our processes with accountability, deliver with precision, and communicate with clarity. Creative problem-solving, adaptability, and integrity define our work. Guided by purpose and collaboration, we inspire our teams to achieve best-in-class outcomes for every project. 

The Associate Director oversees delivery across a portfolio of brands and serves as deputy to the Director. This leader manages project managers, sets delivery plans, and drives consistent process use and quality. 

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, Lambertville, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs. 

What you’ll do:  

• Manage and mentor PM staff. Balance workloads, priorities, and growth plans. 

• Oversee timelines, scopes, budgets, and risk plans across multiple accounts. 

• Coordinate cross-functional resourcing with discipline leads and recruitment. 

• Lead first-round development of new business scopes and delivery plans. 

• Establish delivery standards for the portfolio and ensure compliance with SOPs. 

• Own brand-level Gantts and integrated calendars. 

Portfolio Management: 

• Oversight of approximately 7.5 million dollars in revenue. 

• Administrative involvement in new business and first-round scope development. 

Resource Management: 

• Maintain a macro view of resourcing gaps and needs. Conduct candidate interviews. 

• Own brand Gantt charts and cross-functional resourcing comm