Senior Project Manager (Health)

Company: VML
Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: January 26, 2026

Job Description:

About VML VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendys. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55 markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About VML Health: VML HEALTH is a global healthcare agency that partners with healthcare clients across a broad definition of health, from high science to wellness and everything in between. It operates fluidly within the VML agency, as a core group of health specialists (a ‘vertical’) that has the benefit of autonomy in management, but with support of non-health expertise. At the heart of health is the story of life – all the highs and lows, ambitions, and possibilities. But facing a health challenge can suddenly pull people away from these stories, knocking them off course. Our purpose is to bridge this gap, bringing people closer to life and all its meaning. We gain a deeper understanding of Healthcare Professionals’ and patients’ needs, behaviors and lived experiences through what we call ‘radical empathy’. VML Health creates connected brands that get to the heart, bringing people closer to the lives they want to live. Get to the heart. Connect for life. What Were Looking For: VML Health is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to effectively manage a variety of internal stakeholders across multiple departments in their effort to deliver on our clients’ needs and objectives. The Senior Project Manager will help client stakeholders and agency team communicate effectively throughout each stage of a project. What Youll Do: Responsible for medium and complex project execution. Facilitate understanding of clients’ environment to properly set up project teams, identify needed documentation, and setup status reporting. Articulate project objectives to team members. Manage scope for projects and write change orders as needed. Identify resourcing needs and work with Resource Management to secure team members. Deliver marketing tactics that exceed expectations. Act as an internal liaison that reinforces client/project priorities, clarifies requirements, and solves for identified cross-discipline gaps. Schedule and runs meetings with internal team members. Provide necessary external status reporting to clients as needed. Catalog and maintain all project documentation and deliverables. Define and clearly explain necessary project processes/workflows, including becoming experts in any client-specific processes, related to the legal/medical/regulatory reviews or similar. Coordinate and/or author points of view as required by a project. Support the team in scoping new engagements. Who You Are and What You Bring: 4 years of agency and/or client-side experience managing large-scale marketing projects; Health client experience preferred. Excellent communication skills; creates clarity where there is ambiguity/confusion. Strong organization skills. Attention to detail, willingness to ask questions and ability to follow up. Embraces change. Passion for learning. Proactive, adaptable, and flexible. Ability to follow direction. Understanding of waterfall and agile methodologies. PMP certification preferred. What Youll Need: Proven experience in project management within a marketing agency, with a focus on healthcare clients. Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and teams effectively. Problem-solving and decision-making abilities. What we offer: Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work. Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery. Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness. Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally. The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package $60,000—$140,000 USD We believe the best work happens when were together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. Thats why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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