Program Manager
EPM is currently partnered with a trusted client of over 4 years that is currently seeking to embed a freelance program manager within their team to support them on one of their leading accounts.
Below you can find the details of the role highlighted
Contract Criteria:
- 3-Month Initial Engagement (Potential to extend)
- 40 hours per week
- 80% Remote (with limited travel to meetings and events - see below)
- Outside of IR35 (if based in the UK)
Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver complex client projects, ensuring high‑quality, consistent outputs across accounts
- Manage client relationships, providing strategic advice, expectation management, and plan‑management support
- Oversee project governance, identifying risks, resolving bottlenecks, and maintaining accurate project and publication records
- Lead and support account teams, mentoring junior colleagues and coordinating publication, manuscript, and congress activities
- Drive best‑practice project execution, stakeholder collaboration, business development support, and financial awareness
Role Requirements:
- Strong communicator with a clear customer focus and the ability to manage client expectations, priorities, and timelines
- Proven project and client management skills, including prioritisation, adaptability, and delivery under pressure
- Commercially aware, with an understanding of financial processes and ROI
- Collaborative team player with solid Microsoft Office capability
- Fluent in written and spoken English, with flexibility to travel for client meetings and events
If this role is of interest and you wish to pursue this opportunity, please do not hesitate to apply now!
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