Associate Resource Manager

About Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.

Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.

We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen. 

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

About the role

As an Associate Resource Manager within our Medical team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our projects run seamlessly. You will work closely with the Operations Lead, Business Directors, Functional Leads, and Account Leads to manage project schedules, balancing team capacity with project demands. This role is essential for maintaining operational efficiency, optimising team potential, and ensuring client satisfaction. You will build strong relationships across all departments, track resource redeployment decisions, and proactively resolve issues to keep projects and workstreams on track and within budget. You will also serve as the single source of truth for resourcing data, escalating issues when necessary to enable timely decision-making. 

What you'll do

• Resource Management & Traffic Coordination: Manage daily ad hoc requests and assist with the weekly resource cycle to ensure efficient allocation and utilisation of resources. Facilitate resource meetings and track redeployment decisions, ensuring all data is accurately recorded and escalated when appropriate.
• Resource Forecasting: Assist with resource forecasting and ensure that all project accounts have submitted accurate data. Work closely with Business Directors and Client Services teams to align resourcing with client demands.
• Facilitation of Team Stand-Ups: Help facilitate daily stand-up meetings, validate resource requests, and support communication between project managers, functional teams, and business leadership.
• Workflow Coordination: Check in with various departments to ensure smooth workflow and manage bookings.
• Data Management & Reporting: Maintain up-to-date records of resource allocations, redeployment decisions, and forecasting data. Provide timely reports and insights to support strategic decision-making. You will also be expected to use resource management tools like Workfront or other systems to streamline operations.
• Freelance Management: Handle administrative tasks related to freelance management, including contract requests, margin tracking, monitoring start and end dates, updating extensions, and checking timesheets.

About you

• Proven experience in resource management or a similar role within a fast-paced environment, especially with managing large volumes of projects and people.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to demonstrate gravitas.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with diverse team members, stakeholders, and business leaders.
• Composure and approachability, even under pressure.
• Effective prioritisation skills to manage multiple demands.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within the team, adapting to new challenges and opportunities. Familiarity with resource management tools, such as Workfront, is a plus.

What we can offer

Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.

At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.

We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.

We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits. 

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