Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

You will be working within the Project Management Team, ensuring that the companies site delivers on key projects and initiatives. These projects fall into the following categories:

• Engineering
• Supply Chain
• Continuous improvement initiatives.
• Business transformation.
• Technical Programs
• Other programs as dictated by MMD initiatives.

Key Activities:

• Facilitates schedule development sessions with project team and collects data for schedule logic, activity durations and resource requirements.
• Manages the preparation of schedules for all phases of a project
• To work with the team to manage a reliable and responsive planning service for projects.
• Responsible for ensuring that schedule updates from the various area owners are carried out, and that these inputs are cross checked and consistent with one another to support the overall Program
• Ensures that all quality checks are carried out on the Schedule before issue
• To analyse project requirements and manage the preparation of a Project Master Schedule which integrates strategies and constraints for all project phases.
• To monitor progress against schedules, analyse deviations and recommend remedial actions.
• To co-ordinate, in conjunction with colleagues, a progress measurement system and to operate the performance measurement systems.
• Establishes working relationships across the Site /Project Teams. Negotiates and monitors levels of service or performance provided, communicates and actions areas of concern to resolve issues.
• Effectively communicating with and managing key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Proactively managing issues, proposing mitigation/response plans to resolve issues and effectively implementing the action plan
• Support the development and running of the Project Management Office on site
• Performs additional assignments per the PMO Lead’s direction

Requirements

• 4-8 years of relevant experience in project co-ordination and scheduling of a broad spectrum of projects in the Pharma industry
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a continuous improvement focus
• Engineering Degree with 3+ years Scheduling and Planning experience preferably in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical sectors
• In depth experience of MS Project Progress Reporting, Critical Path Analysis and Key resource profiling.
• In depth experience of Excel.
• Project management qualification such as Project Management Professional etc.

About Planet Pharma
Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering. 

• Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognised by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.
• We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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To apply 
If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or to discuss your career options in confidence, please telephone on +44 (0)20 3928 6631 and ask for Michael

If this role isn’t suitable for you, please let us know if you can refer anyone – any recommendations are much appreciated! Planet Pharma offers a competitive referral scheme so you will be rewarded for your help!