The Project Manager has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.
The successful candidate will:
- Ensure that the objectives of the project are achieved within the specified time and budget
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to drive project progress and reporting
- Proactively identify and mitigate risk, minimise uncertainty, and overcome obstacles that will impact on project delivery and/or budget.
Responsibilities:
- Activity Planning / Sequencing – Identify the critical path of activities within the phases of a project to ensure that all milestones as outlined in the Statement of Project Agreement are met.
- Resource Planning and Scheduling – Work with Quality Director to assign tasks to resources based on competency and availability.
- Change Management – Identification, communication and management of changes in project scope
- Financial Reporting – Work with Finance to input to the forecasting and revenue recognition process
- Managing Risks / Issues – Identify and manage obstacles/risks that may impact the delivery of the project and minimise uncertainty.
- Strategic Influence – Detection of unstated assumptions by clients – out of scope activities. Liaising with Business Manager around OOS to seek clarity around the requirement for additional budget or a potential commercial opportunity.
- Monitoring – Issue project progress reporting to relevant stakeholders in both project delivery and budget over the lifecycle of the project
- Project Management – Effective communication with the team to allow full oversight on the project and to ensure that technical delivery is within scope and budget. Establish yourself as a central liaison with the client should problems arise.
- Management of Project Co-Ordinator.
Requirements:
- Communication – Effective communicator in both verbal and written communications.
- Interpersonal Skills – Proven ability to work as part of a team, to motivate and promote open communication within the team.
- Organisational Skills – Process orientated with ability to drive execution ensure that project deadlines are met and in budget.
- Problem Solving Skills – Ability to make decisions under pressure and be able to use initiative to achieve best outcome for the project.
- Business Knowledge – Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and GMP with an ability to identify opportunities to enhance or expand the company offering to the client.
- IT and Data Analytics – Ability to work across multiple platforms and synthesize data from multiple platforms to provide a clear picture.
