Project Coordinator (Planner/Scheduler)

Project Coordinator (Planner/Scheduler)REMOTEOur client is a world renown pharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. Our client needs a Project Coordinator, also referred to as a Planner/Scheduler, to support internal R&D Project Leads and to serve as the Planisware scheduling "super user". This candidate will be building out timelines in Planisware for projects in the R&D team. This is a fully remote position, although candidates must be located in Eastern or Central US time zones. Candidates in Pacific or Mountain time will not be considered. The candidate will be supporting the R&D Project Management team in the UK, Ireland, US East Coast, and US West Coast. This is a 6-month contract with strong likelihood of extension. Qualifications: BS Degree minimum, and 5+ years of overall experience in pharmaceutical industry1-3 years of hands-on experience using PlaniswareStrong interpersonal skills. Must demonstrate proactive communication, collaboration, and attention to detailExperience in an R&D drug development setting is preferred

Responsibilities: Generating and updating accurate day to day project plans under the direction of the PML, requiring interaction with Functional Matrix Teams (FMTs) to understand their activities, their interdependencies across the project.Gathering updates from FMTs to monitoring and reporting progress to the agreed plan, with particular awareness and focus on critical path activities, alerting the PML and R&D PM promptly to facilitate resolution.Creating and maintaining standard Gantt views for team review, following the R&D PM conventions.Generating scenario options ahead of project team meetings, sometimes at short notice and on occasion live in group settings.Presenting and providing detailed planning project knowledge in working meetings, advising teams of interdependencies and in particular impact on the critical path to key milestones.Ensuring with the PML, that Planisware (the official corporate planning system) is maintained accurately to support downstream Portfolio Reporting and Divisional resource forecastingProvides professional planning direct input and support for multiple Project TeamsInteracts with the Business Support Organization (BSO) to maintain Planisware compliance and to facilitate system updates, improvements and user training.