Expert Specialist, Project Management

About the role

This role leads cross-functional projects and improvement initiatives from planning through implementation, working with business leaders, functional teams and external partners to shape new initiatives, define scope and outcomes and follow through on agreed actions.

Key responsibilities

• Shape new initiatives with stakeholders, defining scope and outcomes and developing the approach before execution
• Lead cross-functional projects and improvement initiatives from planning to implementation
• Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, risks and dependencies, and follow up with teams on issues
• Collaborate with business leaders, functional teams and external partners to align priorities, decisions and deliverables, and help resolve competing priorities
• Identify operational gaps with teams and support the implementation of new processes
• Define operational KPIs with functional teams, including metric definitions, ownership and reporting routines
• Gather and consolidate data, close reporting gaps and develop dashboards showing progress and trends

Required profile

• Degree in project management, business, engineering, IT, life sciences or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• 5+ years of project management experience, including delivery of complex cross-functional projects
• Experience leading operational or performance improvement initiatives and working with senior stakeholders
• Preferred: PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent certification; experience in a global, matrixed or regulated environment, ideally in pharmaceuticals or biotechnology

Required skills

• Practical experience with KPIs, dashboards and performance reporting
• Experience managing project plans, budgets, risks and resources
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and experience with dashboards or reporting tools
• Preferred: Power BI or similar reporting tools