PMO Project Manager – Dublin

The Role

PE Global are recruiting for a PMO Project Manager for our pharmaceutical client based in Dublin CC. This is a 12 -month contract role. Hybrid working options.

The Medical Project Operations Manager (MPOM) will provide medical project management support to Medical Affairs Clients to support planning, tracking and reporting of other medical activities (progress updates, timelines, budgets and monthly reporting) for assigned franchise, function or brand in Medical Affairs.
Provide regular and frequent communication to senior stakeholders ensuring transparency and alignment of other medical activities e.g. finance stakeholders, business owners, support services

Job Responsibilities

• Key brand project management support as agreed with Client (e.g.; creating project registers and dashboards, identifying and prioritising high impact projects, meeting facilitation)
• Define criteria for key projects and support E2E management of priority projects, providing regular status updates to key stakeholders
• Work closely with Medical Affairs Client stakeholders to support planning, tracking and reporting of other medical affairs activities (progress updates, timelines, budgets and monthly reporting) for assigned franchise, function or brand:
• Support Business Owners (e.g. medical directors) in the preparation of annual budget through the consolidation and validation of budget submissions for the assigned portfolio budget reviews
• Ensure budget and other official financial submissions (e.g. LF1, LF2) are in line with Finance targets and timelines
• Monitor progress of activities;
• Support review of vendor proposal, challenge proposals as appropriate;
• Oversee PO management process.
• Coordinate, review and track approvals of activities;
• Collate relevant Medical Affairs governance submissions from Business Owners based on budgeted phasing of activity and regular monthly interaction
• Validate governance submissions against benchmarking checklist, resolve data gaps and challenge fit against budget;
• Project manage post implementation of budget approvals (e.g. PO opening, contracts signed).
• Lead innovation by identifying areas for process or technology improvements and participate in continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating, implementing and providing operational guidance on new digital tools. Champion the implementation of operational changes and transitions as required
• Become Subject Matter Expert in an operational area where appropriate (e.g. Procurement Process)
• Validate actual spend and provide accurate forecasting of other medical budgets against project plans
• Highlight timelines/budget deviations or operational issues and communicate to Medical Affairs Client / relevant stakeholders in a timely fashion.
• Implement, coordinate and maintain reporting with agreed metrics where appropriate, value add commentary and analysis for medical and financial stakeholders e.g. Operational & financial metrics report
• Support large-scale change projects. E.g. process improvements, financial and other system and platform implementations and management
• Act as a point of contact for all external other medical project queries (e.g. PO issues and rebooking, compliance to controls and governance)

Educations & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in life science and/or business management, finance training or experience.
• 5+ years’ project management experience in a multidisciplinary environment, ideally in pharma
• Basic-level knowledge of science and some understanding of global drug development process.
• Project management certification desirable
• Ability to co-lead project teams of moderate complexity
• Strong project management skills: Excellent planning, tracking and analytical skills (including use of Excel PowerPoint, Word, etc.) Well-organized, with attention to detail and excellent time management with respect to priorities.
• Stakeholder management: Able to manage stakeholders at all levels and possesses strong collaboration and influencing skills. Quick action taker.
• Effective communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills and team player with demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships.
• Budget management, planning and forecasting experience, highly numerate with strong analytical thinking.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please click the link below to apply, or alternatively send an up-to-date CV to aisling.oleary@peglobal.net

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland****