New London, CT - Project Planner

Job Description:

• This role will work with two distinct groups within Core Clinical Sites Operations, 1) Study Placement and 2) Project Planning
• Work with Study Placement Scheduling Manager:
• Performing general administration activities including requesting for budget proposals and awarding sites clinical studies
• Projects they will assist with are implementing a study survey as well as gathering data to help develop a per subject costing tool
• Work as Project Planner in Enterprise MS Project system to generate and maintain protocol level plans
• Accountable for generation and maintenance of study schedules and study resource forecasts to support the Core Clinical Sites Operations business
• Partners with the Clinical Protocol Manager (CPM) and Line representatives to create study plans that enable effective planning and forecasting of FTE and dollar resources
• Ensure project plans are created in accordance with defined global configuration, standards & target timing goals
• Interfaces with protocol team members as well as others lines within Development Operations (DevOps), Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Safety Research & Development (DSRD) and across Biotherapeutics, Pharmatherapeutics and the Business Units
• Monitors progress of study/project activities towards next project milestone, anticipates and highlights potential variances
• Raises schedule conflict issues appropriately for resolution
• Responsible for quality of schedule & resource data through review of quality reports and monitoring/management of the plan with the team / line members
• Establish plan baselines; facilitate use of variance with study teams to determine root cause and potential mitigation plans
• Ensures regular information updates, analysis and interpretation of planning and forecasting to study teams and line managers
• Produce various levels of schedules/plans and other related reports to support project teams as well as management
• Works collaboratively with group members and contributes to positive intra- and inter-team relationships
• Facilitate use of existing reporting tools by customer base e.g. Business Objects, and other tools such as Merlin
• Responsible for performing critical path analyses, scenario planning of timelines & resource demand
• NO OVERTIME OR TRAVEL NEEDED

REQUIREMENTS:

• MOST CRITICAL SKILLS REQUIRED: TECHNICAL BACKGROUND; MS PROJECT; PROJECT PLANNING
• MS Excel   Required 1-3 Years Intermediate
• MS Outlook   Required 1-3 Years Intermediate
• MS PowerPoint   Desired 1-3 Years Base/Entry
• MS Project   Required 1-3 Years Intermediate
• MS Word   Required 1-3 Years Intermediate
• Project Management Professional (PMP)   Desired 1-3 Years Intermediate
• Clinical Study Design/Management and Monitoring   Desired 1-3 Years Base/Entry
• Clinical Trials - Phase I   Desired 1-3 Years Base/Entry
• Clinical Trials - Phase II   Desired 1-3 Years Base/Entry
• Clinical Trials - Phase IV   Desired 1-3 Years
• Good knowledge of MS Office needed

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