Specialist - Project Management (CRO)

Develop a detailed Project Charter capturing scope, timelines, budget, and risk mitigation plans.\nApprovals: Setup the Project Office, review the project feasibility, and gain necessary approvals to commence the next phase.\nUnderstanding of clear metrics for Productivity tracking\nLogic writing ,operational excellence and good at Advance level Excel\n2. Detailed Project Planning\nResource & Financial Planning: Create a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Identify required resources (Manpower, Equipment, Materials) and manage the financial expenditure plan (R&D, Analytical, Manufacturing, and overhead costs).\nRisk & Quality Planning: Identify risks across all activities and prepare a robust mitigation plan.

Set quality targets and ensure Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) plans are aligned with customer agreements.\nOperational Planning: Coordinate with the planning team for facility mapping, resolving facility clashes, and managing raw material procurement (PR/PO) with SCM.\n3. Project Execution, Monitoring & Control\nTimeline & Cost Tracking: rigorous monitoring of the Gantt chart against the base plan. Monitor Budget vs.

Expenses at every milestone to detect and prevent cost variance.\nExecution Management: Ensure project activities (Lab and Plant) are performed as per plan. Conduct Daily LDM (Lean Daily Management) meetings and weekly \"Gemba walks\" with higher managers to regulate progress.\nChange Management: Identify proposed changes, seek authorization, and ensure the implementation of CAPA for approved changes.\nCommunication: Act as the central point of contact. Conduct weekly internal PET meetings and fortnight project review meetings (PRM).

Provide weekly updates and minutes to customers.\n4. Project Closure & Archival\nDeliverables: Lead the PET to complete all deliverables, including development reports, sample dispatch, and product dispatches.\nFinancial Reconciliation: Conduct project closures capturing inputs and variances (cost, schedule, quality). Analyze costing models and profitability.\nLessons Learned: Archive project documents, list lessons learned, and dismantle the project team upon completion.\n5.

Customer & Audit Management\nKey Account Support: Support Key Account Managers (KAMs) to leverage team expertise and identify new project opportunities from existing accounts.\nAudits: Coordinate customer audits and visits. Prepare minutes, circulate observations to Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs), and ensure the closure of all observations.\n6.Productivity Tracking\nHandling KPI for chemistry and productivity tracker\nCros functional collaboration, weekly, Monthly Updates to management on timely basis\nTeam player and strong collaborator\n\nMinimum Requirements\nEducation:\nPostgraduate in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Biology/MBA.\nPMP certified\n\nExperience:\nMinimum 10-12 years of total experience.\nPrior experience in Project Management within the Pharmaceutical/CDMO industry is highly preferred.\nStrong exposure to customer interactions and interface management.\nTechnical Knowledge:\nBasic understanding of the CRO Business\nStrong knowledge of Project Management (PM) concepts.\nKnowledge of technical concepts (Chemistry/Biology) and risk mitigation.\nBehavioral Competencies:\nPerformance Orientation: Ability to drive results within a matrix environment (PET).\nBusiness Acumen: Understanding of budgeting, costing, and decision-making.\nCommunication: Excellent influencing skills to manage internal cross-functional teams and external customers.\nProblem Solving: Commitment to innovation and \"First Time Right\" accomplishment of tasks.