Expert Specialist, Project Management

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Play an active role in shaping new initiatives, working with stakeholders to assess opportunities, define scope and outcomes, and develop the approach before projects move into execution.

• Lead cross-functional projects and improvement initiatives from planning through implementation.

• Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, risks and dependencies, addressing issues and following up with teams as needed.

Collaboration & Improvement

• Work closely with business leaders, functional teams and external partners to align priorities, decisions and deliverables.

• Provide clear updates, help resolve competing priorities and make sure agreed actions are followed through.

• Work with teams to identify operational gaps and put practical improvements in place.

• Support teams in implementing new processes and making sure changes work in practice.

Performance Data & Reporting

• Define operational KPIs with functional teams, including metric definitions, ownership and reporting routines.

• Work directly with teams to gather and consolidate data, address gaps and improve reporting.

• Develop dashboards and reporting materials that show progress and trends.

Qualifications

Experience & Skills

• 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.

• Practical experience with KPIs, dashboards and performance reporting, including gathering and interpreting data from multiple sources.

• Experience managing project plans, budgets, risks and resources.

• Strong working knowledge of Excel and experience with dashboards or reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent certification.

• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools.

• Experience working in a global, matrixed or regulated environment, ideally within pharmaceuticals or biotechnology.