Project Assistant

Project Assistant

Randstad Professionals is actively looking for a Project Assistant to join our international pharmaceutical client in Basel.
This person will provide project management support by actively supporting project managers and carrying out project controlling.

Main tasks and key responsibilities include

- Controlling costs, due dates and risks and in case of deviation informing the project leader/sub-project leader. Submitting proposals to correct deviations
- Coordinating dependencies and interfaces and controlling the progress of sub-projects
- Coordinating and controlling the change and configuration management for the project
- Performing communication, information and documentation tasks

Your profile

- 5-8 experience as Project Coordinator/Project Manager effectively supporting cross functional project teams in a Matrix organization with non-co-located teams, preferably in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
- Excellent communication skills
- Good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Strong influencing skills and a proven ability to get things done without formal authority
- University Degree (preferably Business Administration) or MBA
- Strong personal organization and Project Management skills
- Sound knowledge of standard project tools and methods
- Experience in IT User Services and knowledge of HP Service Manager platform is a benefit
- A Project Management Certification or equivalent is a plus (PMP or equivalent)
- Fluent in English; additional languages, such as German, Spanish, French are a plus.

Start date: immediate
End date: December 18th 2015

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