Senior Project Assistant

For our client, a pharmaceutical company in Basel, Switzerland, we are looking for a motivated and ambitious:

Senior Project Assistant

About the project

Our client is currently restructuring its manufacturing network for small molecules' to address the underutilization of the production capacities as a result of its evolving portfolio. As a result, they are planning to exit four manufacturing factories in Clarecastle (Ireland), Leganes (Spain), Segrate (Italy) and Florence (United States). In an effort to minimize job reductions, they are actively looking into divestment opportunities for these facilities to become a part of their Contract Manufacturing Organization' (CMO) network.

The Informatics Site unbundling Program' will manage all Informatics related activities of the small molecules restructuring. Main goal of the program is to create four stand-alone' Informatics landscapes by installing copies of the existing centrally managed IT applications and infrastructure components and operate them locally. At the end of the program they will hand-over all four autonomously running facilities to the future investor(s) as new owner(s).
In addition they will supervise the required IT changes caused by the decoupling of the four factories in all involved systems used for the ongoing business.

Main tasks:

- Time & quality management of all deliveries by the multiple independent program streams and delivery teams
- Financial controlling of the program
- Communication - program internally as well as externally to all type of stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 2-3 years of project related experience in a project management or PMO role with similar tasks
- Experience working with Global Virtual teams
- Experience using MS Office products and tools for project scheduling
- Structured approach and task management (ability to handle multiple incoming requests without dropping anything), flexible and transparent with workload and tasks, self-organized and detail oriented
- University Degree or equivalent education (Engineering, Management or Computer science preferred)
- Service-oriented mindset
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work/communicate effectively in English speaking business environment (business fluent in speaking and writing), additional languages are an asset
- Team Player and flexible to cover different time zones in Europe and EEMEA

NICE TO HAVE:

-Certification in PMP/Prince2
-Projects tools: Clarity, Perform

START: 7.03.2016
DURATION: 10 MONTHS + POSSIBLE EXTENSION
LOCATION: BASEL

Are you interested to work in this challenging position? Kitti Dobos, Talent Resourcer, is looking forward to receiving your complete profile. Please send an e-mail (see below)