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United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.
Fixed-term contract from July 2026 to December 2027
As a Project Steerer for Helvetia, you will play a pivotal role in the successful execution of a strategic investment project within the pharmaceutical industry. Reporting directly to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for detailed project scheduling, organizing progress meetings, managing scope changes, and identifying and mitigating risks.
Your expertise will ensure the alignment of project plans with strategic goals, enabling the seamless coordination of all stakeholders and ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and resource allocations. By providing accurate reports and analyses, you will empower decision-making and drive the project's success in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Work Package Owners to develop and maintain a detailed project schedule aligned with Level 3 from the Basic Design phase, identifying critical paths.
- Optimize schedules impacting manufacturing and manage interdependencies between work packages to prevent bottlenecks.
- Regularly update the schedule to reflect scope changes, delays, and shifting priorities, ensuring real-time accuracy.
- Ensure alignment of the schedule with resource constraints, budget, and overall project objectives.
- Organize and lead coordination meetings, prepare agendas, document decisions, and track actions and deadlines; act as liaison between teams.
- Define the workflow for scope changes, assess impacts on schedule, budget, and resources, and communicate and integrate approved changes.
- Maintain the risk register, implement mitigation strategies, and escalate high-priority risks as needed.
- Track progress (schedules, resources, milestones) and produce monthly performance reports with KPIs; support updates for the Steering Committee.
Expected Skills and Competencies:
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, life sciences, or a relevant technical/scientific field. Languages: English and French (bilingual) proficiency required.
- Experience: 5-10 years in project scheduling, coordination, or project management, preferably in large-scale industrial or pharmaceutical projects.
- Expertise: Proven ability to manage complex schedules and coordinate large, multidisciplinary projects.
- Advantage: Experience in steering large, strategic investment projects is a plus.
- Technical skills: Proficiency in MS Project and knowledge of technical disciplines and their workflows and constraints.
- Analytical ability: Strong skills to interpret data and generate actionable insights.
- Project management: Demonstrated experience with multiple work packages and cross-functional teams; knowledge of PM best practices.
- Key Deliverables: Detailed schedule with critical paths, site shutdown coordination, risk mitigation plans, robust change-order workflow, and monthly KPI reports.
What we offer:
We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!
