Global Project Manager

Global Project Manager – Clinical Study Management, Design Control Processes, Compliance Assurance,
Regulatory, manufacturing procedures

Role:
For our client in the Pharma industry based in Rotkreuz we are looking for a Global Project Manager.

Roche Diagnostics International Ltd is one of the world’s leading providers of diagnostic system solutions
for clinics, laboratories and doctors’ offices. The company employs over 2200 people in Rotkreuz and is
one of Roche Diagnostic’s main sites. Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits
unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status,
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Perfect Candidate: To fill a replacement and due to workload, we need a Project Manager to lead projects
to ensure proper execution of various ongoing projects. To successfully drive and understand projects, a
scientific background in R&D is needed (in both education and experience). We are looking for a project
manager with minimum 5 years of experience within the healthcare industry and with strong experience
leading international cross-functional teams. A scrum certification would be an advantage. On a soft skill
note, we need someone with experience leading international cross-functional teams, someone with
good analytical thinking, solution oriented and able/willing to take decisions.

Areas of responsibility:
* Managing project information to support decision making in Project Teams and Management Teams.
* Guiding Project Management related team processes, ensuring consistency, transparency and
optimization; implementing best practices to project teams; fostering continuous improvement by
ensuring knowledge and experience exchange.
* Creating and maintaining integrated task, resource and budget plans.
* Coaching and supporting the project teams in all project related tasks to ensure realistic planning,
diligent monitoring, and rigorous execution of projects. Take responsibility for project outcomes.
* Coordinating the project core team and the joint Pharma/Dia team.
* Provide and apply value-adding processes and tools, standardized where appropriate and tailored
where needed.
* Guiding and managing preparation for project milestone/stage gate reviews.
* Performing budget and cost analyses for financial planning and status tracking
* Support of the preparation of consolidated project status reports.
* Performing budget and cost analyses for financial planning and status tracking.
* Moderation, management and tracking preparation for project milestone or check-point reviews.

Professional and technical requirements:
* Minimum 5 years as Project Manager or Leader in the healthcare industry (pharma or Medical Devices)
* Minimum 2 years experience in one or several of the following fields: IVD product development, Clinical
Study Management, Design Control Processes, Compliance Assurance, Regulatory, manufacturing procedures
* Scientific education: Minimum Master in Life Sciences (biology, medicine, chemical)
* Proficiency in using project management information systems including Microsoft Project and/or Planisware.
* Experience leading the international cross-functional team
* Experience working in a complex and volatile environment
* Experience in budget management, project coordination, risk management and cross-functional project
responsibility.
* Strong stakeholder management capability within a highly complex, global environment
* Good analytical thinking, a structured working manner, ability to prioritize, plan and manage multiple
tasks with a sense of urgency.
* Self-motivation with a great ability to find solutions to complex problems
* Self-confidence to take decisions.
* Engaging and convincing personality for team building and motivation.
* Excellent communication skills and expertise in stakeholder management.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as fluency in English are required.
* Ability and willingness to travel approx. 15% (to the US about once a year)
* Ability and willingness to work until 7pm (US interactions)

Nice to Haves:
* Scrum Master Certification
* Project Management Certification

Reference no: 921209 AD
Role: Global Project Manager
Industry: Pharmaceutical industry
Workload: 100%
Location: Rotkreuz, Switzerland
Start date: asap
Duration: 12 months contract, with possible extension

About us:
ITech Consult is a certified ISO 9001:2015 Swiss company with offices also located in Germany and
Ireland. ITech Consult is specialised in delivering IT candidates for contract work. We were founded in
1997 by IT professionals; hence we well understand what it means to be professionally supported in your
search for a new project and being employed.