Global Project Manager

Our client, one of the top pharmaceutical and medical diagnostics companies.

The role, a Global Project Manager within Diagnostics on a 12 months contract based in Rotkreuz.

The ideal candidate, a project leader with minimum 5 years of experience within the healthcare industry and with strong experience leading international cross-functional teams.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Motivates project team for the delivery of all contract related project deliverables and active participation in the partnership.
• Creates, prepares and manages contract related documentation on project progress, including financial status and ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

Must haves:

• Minimum 5 years as Project Manager or Leader in the healthcare industry (pharma or Medical Devices)
• Experience leading international cross functional team
• Scientific education: Minimum Master in Life Sciences (biology, medicine, chemical)
• Proficiency in using project management information systems including Microsoft Project and/or Planisware.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as fluency in English are required.
• Ability and willingness to travel approx. 15%
• Scrum Master and/or Project Management Certification