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Schedule Support Specialist

Employer
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Location
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Salary
Competitive
Start date
16 Oct 2019
Closing date
15 Nov 2019

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Discipline
Clinical Research
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Experienced (non-manager)

Job Details

VACANCY: Schedule Support Specialist - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

SUMMARY: 
Are you looking to make a difference and utilize your skills and experience? Worldwide Clinical Trials are an award winning global Clinical Research Organisation that's shaking up the industry and making a difference to people's lives.

Worldwide Clinical Trials since it was founded in 1986 has grown exponentially and now manages clinical trials in over 60 countries worldwide. With this growth, we have needed to recruit more and more exceptional people to meet demand year on year, employing some of, in our opinion, the best and brightest individuals across the globe. Will you be our next addition?

The primary duties of the Schedule Support Specialist requires a highly energetic, detail oriented individual who will assist the Project Schedulers with planning, scheduling and monitoring all aspects of major clinical trial management projects. The Schedule Support Specialist will be responsible for, but not limited to the following duties.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tasks may include but are not limited to:
  • Support project management schedules for procurement of new projects
  • Support preparation of baseline schedules and perform schedule analysis
  • Support regular schedule update analysis and time impact analysis, for WWCT and subcontractor schedules
  • Support resource and cost loading, trending, forecasting, critical path control and analysis
  • Support the development of WBS and Activity Code Structures
  • Support development of master schedule templates for future use(s)
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports on status and progress of project(s); This may include many off and on-line trackers of physical progress
  • Monitor, forecast, and report project execution changes and determine impact on the project
  • Integrate multiple projects into project master schedule
  • Assist in Project Scheduling related training of others. This could be on a one on one basis and/or large groups
  • Support the development, update, and maintain WWCT Project Scheduling Guide Book
  • Support development of project specific scheduling specification
  • Answer and monitor support phone calls and emails from WWCT users
  • Attend and participate in project meeting(s), as required, which may include monthly progress meeting, key project kick off meetings, etc. The exact needs to be determined by the Global Project Lead (GPL) and Project Scheduler.
  • Preparation of a comprehensive critical path project schedule which provides all levels of accurate data for decision-making and forecasting for the project.
  • Preparation and archive of accurate history data from completed projects
  • Maintain progress tracking specific for projects assigned to support
  • Timely schedule updates are made and communicated to Project Team per management specifications
  • Continuous analyses of cost and schedule impact
  • Provide detailed warnings of changes for assigned projects to GPL and/or Project Scheduler in a timely manner
  • Able to communicate effectively at every level of the Project Team
  • Must be able to facilitate impromptu meetings to address scheduling issues and/or concerns
  • Delight and serve internal and external customers at all levels
  • Grow the WWCT Scheduling and Controls capabilities to meet the company's needs for today and tomorrow
Perform other duties as assigned.  The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
 
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal and listening skills
  • Strong training skills for one on one and large group training
  • Be willing to help in other areas of the business during slow times
  • Ability to travel and work at job site locations
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to work independently
  • Energetic, diligent, customer-oriented
REQUIREMENTS:
  • A four year university degree desired
  • A minimum of two (2) years' experience in Project Controls with emphasis in Project Scheduling or experience and knowledge of clinical trial business deliverables and processes
  • Experience with major PPM solution(s), e.g., Clarity, Planview, Primavera, Microsoft Project, etc. desired
  • Skill sets and proven performance equivalent to above
  • English, written and spoken, advanced level
 
Promotion to the next level is not automatic based on years of experience. Personnel are evaluated on proven competency, level of responsibility, and ability to work independently.
 
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Brief Company Description; 

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,000 experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Telephone
+44 115 956 7711
Location
1st Floor Waterfront House
Beeston Business Park
Beeston
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG9 1LA
United Kingdom

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