Functional Planner

Hybrid 2-3 days required on-site. M-F 8-5. Free Parking

Must be local to relocate prior to start

Must-Have Experience

• Bachelors degree, MS preferred
• 2-5 years of Project Management experience and formal training that is demonstrated through previous employment. 10+ years or more experience would be considered overqualified, this is a level I role.
• Requires 1 year of prior applicable Project Management experience within the Pharma Industry
• Scope Management, Product Development Life Cycle
• Project Budgeting
• Project Management Tools working knowledge(@Risk, Visio)
• Project Plan Development
• Knowledge/experience using Planisware a strong plus!
  
  

The Functional Planner collaborates with Functional Head, Global Project Managers & CMC Project Manager/Leaders as a functional management team facilitator and functional plan integrator. Assists the Global PMO and Leadership team in oversight of Plan Management to ensure the work effort of the function is aligned with portfolio prioritization.

The Functional Planner will have responsibility for providing an integrated plan view of a function’s deliverables and related resources (FTE’s) across all projects (Vaccine and Platform initiatives) and functional activities. Input from Project/Process Team-level planning will provide the basis for the scheduling of functional deliverables.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Collaborate with functional heads, Global Project Managers, CMC Leaders, CMC Project managers to proactively plan, monitor and update project operational plans and assign resource loading in Company's Planisware system
• Monitor FTE demand vs. capacity, ensuring alignment with headcount/contractor targets and portfolio prioritization.
• Prepare reports for functional heads, Global Project Managers, CMC Leaders, CMC Project managers to assist with evaluation of FTE demand vs. capacity, identification of resource conflicts/constraints, support project prioritization discussions, etc.
• Support budget processes (budget & budget reforecasting, strat plan, scenarios/modifications, baselines, etc.) especially as they relate to FTE demand, headcount, etc.
• Assist with management of the Resource Breakdown Structure in the Planisware tool.
• Support time tracking processes including training of personnel on time tracking, reminders to users for filling of timecards at end of month, and analysis/reporting of time tracking data to compare planned vs. actuals.