The Project Manager has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure that the objectives of the project are achieved within the specified time and budget
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to drive project progress and reporting
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk, minimise uncertainty, and overcome obstacles that will impact on project delivery and/or budget.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Activity Planning / Sequencing – Identify the critical path of activities within the phases of a project to ensure that all milestones as outlined in the Statement of Project Agreement are met.
• Resource Planning and Scheduling – Work with Quality Director to assign tasks to resources based on competency and availability.
• Change Management – Identification, communication and management of changes in project scope
• Financial Reporting – Work with Finance to input to the forecasting and revenue recognition process
• Managing Risks / Issues – Identify and manage obstacles/risks that may impact the delivery of the project and minimise uncertainty.
• Strategic Influence – Detection of unstated assumptions by clients – out of scope activities. Liaising with Business Manager around OOS to seek clarity around the requirement for additional budget or a potential commercial opportunity.
• Monitoring – Issue project progress reporting to relevant stakeholders in both project delivery and budget over the lifecycle of the project
• Project Management – Effective communication with the team to allow full oversight on the project and to ensure that technical delivery is within scope and budget. Establish yourself as a central liaison with the client should problems arise.
• Management of Project Co-Ordinator

Skills

• Communication – Effective communicator in both verbal and written communications.
• Interpersonal Skills – Proven ability to work as part of a team, to motivate and promote open communication within the team.
• Organisational Skills – Process orientated with ability to drive execution ensure that project deadlines are met and in budget.
• Problem Solving Skills – Ability to make decisions under pressure and be able to use initiative to achieve best outcome for the project.
• Business Knowledge – Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and GMP with an ability to identify opportunities to enhance or expand MIAS Pharma’s offering to the client
• IT and Data Analytics – Ability to work across multiple platforms and synthesize data from multiple platforms to provide a clear picture