Vaccine R&D Operations Planner

• Job title: Vaccine R&D Operations Planner
• Location: Budapest, Hungary
• Job type: Permanent, full-time
• Hybrid working according to local policy

About the job

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Join our global R&D Resource & Demand Planning team as a Vaccine R&D Operations Planner and you’ll develop and manage the Operation level plan in the planning tool, as well as the associated resources needed to deliver project objectives. In this role, you can help us chase the miracles of science by working closely together with functional project team members, functional Project Manager, Project Planning Manager and Resource Management Officers.

Main responsibilities

• Facilitate in monthly update meeting with functional sub-teams of the projects you are managing
• Ensure the development and control of integrated project functional schedules at a higher level through proactive definition of functional deliverables with functional project team members
• Develop, manage and update the planning in the planning tool
• Proactively anticipate constraints ensuring business continuity, escalate issues or delays / problems to the Resource Management officers and Functional sub-team as appropriate for resolution
• Create and update activities and FTEs in RDPM for projects you are in charge of, for full scope of each project (i.e ensure cost to launch scope is covered) in partnership with functional team members, functional platform heads (for non-NV projects) and Resource Management officers and clinical business office when applicable
• Monitor and update activities progress with functional sub-team
• Ensure the resource plan aligns with the operational strategy for vaccine projects
• Ensure data quality in planning tool on activities and resources in partnership with functional platform heads (for non-NV projects), functional PM, Resource Management Officers and Project Planning Manager
• Support continuous improvement of New Vaccines Template for mRNA and non mRNA projects with Resource Management Officers from each function and of metrics used to estimate standard activities in partnership with Resource Management Officers at function and global levels

About you

Experience

• Prior Project Planner experience and formal training that is demonstrated through previous employment
• Strong prior experience applicable Project Planner
• Previous work in vaccines industry would be of value

Soft Skills

• Commitment to customers
• Cooperation transversally
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to challenge the status quo and proactively propose changes
• Ability to coordinate activities and work remotely

Technical skills

• Resource Management
• Planning
• Planisware
• Knowledge on Vaccines Development life cycle would be an asset

Education

• Relevant University degree in science or related discipline

Language(s)

• Strong English skills (verbal and written), ability to exchange fluently in a global environment
• Proficiency in French would be a plus

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team in an international work environment
• Work from an "Office of the Year 2023" award winner with flexible home office policy
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks
• Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)

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