Job Detail

Our client, a leading international company, with seven of world's top 15 brands, including the world's number one brand is looking for a:

Project and Outsourcing Lead

Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Contract: 1 year  with possibility of extension

Responsibilities:

• Act as main point of contact for Contract Research Organisation (CROs) to plan and centralize reviews of all clinical and post market study budgets


• Design and build innovating processes and solutions to optimize reporting activities


• Liaise with procurement, legal and finance as appropriate and implement requirements


• Translate complex study budgets into contracts, ensure accuracy of budget items and develop payment landmarks


• Liaise internally to ensure contract approvers acceptance, handle POs and receipts in system and evaluate progress of deliverables against landmarks


• Trigger CRO re-costing and internal reviews as required during the lifecycle of the contract


• Identify and develop tools to facilitate analysis of budgets, contracts, timelines, etc.


• Ensure study budgets/project agreements are stored and retrievable for traceability and audit purposes


• Conduct budget analysis/scenarios to support internal decision-making and budget preparation


• Provide project specific support to Program Managers

Skills:

• Bachelor of Science or business management degree


• Meaningful experience in handling project costing, project contracting and order to pay sub-processes in a clinical trial environment


• Previous experience interacting with strategic vendors and internal partners (Procurement, Legal, Finance)


• Previous experience in pharma or biotech is a must


• Strong ability to recommend and implement continuous improvements to processes and tools


• Expert in Microsoft Office tools (Excel in particular)


• Fluent in English


• Strong analytical skills to process large set of budgets and costing numbers

We are looking forward to receiving within your application:

•  your CV in English


• latest Work Certificates


• your Motivation Letter  


• ID/passport copy