Senior Project Associate (EMPA) FSP

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:

To provide leadership, expertise and support within EMEA Medical Affairs (MA) on:The management of Evidence Generation (EG) budgetsThe use of EG portfolio management systems

MAIN ACTIVITIES/TASKS:

Management of EMEA Medical Affairs Evidence Generation budgetsTo provide leadership, expertise and support to manage EMEA Medical Affairs EG budgets.Interaction and collaboration with ESO Finance, Global Development Medical Affairs Operations Finance (GD MAO finance) to manage budget forecasting, tracking and reporting in accordance with finance reporting cycles. Escalate budget discrepancies as appropriate.Support to the different EMEA Medical Program Leads (EMPLs) and brand teams in managing their respective budget, including technical support and expertise on the budget files and budget dashboard.Coordinate the different Budget review cycles and provide guidance and supervision to EMPLsData entry in Budget file for actuals and forecast.Training of new ESO members.Interaction with IT for any upgrade, evolution or technical issues with EG budget management system (Budget files and dashboard).

Evidence Generation portfolios management system To provide leadership, expertise and support on the use of EMEA Medical Affairs EG portfolio management system (OnTrac).Support and guidance to the different EMPL/brand in using OnTrac manager and dashboard: to ensure up-to-date information is available and how to best use all system functionalities including reports extract etc…Training to new EMPLs and ESO members.Ensure program management experiences and best practices sharing within the EMPL team and collect feedback for any potential system improvement.and upgrade needed.Interaction with IT and other regions for any upgrade, evolution or technical issue with OnTrac.QualificationsESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:A self-starter with demonstrable project management skillsGeneral knowledge of Evidence Generation activities and program managementDemonstrable experience and capabilities in managing EG budgetIT and system management skillsGood communication and interdependent partnering skillsAbility to work effectively in a matrix environment, with multi-cultural, virtual teams.

EXPERIENCE:Minimum 3 year-experience of industry experience in clinical trial operations, Finance or quality management.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:Fluency in English and in addition another European language is an advantage

JOB LOCATION:The role is EMEA based and may involve some travel in the EMEA region. The role holder will be expected to be based in their current country of residence as long as easy access to travel/ transportation and local hosting is available on-site