Senior Project Specialist

Job description

• Job title: Senior Project Specialist • Location: Hyderabad    About the job  Sanofi is a global life sciences company committed to improving access to healthcare and supporting the people we serve throughout the continuum of care. From prevention to treatment, Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into healthcare solutions, in human vaccines, rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular solutions and consumer healthcare. More than 110,000 people in over 100 countries at Sanofi are dedicated to making a difference on patients’ daily life, wherever they live and enabling them to enjoy a healthier life.    As a company with a global vision of drug development and a highly regarded corporate culture, Sanofi is recognized as one of the best pharmaceutical companies in the world and is pioneering the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with strong commitment to develop advanced data standards to increase reusability & interoperability and thus accelerate impact on global health.    Main responsibilities:   This position stands at the forefront of serving as a cornerstone for operational excellence implementation. This role focuses in deploying high-impact solutions that enhance operational effectiveness, elevate customer satisfaction metrics, and create sustainable organizational value.   As an integral member of the M&S Services, the team member will more precisely:  • MIS Maintenance and Reporting: Independently execute regular/monthly updates of project MIS including cost, schedule, scope, risks, stakeholders, and key milestones. Generate standard project reports and dashboards while ensuring data accuracy across project management systems.  • Project Charter Creation: Support Program & Project Managers in information gathering and documentation for project charter development.  • Project Monitoring and Tracking: Establish and maintain project tracking systems to monitor progress against schedules and cost parameters. Prepare regular status updates on project activities and milestones.  • Risk Management: Support Program & Project Managers in risk identification, documentation, and maintenance of risk registers. Coordinate risk assessment and mitigation planning activities.  • Project Planning and Scheduling: Support Program and Project Managers to create comprehensive project plans and develop project schedules including key milestones. Coordinate project planning activities.  • Resource Management: Independently manage and update project information in Planisware. Coordinate resource allocation updates and maintain resource management data for governance and analytics.  • Communication and Stakeholder Management: Implement communication and stakeholder management plans. Coordinate core and extended team activities.  • Project Meetings and Documentation: Support Project Managers in leading project meetings, prepare agendas, and document Minutes of Meeting (MOM). Maintain action/decision logs and project documentation.  • Project Change Management: Support Project Managers in documentation of project changes related to finance, resources, and scope. Handle cost calculations for change requests and maintain change management logs.  • Cost Management: Independently handle Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Invoice management, and payment tracking. Coordinate with finance and suppliers to ensure timely processing of project-related transactions.  • Supplier Management: Perform supplier research, evaluation, and tender creation processes. Coordinate supplier communications and monitor supplier performance  • Project Ways of Working: Adopt current practice and help in contributing better ways of working along with the Project Management team.  • Project Closure and Transition: Execute administrative closure activities and archive project documentation. Coordinate project transitions to manufacturing teams and facilitate lessons learned workshops.     About you: • Experience: 3-5 years of experience in project management in Pharmaceutical Industry with business partnering role. Industrial / M&S background with an experience in various functions. Experience of working on manufacturing sites in either of these domains is an added advantage. Background in stakeholder management and business partnering across multiple departments or functions. Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities  •  Technical & soft skills: Project Management, PMs from medical device / biologics industry preferred. PMP & Agile certifications are preferred. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills </