Job description Posted 25 January 2021

Project Manager

6 Months

Up to £475 per day via umbrella only

Remote / Brentford

 

Who Are We - GSK?


We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. GlaxoSmithKline plc was formed in 2000 as a result of a merger between Glaxo Wellcome plc and SmithKline Beecham plc , although our history can be traced back more than 300 years to London’s Plough Court Pharmacy in the 1700s.


Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. Our strategy is to bring differentiated, high-quality and needed healthcare products to as many people as possible, with our three global businesses, scientific and technical know-how and talented people. Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture:


Our values are Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity

Our expectations are Courage, Accountability, Development, Teamwork

 

Job Purpose:


The Position Holder will be act as a Project Manager, utilising Jira as the organisation work to enhance an existing manual invoicing solution to an automated / Smart one. Examples includine removing the use of the middleware and implementing the use of bots.


The role works very closely with the RPA team to work towars an automated solution,

 

Responsibilities:

·       Role model GSK expectations and values with project teams

·       Strong partnership with the Project Accountable Lead, providing confidence and competence necessary to take on the most challenging objectives and drive accountability.

·       Guide core teams to ensure timely decision making, effective stakeholder communication, adherence to applicable processes, contingency planning and execution.

·       Accountable for assuring there is a clear project scope and strategy & aligned resource needs..

·       Proactively identify issues and drive resolution, with limited guidance, and assure comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation plan is in place.

·       Develop & maintain comprehensive timelines with cross-functional input, by integrating key functional deliverables

·       Align & deliver all key project milestones to support appropriate metrics.

 

Skills & Requirements:

·       Expertise using Jira

·       Strong project Management skillset

·       Knowledge of invoicing & systems

·       Knowledge of Fieldglass –  highly beneficial

·       Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry – highly beneficial