Overview

In this role you will provide project coordination support to the Braunton site through the development and execution of pharmaceutical business projects such as NPI, technology transfers etc.

You will be the single point of contact for internal departments to ensure efficient project delivery and communication between the wider business and the manufacturing site at which you will be based.

The role will involve significant communication skills, coordinating resources, tracking deliverables, and facilitating collaboration between both site based and central stakeholders.

You will be required to keep complex, often fast-moving projects aligned and on schedule.

Scope of the Role

• Independently lead projects from initiation through planning, execution to handover, managing scope, schedule, risks, and stakeholder expectations
• This includes coordinating and guiding multifunctional teams of internal and external SMEs across on‑site and off‑site locations
• Own the management process for new developments, new products, product transfers, reformulation and other cross departmental or strategic business projects
• Being the single point of contact between the central business stakeholders and the site leadership team. Being the conduit for information and decisions to and from the site to the corporate functions
• Giving project management support to on site functions for more complex projects such as continuous improvement initiatives and process engineering improvements where required
• Own project scheduling activities, including developing and maintaining Gantt charts, tracking milestones, identifying delays, and communicating impacts and recovery plans to stakeholders
• Manage stakeholder engagement and communication by organising project meetings, preparing agendas, documenting decisions and actions, and ensuring timely follow‑up to maintain project momentum
• Coordinate SMEs to produce, review, and approve key technical and GMP documentation, including change controls, procedures, and other regulated deliverables
• Develop and maintain core project documentation such as project delivery plans, scoping documents, and end‑stage reports, ensuring timely circulation and approval
• Raise purchase requests, monitor lead times, and support purchase order administration to ensure materials and services are available when required.•Maintain project risk and issue registers, escalating critical items appropriately and ensuring mitigation actions are assigned, communicated, and tracked to completion
• Collaborate with Finance, Commercial, and other departments to define scopes, support cost estimations, and develop realistic project timelines
• To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time to support the Perrigo business

Experience Required

• Higher education (bachelor’s or above) in a science, engineering, or other technical field required but sufficient experience in pharmaceutical project management will be considered equally, also a recognised qualification/certification in project management is preferred
• Experience managing non-capital projects in a pharmaceutical environment required. Experience managing non-capital projects in another highly regulated industry will also be considered
• Experience with industrial manufacturing businesses preferred
• Experience working in a cGMP environment and with standard industry digital tools (e.g. TrackWise) preferred
• Experience working in a solid dose pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred
• Proficient in the use of project management tools and software (MS project) required