Senior Resource Planner

Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

We have more than 260 operating companies in more than 60 countries employing approximately 135,000 people. Our worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

Janssen Vaccines in Bern (Switzerland) belongs to the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Janssen is an organization of over 40,000 professionals working passionately to prevent, treat, cure and stop some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time. In Bern, about 400 people of over 25 nationalities work together with the wider Janssen organization and partners on the development, manufacturing and analytical testing of novel vaccines and bacteria-based pharmaceutical products.

We are looking for a Senior Resource Planner to join our Project Delivery department. The department plays a key role in the delivery of CMC projects from different Therapeutic Areas and is responsible for site portfolio management, CMC Project management, supply/demand planning & budgeting and the identification/integration of new business opportunities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of state-of-the-art planning tools and processes
• Provide resource planning support to CMC & Non-CMC projects and functions to identify the internal effort (hours) and external cost associated with projects deliverables.
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the type of activities performed by the supported projects and departments
• Use fit-for-purpose planning processes and tools to support the functional delivery of project objectives within a complex organizational structure (cross-functional, cross-sites) and technical environment
• Ensure that departments and projects follow standardized processes for planning activities and resource use
• Timely reporting of functional plan activities and status as appropriate for relevant stakeholders
• Support continuous planning improvements and monthly reporting of KPIs and metrics
• Update the site's functional supply in collaboration with Department heads
• Support the development of activity-based functional plans with projects and functions, resulting in clear and realistic resource and timelines expectations, based on project milestones
• Ensure these plans are reviewed periodically; tracking, updating and making visible any changes in a timely manner
• Work closely with Technical Integrators (TIs) and functional team leaders to monitor supply-demand, identify potential bottlenecks and propose scheduling solutions
• Routinely meet with functional and project stakeholders to ensure planning data quality
• Support and champion best planning practices and continuous improvement
• Become an expert user of existing planning tools and support the development and implementation of new tools or capabilities
• Support the development of supply/demand reports and perform data analysis

Who we are looking for:

• Technical Science background or ability to become familiar with relevant functional capabilities
• Experience achieving critical targets within tight deadlines and/or limited resources
• Experience working with process analysis and drawing conclusions from sets of information
• PMP certification or PM training is desirable
• Experience with use or ideally implementation of planning systems, such as Microsoft Project, Planisware is highly desirable
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage own work slate
• Proactive in anticipating and raising awareness of potential issues, deviations from plans and resource bottlenecks
• Persistence and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills

This job based in Bern, Switzerland will initially be limited to approx. 12 months. If you are interested in working with a global leading pharmaceutical company in a dynamic, progressive and collaborative environment, then send us your application today. Or give us a call if you have any questions!