Project Planning & Portfolio Manager (Maternity Cover)

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Joining our R&D teams, you will discover an empowering culture and the opportunity to create and deliver innovative products that have the potential to change lives. Collaborating with colleagues inside and outside Ferring, we are focused on growing our capabilities with new therapeutics, life-cycle management and personalised solutions. Doing revolutionary work is in your hands.

Ferring+You

You will drive portfolio management, providing high quality insights and project delivery excellence across our organization, as part of our PMO team in Clinical and Pharmaceutical Development (CPD). This fixed term opportunity is likely to last for 12 months.

Your day at Ferring

• Drive budget and forecasting processes with Finance colleagues, CPD functions and global project teams including timely communications and the facilitation of 12-18 months project objective setting.

• Facilitate resource and demand planning at CPD level providing visibility and insights to identify bottlenecks and support senior management decision making.

• Facilitate portfolio prioritization processes across the full portfolio, collecting, consolidating and analyzing data and working closely with team members and corporate functions.

• Prepare and deliver monthly portfolio reports providing consistent, end-to-end view of progress, performance, health, and trends in close collaboration with project leaders.

• Be a subject matter expert on our project and portfolio management (PPM) system (Planisware) to maintain a single, trusted view of all projects and programs. This includes leading our PPM community on best practices and training users and drive adoption in support of data quality and usability.

• Contribute and or lead any ongoing improvement initiative related to above core processes.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.

• Proven experience in PPM systems and tools with a preference toward Planisware.

• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership.

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.

• Experience in resource planning and capacity management.

• Knowledge of project management methodologies and governance frameworks.

• Ability to train colleagues either one to one or in a classroom setting.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, or related field (Master's preferred).

• PMP or equivalent certification is a plus.

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.

• Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Note to agencies: this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles.

Location:

Ferring Service Center Portugal