Resource Forecasting and Analytics Capability Associate Director

job summary:
Are you a Planisware expert ready to drive high-impact portfolio decisions for a top-tier global pharmaceutical leader? This critical role bridge functional resource data, Therapeutic Area Units, and executive governance to lead integrated resourcing end-to-end. Join a forward-thinking global team leveraging digital dexterity to optimize enterprise-wide drug development planning.

location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
job type: Contract
salary: $100 - 114 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Own the functional design, configuration, release testing, and lifecycle maintenance of Planisware resource management modules.
• Lead the recurring R&D resource demand forecasting cycle, developing functional algorithms, standard profiles, and driver-based assumptions.
• Maintain the supply model in Planisware, defining governance standards for internal headcount, contingent capacity, and allocation rules.
• Serve as business process owner for portfolio capacity planning and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Design and maintain executive dashboards to monitor data quality, compliance, and resourcing metrics.
• Build digital dexterity across project and resource managers through tailored training, user adoption programs, and community enablement.

 
qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a science, business, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including 3+ years in drug development project, resource, or portfolio management.
• Hands-on experience configuring, testing, and managing Planisware or an equivalent enterprise portfolio planning platform.
• Proven expertise in full-time equivalent modeling, resource breakdown structures, demand/capacity algorithms, and allocation mechanics.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel alongside reporting and visualization tools for portfolio dashboards.

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skills: Project Management


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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).


This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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