Project Portfolio Manager

Job Title: Project Portfolio Manager/Planner (Planisware)

Contract Length: 6-month with possibility of extension

Location: North Chicago, IL 60064 (Tues-Thurs Onsite, Mon & Fri Remote)

Hours: 8am-5pm Central

Start Date: August 31st

Job Description: Our client is seeking an experienced Project Portfolio Manager/Planner to provide support within its Portfolio Strategy & Management organization. This consultant will partner with clinical planners to translate Clinical Development Plans into executable project schedules within AbbVie's customized Planisware (AMP) platform. This is a highly tactical planning role focused on project execution, timeline management, and schedule development.

Responsibilities:

• Translate Clinical Development Plans into detailed project schedules using Planisware (AMP).
• Build and maintain project timelines, milestone plans, and critical path schedules to support drug development projects.
• Support Project Managers with project plan maintenance and information reporting.
• Provide data entry for change requests and assist planning teams with schedule maintenance and project documentation.
• Utilize QC reports to ensure proper input of project information and accuracy of data.
• Participate in planning meetings to gather timeline updates and project information.
• Update project schedules based on cross-functional discussions and evolving development plans.
• Ensure project timelines accurately reflect clinical development activities across Phase I–III programs.
• Collaborate closely with portfolio planners while learning AbbVie's internal planning processes.

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Requirements

• Prior experience using Planisware.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical clinical development programs.
• Understanding of clinical development lifecycle, including Phase I, II, and III studies.
• Strong project planning and scheduling experience.
• Ability to interpret clinical development timelines and convert them into detailed project schedules.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Education/Certification(s)/License(s):

• Bachelors degree required, preferably in a technical, scientific or project management related discipline.
• 2+ years professional work experience, preferably in project management, system based processes, or the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, and/or 6+ months working in the planner role. xhyhwjd
• Must be self-directed and work well in a team environment, be able to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet commitments, possess excellent oral and written communication skills, be process-oriented, convert goals to tasks and define estimates on time and requirements to achieve goal objectives, and demonstrate initiative.