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At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
A Resource Planner will lead responsibility for a large group of resources from a planning, allocation, and forecasting perspective.
- Oversight Demand & Supply for the assigned segment/region.
- Run weekly staff meetings to provide/collect feedback from LM/Segment --- Leads related to project status and resource proposals and allocations
- Reviews and validates resource requests and makes suggestions for assignments by:
- Evaluating specific resource needs for awarded and ongoing studies (workload, start date, and experience needed)
- Utilize the skills and experience database (SEMS) and other Parexel Tools and Apps to identify team members that match the requirements.
- Utilize the resource management tool by running reports to check for Free hours/capacity of potential team members
- Engage with study teams to ensure clarity on the resource needs and specific requirements.
- Maintain/Update the Resources Management Tool (Planisware) to reflect assignments decisions by:
- Assigning identified resources on specific projects.
- Increasing/Reducing assignments according to business decisions.
- Releasing resources from the project upon request by LMs (eg: resignations, LOAs, transfers)
- Formerly communicate the proposal to the Study Teams by providing CVs
- Checking Resource Mailbox daily for requests and if needed to follow up on details
Specific responsibilities for this role:
- Support Weekly Escalation Calls by coordinating and compiling preparatory feedback from relevant stakeholders and taking comprehensive minutes during the meeting.
- Systematically monitor the status of proposals sent to study teams and manage follow-up processes.
- Manage and organize the resourcing team mailbox by tagging incoming emails in a timely manner to the corresponding Segment.
- Support Resource Planners by conducting regular audits and clean-up of primary resource trackers to ensure data integrity and identify potential resource gaps and opportunities.
- Assist in sourcing, retrieving, and blinding appropriate CVs from the company's talent database to meet specific project or client requirements.
Skills
- Sound interpersonal, verbal and written English communication skills
- Client-focused approach to work, ability to interact professionally within a client organization
- A flexible attitude for work assignments and new learning
- Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail
- Willingness to work in a matrix environment
- Strong analytical skills and an understanding of planning processes
- Shows commitment to and performs consistently high-quality work
- Ability to identify and address issues proactively on time
- Effective time management to meet daily metrics or team objectives
- Ability to take initiative and work independently
- Accountability for all assigned tasks
- Proficient in Excel.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Language Skills
- Fluent in written and oral English in addition to local language
- Minimum Work Experience
- Relevant work experience in CRO or pharmaceutical field
- Understanding of clinical research platforms required
What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com.
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