Project Support Professional

Pfizer Pfizer · Pharma · NC

Project Support Professional at Pfizer, responsible for the operational aspects of ongoing engineering projects, including managing schedules, budgets, vendor documentation, and acting as a liaison between project engineers and management. While not directly building AI, the role has a preferred bonus point for experience with common AI tools and a demonstrated curiosity for their application.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing engineering projects, acting as a liaison between project engineers, planning teams, and line management.
  2. Review project statuses and budgets, manage schedules, prepare status reports, and maintain cost spreadsheets for all assigned projects.
  3. Author and execute change controls for capital projects
  4. Contribute to project tasks and milestones, organizing work to meet deadlines and ensuring technical judgment, completeness, and accuracy.
  5. Maintain vendor qualification documentation, purchase order tracking logs, and provide accrual guidance, ensuring timely deliveries and resolving discrepancies in purchase orders.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with any years of experience, or an Associate's degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Teamwork and problem-solving abilities
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Capacity to quickly identify problems and structure effective solutions
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Nice to have

  • Experience as a financial analyst, accountant, administrative assistant, or in other project support roles
  • Familiarity with project management and systems like Ariba and SAP
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Experience in a pharmaceutical or manufacturing environment
  • Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity.
  • Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use.

What the JD emphasized

  • Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity.
  • Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use.