Resource Planner

Key Accountabilities

• Lead responsibility for a large group of resources form planning, allocation, and forecasting perspective
• Use ‘Resource Optimization Framework’ to drive optimal resourcing decisions,
• Maintain macro-level understanding of awarded work, potential new business, resource demand for the next 3-6 months, resource supply and challenges within the scope of the role
• Utilize the skills and experience database for therapeutic experience to identify team members with specific therapeutic experience for proposals and awarded projects
• Utilize the resource management tool by running reports to check for Free hours/capacity of potential team members
• Work with LM’s and Project Leaders to identify most appropriate candidate CV for successful project delivery
• Provide CVs and bio-sketch for inclusion in proposals and for clients for awarded trials appropriate - Check with LM’s if potential team members are available for proposals/bid defense meetings, in exceptional cases contact individual’s directly
• Make suggestions for assignments for proposals/bid defense meetings and awarded work (new business, replacements of team members due to sick leave, maternity leave, company leave, exchange of staff on studies); track and follow up on the assignments
• Follow up on bid defense meeting outcomes and of proposal start dates
• Develop, prepare, and distribute resourcing projection reports (monthly at a minimum or more frequently as needed)
• Check for accuracy of entries in resource management tool and follow up with LM’s if needed
• Run reports on resource management tool to check for mismatch between resourcing hours in resource management tool and actual hours
• Evaluate and assist in the development of resource planning tools and databases as needed
• Use available resourcing tools to provide estimated resource needs for awarded work and new business
• Develop and track metrics relating to Project Management resourcing
• Using data driven approach to provide suggestions to country heads and line managers for resourcing adjustments to ensure optimize existing resources or plan for future capacity
• Maintain a working knowledge and ensure compliance with applicable local regulatory requirements and PAREXEL SOPs

Skills:

• Japanese skills (speaking/listening) will be a bonus.