Project Manager PMO & Data Governance (early career professional)

This project management role serves as a central coordination point for site-wide initiatives, strengthening project governance and helping ensure that projects are completed on time. The position supports overall prioritization across the site, with particular attention to interdependencies between departments and projects, and takes ownership of selected major initiatives from initiation through delivery. It also contributes to the standardization of project management practices, including processes, methodologies, governance frameworks, budgeting, and resource planning.

Key responsibilities include: S&OP Management — aligning project planning with commercial planning to help ensure project batches are delivered on time with minimal impact on the commercial schedule, and overseeing end-to-end governance for assigned projects across the site. Change and Transformation Leadership — fostering effective collaboration and synergies between units, bringing clarity, visibility, and focus to project execution, building respectful, trust-based relationships, and engaging and motivating teams.

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement — coordinating and leading key site projects, implementing and maintaining project management methodologies, governance standards, resource planning practices, and documentation processes, supporting the development and execution of the PMO roadmap, analyzing and standardizing processes, promoting best practices, building networks, and monitoring activities. Data, Reporting and Digital Curiosity — exploring opportunities in data and technology, encouraging colleagues to adopt digital solutions, designing and maintaining data flows, data models, and reporting solutions, and combining data processing, modelling, and information flow design.

HSE & Quality — ensuring compliance with cGxP requirements, including data integrity standards, working in accordance with HSE guidelines, identifying and reporting incidents, and participating in training.

Your profile: at least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a comparable regulated environment; at least 2 years of experience in a coordinating role; solid experience in project management and stakeholder management; ability to build strong relationships across departments, gather requirements, align expectations, and facilitate discussions; comfort structuring, improving, and standardizing processes and governance frameworks; affinity with data flows, data modelling, reporting, and information management; understanding of HSE, quality standards, and data integrity; a bachelor's degree in Science, Pharmacy, Chemical Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Engineering, Economics, or equivalent experience.

Additional education in Economics, Management, or Administration is a plus; qualifications in Lean Management, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, or similar are an advantage; fluent in English and ideally also Dutch.

Competencies: Change Management, Decision-Making Skills, Basic Financial Skills, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Team Management.

Offer: You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car. (Freelance is also possible).