Life Sciences Scheduling Director | IMS & Risk Strategy

Insight Global; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Director of Scheduling to lead scheduling strategy for a major Life Science and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing client. You will drive Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), perform critical path analysis, and provide schedule risk insights to guide executive decisions.

You'll mentor scheduling staff, coordinate with project teams and contractors, and support proposals while maintaining robust progress dashboards and earned value tracking across multi-phase programs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of scheduling/project controls experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience with Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences projects.
• Strong client-facing skills with executive stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of construction lifecycle and integration with cost, risk, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead scheduling strategy and ensure project goals are met.
• Develop and manage Integrated Master Schedules across complex, multi-phase projects.
• Provide critical path analysis, schedule risk insights, and mitigation strategies.
• Drive schedule reporting and analytics, including dashboards and earned value tracking.
• Partner with project teams, contractors, and consultants to validate schedules.
• Review and negotiate contractor schedules for compliance and best practices.
• Identify and escalate schedule risks, delays, and potential claims exposure.
• Contribute to proposals and identify new opportunities.
• Lead and mentor scheduling staff with resource planning.

Skills

Scheduling leadership

Integrated Master Schedule

Critical path analysis

Risk mitigation

Earned value tracking

Primavera P6

MS Project

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Schedule analytics tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Director of Scheduling to lead scheduling strategy for a major Life Science and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing client. You will drive Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), perform critical path analysis, and provide schedule risk insights to guide executive decisions.

You'll mentor scheduling staff, coordinate with project teams and contractors, and support proposals while maintaining robust progress dashboards and earned value tracking across multi-phase programs.