On-Site Project Controls Administrator – Columbus

Verista, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Insurance

Job summary

Verista, Inc. is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our on-site team in Columbus, OH. You will assist Project Managers with schedules, risk registers, and governance materials, while tracking milestones, budgets, and KPIs to keep projects on time and within scope.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Finance, with opportunities to grow in project management within a life sciences focus. On-site work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical-related technical discipline.
• 1+ years of experience supporting projects within pharma, biotech, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing.
• Interest in developing a career in project management.
• Basic understanding of scheduling and budgeting principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with SAP, Planview, or project management software is beneficial.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, supporting multiple PMs.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with developing and maintaining project schedules, risk registers, action item logs, and project documentation.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, KPIs, resources, and risks; identify potential impacts and escalate issues to project leadership.
• Prepare project status reports, metrics, financial updates, forecasts, budget tracking, invoice reconciliation, and governance presentations.
• Coordinate project meetings, including agendas, minutes, action tracking, governance reviews, stage-gates, and leadership updates.
• Support change management, procurement, sourcing, contracting, and other project execution activities to maintain scope, schedule, and budget alignment.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Quality, Finance, and other stakeholders while supporting resource planning, project lifecycle management, and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Life Sciences

Tools

SAP

Planview

Job description

Verista, Inc. is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our on-site team in Columbus, OH. You will assist Project Managers with schedules, risk registers, and governance materials, while tracking milestones, budgets, and KPIs to keep projects on time and within scope.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Finance, with opportunities to grow in project management within a life sciences focus. On-site work is required.