Remote Project Controls Lead – Life Sciences

PerkinElmer; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer seeks an experienced Project Controls Senior Coordinator for Project Farma to streamline PSA administration, staffing planning, and regional project oversight across multiple remote U.S. sites.

You’ll support PMs, manage budgets, and help drive timely invoicing and reporting. Responsibilities include coordinating meetings, maintaining documentation, and assisting with proposals and Salesforce backup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, project administration, or regional/administrative support, ideally within a professional services, consulting, or life sciences environment.
• Experience supporting multiple managers or project teams concurrently across a distributed or multi-region structure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain projects within PSA platform, including budgets, staffing plans, milestones, and timelines.
• Monitor timesheet entry and approval, project financials, and utilization data; flag discrepancies to PMs and RM before billing or reporting.
• Maintain PSA reporting and dashboards used for project status, regional performance, and portfolio reviews.
• Serve as the first point of contact for PMs on PSA questions and train new PMs on regional best practices.
• Prepare monthly client accruals with PMs and Finance.
• Create draft invoices for PM review and client submission.
• Coordinate project meetings, agendas, and minutes, tracking open items to closure across multiple projects.
• Maintain project documentation, filing, and deliverable tracking.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports and internal updates.
• Support project close-out administration, including final documentation and financial reconciliation.
• Support Regional Managers with regional reporting, staffing coordination, and consolidated updates.
• Coordinate onboarding logistics for new PMs and consultants.
• Track regional metrics and prepare summaries for leadership review.
• Assist with proposal formatting, templates, and version control; compile staffing plans and boilerplate content.
• Track proposal timelines and coordinate internal reviews and submission logistics.
• Maintain proficiency in Salesforce as a backup for basic entry and updates.

Skills

Project coordination

Multi-region experience

Salesforce familiarity

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Tools

Kantata PSA

Salesforce

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

PerkinElmer seeks an experienced Project Controls Senior Coordinator for Project Farma to streamline PSA administration, staffing planning, and regional project oversight across multiple remote U.S. sites.

You’ll support PMs, manage budgets, and help drive timely invoicing and reporting. Responsibilities include coordinating meetings, maintaining documentation, and assisting with proposals and Salesforce backup.