Remote Project Controls Lead - Life Sciences Projects

PerkinElmer; Clayton (NC); Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Project Controls Senior Coordinator for Project Farma to streamline project and regional administration across multiple sites. You’ll manage PSA-based project setup, finance data, and invoicing while supporting regional managers and cross-functional teams.

This role blends governance with proactive delivery, ensuring client satisfaction and data integrity. You will coordinate with Project Managers, finance, and sales to prepare reports, maintain documentation, and

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 Project Farma’s PSA platform, including budgets, staffing plans, milestones, and timelines, in coordination with assigned Project Managers.
• Monitor timesheet entry and approval, project financials, and utilization data; flag discrepancies to Project Managers and Regional Managers before they affect 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 Project Managers on questions pertaining to the PSA, and train new Project Managers on regional best practices.
• Prepare monthly client accruals in coordination with Project Managers and Finance.
• Create draft invoices for Project Manager review and approval prior to client submission.
• Coordinate project meetings, agendas, and minutes, and track open action items to closure across multiple concurrent projects.
• Maintain project documentation, filing, and deliverable tracking in accordance with Project Farma and client requirements.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports, client-ready materials, and internal updates on behalf of Project Managers.
• Support project close-out administration, including final documentation, financial reconciliation, and lessons-learned capture.

Skills

Project coordination

Remote work

Organizational skills

Client communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations, or a related field

Tools

Kantata PSA

Mavenlink

Certinia

Deltek

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Salesforce

Job description

PerkinElmer is seeking a Project Controls Senior Coordinator for Project Farma to streamline project and regional administration across multiple sites. You’ll manage PSA-based project setup, finance data, and invoicing while supporting regional managers and cross-functional teams.

This role blends governance with proactive delivery, ensuring client satisfaction and data integrity. You will coordinate with Project Managers, finance, and sales to prepare reports, maintain documentation, and