Senior Planner Scheduler – Biotech Site Activation

TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentBurst seeks a Planner Scheduler II for an onsite role in Cary, NC. This 12+ month assignment demands a highly experienced scheduler capable of driving a large biotech/pharma site activation program using Monday.com and Primavera P6.

The ideal candidate will manage the Master Integrated Schedule, perform CPM analysis, coordinate with multiple workstreams, and ensure readiness for Health Authority inspections and CQV activities across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering, Life Sciences, or Construction Management required.
• PMI-SP or Primavera certification preferred.
• 8+ years scheduler experience in biotech/pharma site activation.

Responsibilities

• Master Integrated Schedule (IS) Management: Develop, maintain, and optimize the site startup Master Integrated Schedule across all workstreams using Monday.comt / Primavera P6.
• Schedule Integration & Rollup: Interface with workstream-level schedules on monday.com to establish critical path ties, milestone logic, and interdependency mapping.
• Critical Path & Variance Analysis: Perform weekly critical path evaluations, schedule variance tracking, and look-ahead analyses to identify risks ahead of execution.
• Capacity Planning & Resource Leveling: Model site-wide labor, facility, and equipment capacity constraints to support batch execution and validation campaigns.
• Audit & CQV Integration: Coordinate scheduling for Health Authority (HA) inspections, internal quality audits, and commissioning/qualification (CQV) runs.

Skills

CPM analysis

Scheduling

CPM (Critical Path Method)

Education

B.S. in Engineering

B.S. in Life Sciences

B.S. in Construction Management

PMI-SP or Primavera certification

Tools

Monday.com

Primavera P6

MS Project

SAP

MES

Job description

TalentBurst seeks a Planner Scheduler II for an onsite role in Cary, NC. This 12+ month assignment demands a highly experienced scheduler capable of driving a large biotech/pharma site activation program using Monday.com and Primavera P6.

The ideal candidate will manage the Master Integrated Schedule, perform CPM analysis, coordinate with multiple workstreams, and ensure readiness for Health Authority inspections and CQV activities across the project lifecycle.