Project Coordinator Pharmaceutical Life Sciences – Roche

The Project Coordinator Pharmaceutical Life Sciences position has opened at Roche, one of the world’s largest research-focused biotech and diagnostics groups, through its Roche Services & Solutions, India hub. If you’re searching for a Project Coordinator Pharmaceutical Life Sciences opportunity that blends structured project operations with exposure to global healthcare delivery, this Business Services & Support req is a strong match for early-to-mid-career coordinators based in India.

Roche Services & Solutions India runs a 150+ person hub across Hyderabad and Chennai that supports Roche’s global pharmaceutical and diagnostics affiliates. A Project Coordinator Pharmaceutical Life Sciences Chennai hire in this team sits at the intersection of project operations and life-sciences delivery, coordinating cross-functional workstreams that keep Roche’s patient-focused programs on schedule, in scope, and properly documented.

Role Overview

1. Job Title: Project Coordinator – Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences.
2. Employer: Roche
3. Function: Business Services & Support.
4. Location: Chennai & Hyderabad, India (Roche Services & Solutions India hub).
5. Employment Type: Full-time.
6. Reporting Line: Project/Program Manager, Business Services & Support.

Key Responsibilities

1. Coordinate day-to-day activities across cross-functional pharmaceutical and life-sciences projects, ensuring milestones stay on schedule.
2. Maintain project trackers, status reports, RAID logs, and documentation repositories to a Good Documentation Practice (GDP) standard expected across regulated life-sciences environments.
3. Act as liaison between Roche affiliates, internal stakeholders, and external vendors, following up on action items and escalating blockers.
4. Support project managers with scheduling, meeting facilitation, minute-taking, and stakeholder communications across time zones.
5. Track budgets, resourcing, and risk registers, flagging variances early.
6. Support compliance with Roche’s quality, data-integrity, and regulatory documentation standards.
7. Assist with onboarding new project workstreams, including template setup in project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, ServiceNow).

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Qualifications and Skills

1. Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, business administration, or a related field.
2. 2–5 years of experience in project coordination, ideally within pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare-adjacent environments.
3. Strong written and verbal English communication skills for cross-border stakeholder management.
4. Working knowledge of project management tools and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
5. Familiarity with GxP/regulatory documentation practices is an advantage for life-sciences project work.
6. Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing competing priorities under deadline pressure.
7. PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project-coordination certification is a plus, not a requirement.