Project Support jobs in United Kingdom

• Location Southampton, England, United Kingdom

CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses. The Company produces a full array of daily disposable, two-week and monthly contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision has a strong heritage of solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia and childhood myopia; and offers the most complete collection of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com .

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Coordinator to support cross-functional teams in the development and execution of contact lens-related projects. This role is critical to ensuring project milestones are met with execution excellence, compliance, and efficiency across the product lifecycle—from concept through commercialization.

• Support project managers in planning, tracking, and reporting on LCM projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Marketing, and Operations.
• Track project milestones and deliverables. Develop and deliver project status reports.
• Maintain and update project schedules, risk registers, and action logs.
• Facilitate team meetings, prepare agendas, and document decisions and follow-ups.
• Monitor project KPIs and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ownership of document control process and standards for the PMO.

1-2+ years of experience in project coordination or project management in a regulated industry (medical device, pharma, biotech). Familiarity with regulated industries, ISO 13485, EU MDR and FDA regulations. Strong organizational and communication skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) with experience of electronic document management systems. Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, OnePlan, Smartsheet, Confluence, Jira). PMP, CAPM, or similar certification preferred.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related field. Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification preferred.

Work Environment:
Office based. Ability to travel as required. Sedentary to light physical effort necessary to perform the job. There will be extended periods of sitting and using a computer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.