Project Coordinator
Location: North Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States
Category: Account & Project Management
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: June 24, 2026
Job ID: 648961
Job Description
The Planet Group is seeking a Project Coordinator to join one of our well-known global pharmaceutical client.
- Pay: $23-28.44/hr depending on experience
- Location: Hybrid in Lake County, IL (T-TR onsite)
- Primarily work in the publication space while also flexing to cover other operations areas of payments and general compliance tasks
- QC publications submitted by the publication author to meet the required compliance and intellectual property before submission into the IP review system
- Act as the point person to process and track publications from request to approval
- When required, provide adequate pressure to publication reviewers to meet timelines and deliverables including (Publication Lead, Leadership and IP Legal)
- Collaborate with the authors to file all documents in the appropriate system to support compliance with publication policies
- Manage operational compliance process to enable vendor payments for sponsorship, exhibits and memberships
- Execute task of established processes to maintain R&D Discovery compliance training database
- 3-5 years of experience in related field
- Able to complete tasks quickly, competently, and independently to generate consistent results
- Must adapt quickly to QC the diversity of publications that are processed ranging from preclinical to clinical
- Must be able to interact effectively with all levels of management, employees, and internal team in support of publication advancement
- Must be able to appropriately handle confidential information and comply with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures
- Database management experience
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Ability to detect and resolve exceptions and issues
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
