Assoc Director, Project Management Delivery Function – FSP (Client Embeded) - Remote based in the US

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Wilmington, NC

1d • Remote

About The Position

Position requires extensive Oncology global full service clinical trial management experience. Preference given to candidates who also have Cell/Gene Therapy experience. Please demonstrate these in your application to be considered. Join Us as a Project Manager Associate Director – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years. As part of our expert team, you’ll have the opportunity to ensure operational excellence that makes a real difference in organizational performance. As a Project Manager Associate Director, you will serve as the Project Lead and primary sponsor contact. You will be accountable for the overall delivery of the project (quality, time, cost) on behalf of the organization. You will establish and communicate customer expectations to the project team and lead the cross-functional project team to meet or exceed deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; preferably in medical or biological sciences or discipline associated with clinical research
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years’)
• At least 5 years of experience in global study leadership and team leadership
• Demonstrated clinical trial expertise in Oncology
• Technical and systems competency, such as computer skills, to include effective use of systems and applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as organization systems (CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity)
• Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize own and workload of project team members in a frequently changing environment
• Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Proactive, solutions oriented and adaptable to changing priorities and situations
• Advanced therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives
• Strong understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including solid financial acumen
• Sound interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams
• Good judgment and decision making skills and capable of applying critical and analytical skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others, including a cross cultural awareness

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, master's level education (or higher)
• 2 years of direct Cell Therapy Study Management Experience; preferably in a pharm/biotech setting
• Project management certification
• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

• Is the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
• Ensures escalation pathways adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways).
• On projects where the scope requires, ensures clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as lead in a specific region, lead for a specific vendor(s) or subset of delivery).
• Ensures financial stewardship at a project level by demonstrating an intimate understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of Out of Scope activity, drive the Con Mod process/negotiations and team execution to timelines.
• Establishes, communicates and manages the sponsor to achieve optimal delivery during the project
• Drives Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE).
• Ensures project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH- GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees