Principal Operations Strategy Specialist (Trial Strategy Senior)

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Austin, TX

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Join us as Principal Operations Strategy Specialist - To provide expert guidance in the formulation and execution of clinical trial strategies, optimize trial processes, collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment, and drive initiatives that enhance the overall success and efficiency of our clinical trials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
• Thorough understanding of clinical project management, the business organization and functional areas
• Demonstrates solid customer relationship management skills and commercial acumen
• Ability to work in a high pressure/time sensitive environment
• Ability to multitask, with attention to detail
• Strong proposal development knowledge and skills
• Demonstrated project management and planning skills
• Strong organizational agility and demonstrates a drive for results
• Demonstrates influence and negotiation skills
• Ability to build effective and collaborative peer and cross functional relationships, works effectively in teams and demonstrates global and cultural awareness
• Analytical skills, excellence in oral and written communications, strong attention to detail, prioritization and time management proficiencies
• Thorough understanding of sponsor/CRO business practices and solid knowledge of operational/financial practices, SOPs, GCPs, and FDA/ICH guidelines

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal constituents to identify and recommend plans for assigned area that align with commercial win strategy; contributes to the proposal deliverable and key operations messages.
• Develop plans that enable problem solving, yields solutions and contribute to the triage process within clinical operations that meet proposal deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with leading functional roles to develop a budget that reflect operational strategy and work with operational leadership team to achieve profitability targets, as well as various internal stakeholders to enhance proposal regarding efficiency management to decrease costs.
• Support and ensure delivery of the development of the operations segment of the proposal deliverable within prescribed timelines, disseminates operational strategy to proposal team and develop KPIs, ensuring a successful operation segment of the deliverable.
• Collaborate with the cross functional team in matrix environment to establish an efficient and aligned process within clinical operations.
• Support operations escalation process and may advise commercial strategy team.
• Contribute to cross functional satisfaction and proposes recommendations on future plans and actions to ensure the overall success of the process and outcomes.
• Work with leading functional roles to propose and implement revisions for post award to successfully execute proposal.
• Provide input/develops plan and recommendations to effectively leverage opportunities to achieve targets while enhancing customer relations.

Benefits

• When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience – and where your contributions truly make a difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior