Project Manager - Bioanalytical Labs

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Richmond, VA

224d • Hybrid

About The Position

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com. Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

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 2+ years') or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
• Labs project management experience preferred.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Competent with specific computers and enterprise applications, including office productivity.
• Proven analytical skills.
• Demonstrated compliance with procedures and policies.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with client information and data.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks effectively in a stressful environment.
• Ability to work effectively with multi-level teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides tactical support for client-facing projects.
• Manages and supports project performance with specific emphasis on financial management of the program and progressive responsibility for client communications.
• Provides internal consulting on project management issues and identifies opportunities for process and efficiency improvement.
• Identifies and escalates risks identified to project timelines and meeting financial objectives for both internal goals and client expectations.
• Provides oversight and coordination of study initiation.
• Understands protocol language and translates to internal systems and processes.
• Prepares for and facilitates internal meetings; attends external meetings.
• Coordinates stability launches.
• Maintains project set-up and sample test scheduling.
• Evaluates and manages project timelines and deliverables.
• Understands and adheres to contract language, support contract management process.
• Manages project setup and financials.
• Responsible for projections, forecast and revenue recognition for fee for service, hourly or FTE programs, adhering to client budgets and utilization targets, adjusting forecasts or project priority weekly as necessary; communicate routine FTE utilization and spend.
• Progressive responsibility for internal and external communications, beginning with project financial coordination.
• Assists client relationship manager with meeting minutes and action items to support client projects.
• Manages study documents and testing directives, shares data/reports.
• Supports fee for service and hourly contract review processes.
• Provides/Supports training of Program Manager I.
• Involvement in cross-functional initiatives/process improvements.
• Monitors and leads all aspects of designated clinical/non-clinical trial protocols and is accountable for overall project performance and client's happiness by meeting their needs and expectations through the life cycle of the assigned clinical trials project/protocol(s).
• Consults and utilizes, where appropriate, the scientific input of laboratory management, technical staff and support teams to assist the client with management of the clinical trial.
• Monitoring of budget, revenue forecasting/recognition and contract modification submission, review and follow up.
• Coordinates review of data transfer agreement and data transfer requests.
• Preparation of meeting agenda/minutes and timelines for data transfers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree