Sr Project Manager, FSP Ophthamology

Thermo Fisher Scientific

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager serves as the project lead and primary sponsor contact, accountable for overall project delivery—including quality, time, and cost—on behalf of the organization. With minimal direction, the Senior Project Manager establishes and communicates customer expectations, ensures internal and external escalation pathways are followed, and leads cross-functional teams to meet or exceed deliverables. The role manages projects of increasing complexity, which may involve multiple services, regions or countries, therapeutic complexity, or financial scope. The position also requires financial stewardship at the project level, including understanding contracts, aligning resources to budgets, managing out-of-scope activities, and driving contract modification processes and negotiations. The Senior Project Manager leads project-level risk identification and issue resolution, ensures compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and project-specific requirements, mentors others, and contributes to process improvement initiatives. Work is performed in an office, laboratory, and/or clinical environment. Conditions may include exposure to biological fluids and potentially infectious organisms, as well as electrical office equipment. Personal protective equipment such as protective eyewear, garments, and gloves is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, supported by relevant academic or vocational qualifications.
Comparable to 8 or more years of previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
Technical and systems competency, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and organizational systems such as CTMS, Preclarus, and Clarity.
Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize project team workload and resources in a frequently changing environment.
Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Proactive, solutions-oriented, and adaptable approach to changing priorities and situations.
In-depth therapeutic area knowledge and knowledge of clinical development guidelines and directives.
Advanced knowledge of cross-functional project management principles, including time, quality, and cost.
Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead, motivate, and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
Strong customer service skills and the ability to proactively address and prioritize expectations.
Good judgment and decision-making skills, with critical, analytical, and strategic thinking abilities for managing complex or ambiguous situations.
Strong negotiation skills, ability to influence others and achieve results, and cross-cultural awareness.
Strong financial acumen and ability to minimize risk by proactively managing and adjusting budgets, forecasts, and resources.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Background in biomedical or life sciences.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary project-level contact between the sponsor and the organization.
Ensure internal and external escalation pathways and communication rules are followed.
Define responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads when project scope requires them.
Own and drive cross-functional project delivery across time, cost, and quality.
Provide project-level financial stewardship, including understanding contracts, aligning resources to budgets, managing out-of-scope activity, and driving contract modification processes, negotiations, and execution timelines.
Establish, communicate, and manage customer expectations to support optimal project delivery.
Drive project-level risk identification and issue resolution using RBQM/RESOLVE.
Ensure project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and project-specific requirements.
Act as a mentor.
Develop or contribute to process improvement initiatives.