Senior Project Manager – FSP

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Cambridge, MA

5d•$130,000 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager serves as the client-embedded Clinical Trial Lead and primary project-level contact between the sponsor and vendor organization. The role is accountable for overall project delivery—quality, time, and cost—on behalf of the client organization. With minimal direction, the Senior Project Manager establishes and communicates customer expectations, ensures adherence to internal and external escalation pathways, and leads cross-functional project teams to meet or exceed deliverables. The role manages projects of increasing complexity, which may include multiple services, regions or countries, therapeutic complexity, and financial scope. The position requires experience managing and overseeing CROs and vendors, strong financial stewardship, and the ability to manage project risks, issues, resources, and customer expectations. The Senior Project Manager ensures compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and project-specific requirements; mentors others; and develops or contributes to process improvement initiatives. Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. The position follows a standard Monday–Friday work schedule. The stated Massachusetts salary range is $130,000–$171,000, and the position may be eligible for a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans; health incentive programs; employee assistance and family support programs; commuter benefits; tuition reimbursement; paid time off and holidays; paid parental leave; insurance and disability coverage; retirement and savings programs, including a 401(k); and an employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic or vocational qualification.
Comparable to 8 or more years of relevant experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job, including management and oversight of CROs and vendors.
Technical and systems competency, including effective use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and organization systems such as MS Project, CTMS, TMF, IWRS, eCOA, eCRF databases, and AI technology.
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 when priorities and situations change.
In-depth therapeutic-area knowledge and knowledge of clinical development guidelines and directives.
Advanced knowledge of key cross-functional project management principles: time, quality, and cost.
Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead, motivate, and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
Strong customer service skills and ability to proactively address and prioritize expectations.
Good judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to apply critical, analytical, and strategic thinking to complex or ambiguous situations.
Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence others and achieve results, including cross-cultural awareness.
Strong financial acumen and the ability to minimize risk through proactive management and adjustment of budgets, forecasts, and resources.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Biotechnology experience.
Rare disease, autoimmune, and/or oncology clinical trial background.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary project-level contact between the sponsor and vendor organization.
Ensure internal and external escalation pathways and communication rules are followed.
Where required by project scope, clarify responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads.
Drive and own overall cross-functional project delivery across time, cost, and quality.
Provide project-level financial stewardship, including understanding the contract, aligning resources to budget, managing out-of-scope activity, driving contract modification processes and negotiations, and ensuring team execution to 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.

Benefits

National medical and dental plans and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs.
Employee assistance and family support programs.
Commuter benefits.
Tuition reimbursement.
At least 120 hours of paid time off (PTO).
10 paid holidays annually.
Paid parental leave: 3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave.
Accident and life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability coverage in accordance with company policy.
Retirement and savings programs, including a competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.
Potential eligibility for a variable annual performance bonus.