Senior Project Manager, FSP

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Senior Project Manager leading sponsor-facing clinical research projects for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Owning cross-functional delivery across time, cost, quality, risk, and compliance.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level
  • Ensure internal and external escalation pathways are followed
  • Define responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads when required
  • Own overall cross-functional project delivery across time, cost, and quality
  • Manage project-level financial stewardship, including contracts, resource alignment, out-of-scope activity, change management, negotiations, and timelines
  • Establish, communicate, and manage customer expectations
  • Lead risk identification and issue resolution at project level through RBQM/RESOLVE
  • Ensure project team compliance with organizational policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory, and project-specific requirements
  • Mentor team members
  • Develop or contribute to process improvement initiatives
  • Lead increasingly complex projects, including multi-service, multi-region/country, therapeutically complex, and financially complex projects

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, supported by relevant academic or vocational qualifications
  • 8+ years of previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job
  • Technical and systems competency, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CTMS, Preclarus, and Clarity
  • Ability to delegate and prioritize workload and resources in a frequently changing environment
  • Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
  • In-depth therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives
  • Advanced knowledge of cross-functional project management principles (Time, Quality, Cost)
  • Ability to lead, motivate, and coordinate cross-functional project teams
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Good judgment, decision-making, critical thinking, and analytical strategic thinking skills
  • Strong negotiation skills and cross-cultural awareness
  • Strong financial acumen, including budget, forecast, and resource management
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to comply with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory, and project-specific requirements

Benefits:

  • Collaboration and development opportunities
  • Work with a global team
  • Environment focused on passion, innovation, and scientific excellence
  • Opportunity to contribute to scientific breakthroughs