Senior Project Manager, Ophthalmology
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Senior Project Manager leading global ophthalmology clinical studies for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Owning sponsor relationships, project delivery, budgets, risks, and cross-functional teams.
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 for time, cost, and quality
- Demonstrate financial stewardship, including contract understanding, resource alignment, out-of-scope activity management, change-order negotiations, and timeline execution
- Establish, communicate, and manage customer expectations
- Drive project-level risk identification and issue resolution through RBQM/RESOLVE
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and project-specific requirements
- Mentor team members
- Develop or contribute to process improvement initiatives
Requirements:
- Previous experience leading global Ophthalmology studies
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, supported by relevant academic or vocational qualifications
- Previous experience comparable to 8+ years
- Technical and systems competency, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CTMS, Preclarus, and Clarity
- Ability to delegate and prioritize workload and resources in a changing environment
- Effective oral, written communication, and presentation skills
- Proactive, solutions-oriented, and adaptable approach
- In-depth therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives
- Advanced knowledge of cross-functional project management principles covering time, quality, and 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 and influencing skills, including cross-cultural awareness
- Strong financial acumen and ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and resources
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Willingness/ability to work in office, laboratory, and/or clinical environments
- Ability to comply with personal protective equipment requirements
Benefits:
- Collaboration and development opportunities
- Exposure to a global team environment
- Personal protective equipment provided/required as applicable


















