Senior Manager, Project Management
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $141,800 - $212,675 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Independently manages several medium size and/or complex active projects (number of projects depends on client needs and complexity of projects)
- Structures project(s) in line with client strategy, inclusive of identifying needs, establishing goals, defining resources requirements and tracking performance and skilled at identifying gaps and prioritizing improvement opportunities.
- Proactively diagnoses project challenges, developing solutions and/or overcoming undesirable situations with minimal guidance and may mentor other team members on project resolution.
- Effectively defines, tracks, and manages budgets and revisions to reflect scope changes and established commitments.
- Understands customer contract terms & conditions and skilled in negotiation techniques
- Performs and interprets comprehensive need analyses which reflect an understanding of the customer's target market and value proposition.
- Knowledgeable of Thermo Fisher's solutions portfolio and communicates company's value proposition in relation to the competition.
- Understands client's project portfolio and advocates for them across cross functional teams and engages in practical problem solving with management to identify additional opportunities to meet client objectives.
- Independently leverages and interprets data to ensure successful project results and customer satisfaction.
- Leads projects efficiently in different systems and maintains accountability for individual and team outcomes
- Advances the efficiency and effectiveness of work processes, procedures, and outputs.
- Seeks mentorship and guidance to drive personal development and further strengthen project management.
- Communicates information in a timely manner, understands boundaries, respects differences and confronts difficult situations appropriately.
- Ensures that all communications are clear, focused, and based on a solid understanding of needs using the most appropriate medium.
- Works with others to quickly resolve or collaborate on solutions to problems. Facilitates alignment on timelines among cross-functional teams.
- Takes ownership for project results, fosters respect from team members, and ensures agreement on the overall vision.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 8 years experience in project management, experience in pharma environment preferred
- 5 years experience acceptable if holding an advanced degree
- Team-oriented problem solver
- Communicates to team and client based on strong understanding of needs
- Proficient with technology
- Enjoys fast-paced work environment
- Organized, and prioritizes well
- Interfaces well with external and internal customers
- Experienced with medium to complex independent projects
Benefits
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours 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, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementbudget managementdata interpretationneed analysisnegotiation techniquesproblem solvingperformance trackingresource managementprocess improvementcustomer satisfaction
Soft skills
team-orientedcommunicationorganizational skillsprioritizationmentorshipownershipcollaborationadaptabilityrespectfulnesstimeliness
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeadvanced degree (preferred)