Manager, Labs Project Management
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Kentucky • United States
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About the role
- Ensures achievement of project management group objectives through leadership and development to meet the needs of the business
- Acts as Project Manager for key studies and a back-up for the Associate Director PM when required
- Advises on project management issues and identifies areas within Project Management for development and efficiencies in performing tasks
- Liaises with major sponsor's operational personnel and manages all project related activities internally and with external vendors
- Manages and motivates project management staff
- Recruits, trains, develops, and assesses employees' performance
- Writes, evaluates, amends and deploys procedures and SOPs in global alignment
- Monitors SOP and key task compliance
- Serves as chief liaison between sponsor and all PPD internal departments performing the required tasks during the conduct of the study
- Controls, manages and delegates day-to-day activities during the course of the clinical trial to resolve any issues and answer queries
- Conducts regular face-to-face client meetings and continuously addresses client concerns and interprets needs in order to increase client satisfaction
- Manages client and/or program level oversight and relationship to pro-actively address needs, expectations and modifications across similar studies
- Establishes and advocates high-level of customer service for clients and programs to support continued service and growth of relationship
- Plans and supports work flow of team members
- Performs as a mentor and trainer, identifies and coaches on areas for development and efficiencies in performing tasks
- Authors, reviews, revises and implements relevant procedural documents
- Serves as a back-up for the Associate Director PM, when needed and advises on action plans
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience
- 1+ year of leadership responsibility
- Central lab leadership preferred
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
- Solid Microsoft Office skills for analysis and presentation of data
- Critical thinking skills to support quality decision making
- Advanced knowledge of project management theories, principles and best practices relating to lab operations
- Strong attention for detail orientation and compliance with procedures and policies
- Effective client relationship management skills
- Strong supervisory and management skills with ability to work effectively at all levels
- Proficient in problem solving and prioritizing
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Ability to multi-task and handle pressure
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration
- Annual incentive plan bonus
- Healthcare
- Range of employee benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementSOP writingclinical trial managementdata analysisprocedural documentationcompliance monitoringleadershiptraining and developmentcritical thinkinganalytical skills
Soft skills
communicationclient relationship managementattention to detailproblem solvingsupervisory skillstime managementmentoringteamworkpresentation skillsadaptability