Senior Project Manager – Neurosciences, Rare Diseases, CAR-T
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Serves as the primary contact and lead between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
- On projects where the scope requires, ensures clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads.
- Drives and owns the overall delivery of the cross-functional project (time, cost, quality).
- Ensures financial stewardship at a project level by demonstrating an intimate understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of Out of Scope activity, drive the Con Mod process/negotiations and team execution to timelines.
- Establishes, communicates and manages customer expectations to achieve optimal delivery during the project.
- Drives Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE).
- Ensures project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.
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 8+ years).
- 5+ years of management responsibility.
- Comprehensive therapeutic area knowledge, clinical development guidelines and directives and regulatory guidelines.
- Expert knowledge of the key principles of cross functional project management (Time, Quality, Cost).
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
- Technical and systems competency, such as computer skills, to include effective use of systems and applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as organization systems (CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity).
- Proven flexibility and ability to effectively prioritize workload and resources for project team members in a frequently changing environment.
- Skilled in process improvement and strategic development, especially as it applies to clinical trials, clinical development and project management.
- Ability to coach, mentor and lead global and/or cross-functional teams with a cultural awareness.
- Strong financial acumen with an in-depth of knowledge and practical application of budgeting, forecasting and resource management.
- Excellent customer service, consultation and relationship building skills.
- Advanced negotiation and marketing skills with ability to influence others and drive results.
- Excellent judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations.
- Proactive, solutions oriented and skilled at risk identification and management.
Benefits
- Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees.
- We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementfinancial stewardshiprisk identificationissue resolutionprocess improvementstrategic developmentbudgetingforecastingresource managementclinical development
Soft Skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsflexibilityprioritizationcustomer servicenegotiation skillsproblem-solving skillscritical thinking
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeequivalent formal academic qualification