Vendor Management Specialist

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Buyer/Planner II optimizing inventory management and vendor relationships for global healthcare solutions at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Contributing to supply chain operations and project management in clinical research environments.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage third-party study vendors including study specification creation, collection, and finalization in conjunction with the relevant functional SMEs.
Responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of third-party vendors at the study-level.
Responsible for keeping SMT updated regarding progress, issues tracking
Ensure study level contracted timelines and deliverables are clear and managed in the context of the vendor.
Proactively identify, elevate/escalate vendor issues that arise during study conduct to bring to resolution.
Manage and measure performance of the vendor on assigned study
Work with vendor to align KPI study delivery, management and measurement of vendor performance, escalating.
Demonstrate appropriate oversight of vendors through regular, well-structured meetings with vendors (including agendas and minutes)
Work with FSP Oversight Manager, Procurement to define project study specs and develop the Vendor Oversight Plan.
SVS will drive development of specific study level vendor management plans
Develops required study specific vendor materials
Support the coordination of vendor performance management meetings to a study level.
Provide accurate and up-to-date study level vendor information in relevant technology systems
Driving the cross-functional collaboration and problem solving to ensure study level vendor risk identification and mitigation.
Work closely with functional quality representatives (FQRs) to ensure vendor’s project deliverables meet quality standards.
Ensures vendor’s compliance with relevant Sponsor policies and procedures.
Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between SMT and vendor.
Ensures deliverable transparency from vendor to enable ease of invoice review and responsible for alerting Clinical Trial Lead CTL to invoice anomalies or inconsistencies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School diploma or equivalency (bachelor's degree preferred)
2 + years in clinical operations management, managing clinical studies per quality, timeline, and budget expectations, with a Sponsor company or a CRO.
Exceptional project-management, risk-assessment, contingency-planning, and communication skills and strong cross functional collaboration.
Knowledge of clinical study management preferably related to one or more study phases (I, II, III)
Strong understanding and practical application of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), International Council for Harmonization (ICH) guidelines and regulatory requirements for clinical development
Demonstrated ability to establish and execute vendor plans according to study needs.
Clinical Study Management experience working with third party vendors (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan
A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HSAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits
Employee assistance programs
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, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off.
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical operations managementclinical study managementvendor managementrisk assessmentcontingency planningproject managementGood Clinical Practices (GCP)International Council for Harmonization (ICH) guidelinesregulatory requirementsKPI management

Soft Skills

communication skillscross-functional collaborationproblem solvingoversightperformance measurementissue trackingvendor oversightmeeting facilitationtransparencystakeholder management