Project Manager – FSP

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Project Manager overseeing cross-functional project delivery for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Lead project team in achieving deliverables while meeting quality, time, and cost expectations.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $145,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong project management capabilities with a focus on financial stewardship, risk identification, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Possesses advanced therapeutic area knowledge and the ability to effectively communicate and lead cross-functional teams.

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Project ManagementFinancial AcumenRisk IdentificationRegulatory ComplianceCross-Functional Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Project DeliveryFinancial StewardshipContract ManagementResource AlignmentTime ManagementQuality ManagementCost ManagementClinical Development GuidelinesSystems CompetencyNegotiation Skills

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsProblem-SolvingAdaptabilityDecision Making

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointCTMSPreclarusClarity

Industry Keywords

ICH-GCPRules of EngagementOut of Scope ActivityCustomer ExpectationsCross-Cultural Awareness

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
Ensure escalation pathways adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways).
On projects where the scope requires, ensure clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as lead in a specific region, lead for a specific vendor(s) or subset of delivery).
Accountable for the overall delivery of the cross-functional project (time, cost, quality).
Ensure 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.
Establish, communicate and manage customer expectations to achieve optimal delivery during the project
Drive Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE).
Ensure project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH- GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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’).
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)
Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize own and workload of project team members in a frequently changing environment
Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
Proactive, solutions oriented and adaptable to changing priorities and situations
Advanced therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives
Strong understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including solid financial acumen
Sound interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams
Good judgment and decision making skills and capable of applying critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations
Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others, including a cross cultural awareness.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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