Manager, Clinical Operations – FSP

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Manager, Clinical Operations leading clinical teams and ensuring adherence to protocols for global clinical trials. Collaborating with leadership to optimize project performance and compliance.

Posted 8/2/2026full-timeRemote • New York, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $195,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced leadership and mentoring skills while managing staff performance and development in clinical operations. Proficient in evaluating medical research data and ensuring adherence to SOPs and regulatory standards.

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Leadership ResponsibilityClinical Trials MonitoringSOPs and WPDs KnowledgePerformance EvaluationOrganizational Skills

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Hard Skills

Clinical Trials MonitoringPerformance EvaluationMedical Research Data EvaluationTraining Program DevelopmentRisk-Based Monitoring Approach

Soft Skills

Mentoring SkillsAttention to DetailNegotiation SkillsWritten CommunicationOral Communication

Tools & Technologies

ActivateCTMSPreclarusClarity

Industry Keywords

ICH/GCPFDA GuidelinesQuality Assurance AuditsEmployee DevelopmentProcess Improvement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages staff, providing coaching, mentorship and work direction
Conducts regular performance appraisals and career discussions with staff
Facilitates employee career development
Interviews, recruits and selects staff
Manages and conducts induction/orientation programs for all new employees, ensuring their smooth assimilation into the company
Ensures all staff CVs, training records, position profiles and experience profiles are complete and up-to-date
Ensures timeliness and accuracy of timesheets and expense reports
Supports allocation activities per the local resourcing process
Supports activities of project leads/functional leads to optimize the operational running of projects
Raises appropriately any issues which may impact project deliverables
Delivers training on Working Practice Documents (WPDs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), local requirements and any other subjects that impact on clinical operations
Identifies training gaps and ensures that training requirements are met
May contribute to development of training programs, where appropriate
Assures adherence to good ethical and regulatory standards
Alerts management to quality issues, request QA audits as appropriate, and facilitate client and internal quality assurance audits as required
Handles and reviews systems (e.g. Activate, CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity) to evaluate employee and project metrics, KPIs and general project status
Evaluates work of staff, including conducting PAVs (either remote or on-site) to thoroughly evaluate the employee monitoring skills and project conduction when applicable
Participates in process improvement/development initiatives
Ensures understanding and facilitation of the risk-based monitoring approach
May provide input into bids and contribute to the procurement of new business where required
Collaborates with clinical operations senior management and executive staff on strategic planning and business development as required
May lead or contribute to initiatives that enhance the department's performance or lead to process improvement across the company

Requirements

What you’ll need

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years)
1+ year of leadership responsibility
Advanced mentoring/leadership/supervisory skills
Excellent clinical trials monitoring skills; Remote and on-site
Demonstrated understanding of or ability to learn the company's SOPs, WPDs, and relevant regulations (e.g. ICH/GCP, FDA guidelines)
Demonstrated ability to evaluate medical research data
Strong organizational and negotiation skills
Strong attention to detail
Advanced written and oral communication skills
Good knowledge of English language and grammar

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