Associate Project Manager/Project Manager - NIS Experience

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

The PPD FSP Solution:

PPD's Functional Service Provider division partner with and serve as an extension of our PPD team, supporting our customers key functions. We cover customer needs on every level, allowing them to do more with less, with an uncompromising commitment to quality. We deploy the same top-tier talent in ALL engagement models. Exceptionally trained, rigorously supported and technologically empowered to help customers manage capacity and set programs up for success.

Joining within our PPD FSP functional area, allows you to join the renowned PPD CRO and still gain invaluable client dedicated experience.

Discover Impactful Work:

Drives and owns a sub-set of project-specific activities as directed by the Project Lead. May provide ownership related to the compilation tasks related to supporting overall delivery of the project (quality, time, cost) such as but not limited to: project reports, author and/or review of project plans, vendor management, management of financial activities including updates, analyses and functional lead follow-up, as needed.

A day in the Life:

• Owns a sub-set of project tasks as deputized by the Project Lead to support the cross-functional delivery of the project.

• Creates, tracks and updates project plans.

• Compiles project reports and status updates.

• Coordinates and leads internal & external (if needed) project team meetings.

• Contributes to the day-to-day management of project finances including performing financial analyses, updates and provides required follow-up with functional leads when necessary.

• Owns vendor management activity.

• Brings together information from internal project functions to coordinate the execution of project deliverables.

• Recommend changes as opportunities present themselves to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects to stakeholders.

• Manages and coordinates cross-functional gathering of information for the project Risk Register (from initiation to closure).

• Maintains compliance with all organization policies , SOPs , ICH- GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.

Keys to Success:

• Bachelor’s Degree - Basic Sciences, Clinical, Business operations, Finance, Computer Science.

• NIS (Non-Interventional Study) experience

• PMP certification

• Headcount resource and financial forecasting experience.

Experience

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job

• Demonstrated experience in range of role essential skills (e.g. data analysis, problem resolution, enterprise wide project management tools).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent 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)

• Understanding of pharmaceutical business, drug development and project management

• Ability to present data and visualizations in effective ways to audiences at varied levels within an organization.

• Natural curiosity and the ability to explore new ideas and interrogate data

• Solid attention to detail and process focused

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Proactive and results oriented, including ability to be attentive to stakeholder needs

• Basic therapeutic area knowledge

• Good understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including basic financial acumen

• Good coordination, organizational, time management and planning skills to coordinate multiple projects and changing priorities

• Basic financial understanding/awareness

PPD values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.

• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.

• May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.

• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

• May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.)

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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