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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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our Project Delivery colleagues within our PPD® clinical research services direct, coordinate and manage the technical and operational aspects of projects, securing the successful completion of clinical trials. This includes collaborating with functional area leads to identify and evaluate fundamental issues on the project and to ensure that solutions are implemented. Project Delivery is vital to helping our customers deliver life-changing therapies.

Through our global team, you may engage in diverse initiatives and projects, or be part of a virtual international project team gaining cross-cultural experience. Therapeutic scopes include: infectious and respiratory diseases, oncology/hematology, neurosciences, cardiovascular and metabolic, general medicine and vaccines.

Discover Impactful Work:

As Associate Project Manager you will drive and own a sub-set of project-specific activities as directed by the Project Lead. You 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.
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:
Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Experience

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).

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)
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

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific 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.
Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
May require travel.

Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!