Manager, Labs Project Management

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Join us as a Manager Project Management - Labs – And lead our team to ensure the successful execution of projects, drive operational excellence, and deliver high-quality results.

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.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage and motivate project management staff. Recruits, trains, develop, and assess employees' performance. Write, evaluates, amends and deploy procedures and SOPs in global alignment.

• Monitors SOP and key task compliance.

• Serve as chief liaison between sponsor and all PPD internal departments performing the required tasks during the conduct of the study.

• Controls, manages and delegates day-to-day activities during the clinical trial to resolve any issues and answer queries.

• Conducts regular face-to-face client meetings and continuously addresses client concerns and interpret needs to increase client satisfaction

• Manage client and/or program level oversight and relationship to pro-actively address needs, expectations and modifications across similar studies.

• Establish and advocate high-level customer service for clients and programs to support continued service and growth of relationships.

• Plans and supports workflow of team members.

• Perform as a mentor and trainer, identifies and coaches on areas for development and efficiencies in performing tasks.

• Author, review, revise and implement relevant procedural documents.

• Serve as a back-up for the Associate Director PM, when needed and advises on action plans.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

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

• 1+ year of leadership responsibility

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills

• Solid Microsoft Office skills for analysis and presentation of data

• Critical thinking skills to support quality decision making

• Advanced knowledge of project management theories, principles and best practices relating to lab operations

• Strong attention for detail orientation and compliance with procedures and policies

• Effective client relationship management skills

• Strong supervisory and management skills with ability to work effectively at all levels

• Proficient in problem solving and prioritizing

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills

• Ability to multi-task and handle pressure

• Directs through lower management levels.

• Has responsibility for managing a function that includes multiple related departments.

• In some instances, they may be responsible for a functional area (as determined by executive management) and not have subordinate supervisors or employees.

• May manage employees across multiple regions.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
• Manages experienced professionals and / or subordinate management who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.

Often heads one or more sections or a small department.
• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
• Frequently interacting with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups.
• Work is performed in an office and/or a laboratory and/or a clinical environment with exposure to electrical equipment.

Why Join Us?
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience – and where your contributions truly make a difference.

Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthrough!