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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.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Discover Impactful Work:

As an Associate Project Manager within the Third Party Lab Operations team for PPD's Global Central Lab you will oversee the contracts and set up vendor/third party lab testing to support clinical trials. Project Manager's coordinate and manage clinical trials from start up through close out activities. Directs the technical and operational aspects of the Third Party Lab testing, understanding the requirements of the clinical study and working with the client and labs to ensure the successful completion of clinical trials. Identifies and evaluates fundamental issues on the project, interprets data on issues, makes sound business decisions and ensure solutions are implemented. Ensures all project deliverables meet the customer/contract expectations.

A day in the life:

• Project management of vendor/third party lab testing

• Acts as liaison between Sponsor and PPD labs by facilitating the flow of information between PPD and client. Provides Sponsor with timely project updates, project related fiscal information, ensures correct protocol interpretations, and obtains direction and feedback on implementing scope of work.

• Plans and communicates to team members study specific tasks and priorities for projects. Liaises with managers in all functional areas within PPD to optimize performance and utilization of the project team members. Appropriately escalates any issues or potential issues to management for all project related issues.

• Manages allocated studies according to timelines and quality standards.

*Education: *

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

• Med Tech Bachelor's degree preferred.

• ASCP certification preferred.

Experience:

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

​ Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the key principles of cross functional project management (Time, Quality, Cost)

• Displays effective communication skills (listening, oral, written) and can communicate in English and Spanish language (oral, written)

• Sound interpersonal skills, is flexible and adapts to changing situations

• Ability to persuade, convince, and influence or impress others

• Organized, proficient at multitasking with good attention to detail

• Ability to delegate, effectively prioritizes own and workload of project team members

• Ability to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.

• Understanding and appreciation of clinical research/development, including medical and therapeutic areas, phases and medical terminology

Working 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.

• 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.)

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.