Thermo Fisher Scientific · 2 hours ago
Senior Project Manager - US -East Coast/Central Region
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$94K/yr - $125K/yr
8+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific is a company dedicated to making a positive impact on a global scale. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional projects that drive digital transformation within their clinical research business, ensuring project success from discovery to launch while adhering to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
Research
Responsibilities
Manage a range of complex projects that span one or multiple lines of business, with a focus on digital transformation of the commercial organization
Own end-to-end project success (from discovery to launch), delivering on-time, quantitative, and qualitative results according to timelines, budget, and quality standards
Collaborate with business teams to develop business cases of proposed ideas, including project scope and objectives, return on investment (ROI) measurements, and benefits
Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resources, and action logs
Plan and manage project timelines, budgets, and resources
Provide leadership of the project team by effectively collaborating, communicating, and motivating team members to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones
Challenge the current thought process of team members and status quo of business processes
Manage vendor and technology partner relationships as needed
Identify and handle interdependencies, risks, issues, and actions, facilitating decision-making related to complexities through effective risk management strategies and escalating as appropriate
Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and success metrics, communicating across all organizational levels, including senior leadership
Drive adoption of digital solutions, proactively incorporating change management into project plans from the start
Create and deliver user training and communications in collaboration with the Commercial Enablement and Effectiveness and Communications teams
Actively contribute to commercial processes and guidance documents
Mentor and coach junior team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years)
Excellence in managing cross-functional projects with little oversight (e.g., time, quality, cost)
Expertise in various technological systems (e.g., SharePoint, automation technologies, generative artificial intelligence [AI])
Expertise in commercial processes (e.g., marketing, proposals, business development) with commercial experience in the CRO industry
Superior written and verbal communication skills
Strong financial acumen
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and influence skills and problem-solving ability, with ability to interact and build relationships with individuals at all levels, including senior leadership, and across different departments and time zones
Strong ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, with effective judgment and decision-making skills, assessing situations to determine the importance, urgency, and risks and meeting deadlines with a quality product
Willingness to learn and develop, applying feedback provided from supervisors and from project stakeholders
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent business maturity and professionalism
Superior use and knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred
Project management certification preferred (e.g., PMP, Agile)
Change management certification preferred (e.g., ProSci)
Digital/AI project management experience preferred
Commercial experience in the CRO industry preferred
Benefits
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
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
The world leader in serving science To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it, we need to anticipate customer needs.
10001+ employees
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