(Senior) Project Manager Neuroscience

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Join Us as a Project Manager - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation 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 Project Delivery colleagues within our PPD® clinical research services direct, coordinate and lead 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. We have a vacancies for (Senior) Project Managers in our Neuroscience Team in the EMEA region. Ideally we seek indication experience in the following areas for these roles (please note in your application your experience in any of the following): Rare Disease: Myasthenia Gravis, Huntington's, ALS, DMD, CIDP, DM1 (myotonic dystrophy) and FSHD - CAR-T experience Ophthalmology: General ophthalmology, Diabetic Macular Edema & Geographic Atrophy Sleep, Epilepsy and psychiatry Migraine Discover Impactful Work: Serves as the Project Lead and primary sponsor contact. Accountable for the overall delivery of the project (quality, time, cost) on behalf of the organization. Establishes and communicates customer expectations to the project team. Leads the cross functional project team to meet or exceed deliverables. A day in the Life: Is the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level. Ensures escalation pathways adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways). On projects where the scope requires, ensures clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as lead in a specific region, lead for a specific vendor(s) or subset of delivery). Ensures financial stewardship at a project level by demonstrating an intimate understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of Out of Scope activity, drive the Con Mod process/negotiations and team execution to timelines. Establishes, communicates and manages the sponsor to achieve optimal delivery during the project Drives Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE). Ensures project team compliance with 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 Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years’). Experience in Neuroscience studies, specifically in the list of indications above) 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. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 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) Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize own and workload of project team members in a frequently changing environment Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills Proactive, solutions oriented and adaptable to changing priorities and situations Advanced therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives Strong understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including solid financial acumen Sound interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams Good judgment and decision-making skills and capable of applying critical and analytical skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others, including a cross-cultural awareness 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. Apply today! 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 Project Delivery colleagues within our PPD® clinical research services direct, coordinate and lead 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. We have a vacancies for (Senior) Project Managers in our Neuroscience Team in the EMEA region. Ideally we seek indication experience in the following areas for these roles (please note in your application your experience in any of the following): Rare Disease: Myasthenia Gravis, Huntington's, ALS, DMD, CIDP, DM1 (myotonic dystrophy) and FSHD - CAR-T experience Ophthalmology: General ophthalmology, Diabetic Macular Edema & Geographic Atrophy Sleep, Epilepsy and psychiatry Migraine Discover Impactful Work: Serves as the Project Lead and primary sponsor contact. Accountable for the overall delivery of the project (quality, time, cost) on behalf of the organization. Establishes and communicates customer expectations to the project team. Leads the cross functional project team to meet or exceed deliverables. A day in the Life: Is the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level. Ensures escalation pathways adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways). On projects where the scope requires, ensures clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as lead in a specific region, lead for a specific vendor(s) or subset of delivery). Ensures financial stewardship at a project level by demonstrating an intimate understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of Out of Scope activity, drive the Con Mod process/negotiations and team execution to timelines. Establishes, communicates and manages the sponsor to achieve optimal delivery during the project Drives Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level (RBQM/RESOLVE). Ensures project team compliance with 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 Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years’). Experience in Neuroscience studies, specifically in the list of indications above) 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. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 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) Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize own and workload of project team members in a frequently changing environment Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills Proactive, solutions oriented and adaptable to changing priorities and situations Advanced therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives Strong understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including solid financial acumen Sound interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams Good judgment and decision-making skills and capable of applying critical and analytical skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others, including a cross-cultural awareness 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. Apply today!