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.

Location/Division Specific Information:

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:

The Associate Director ensures a high level of support, service, reliability, and availability to external kit locations and internal departments. Monitors workload and key performance indicator matrices as well as analyzes data to surface inefficiencies and provide solutions. Investigates and resolves process deviations regarding material related issues. Serves as subject matter expert in the software used in the department and data flow through the business with regard to planning and inventory management.  Works closely with corporate Procurement to ensure the accurate vendors are applied as well as providing feedback to assessing vendor performance.

Responsible for global oversite of materials used for kit production and order fulfillment.  This oversite includes ensuring supplies are readily available at each kit location as well as any required reporting and system tools both internally and externally for kit operations.

Global oversite of the Material Coordinators. Evaluates Performance and identifies and corrects performance problems. Point of escalation for calls related to materials issues. Directs and participates in Materials related discussions as needed to ensure daily operations of the department are met.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

Collaborate with internal and external customers to forecast, plan, and facilitate material supply to avoid disruption to the kit production process.Lead all aspects of the planning process for ordering stock to support kit operationsUnderstand and manage risks to minimize impact on production scheduleDevelop and maintain good relationships with kit locations and Procurement to ensure demand for materials are metMonitor materials/components utilization to meet kit production requirements and minimum safety stock levelsAssess volume requirements against planning assumptionsLead follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect kit productionMonitor the integrity of Kit Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy in PPD’s inventory systemContinually monitor overall material vendor to ensure compliance with critical metricsOrganizes and approves kit production paperwork and material purchase orders, and attains/maintains material certifications and import records by collaborating with material vendorsSupport assessment of materials with manufactures and Regulatory to ensure that country restrictions are communicated to internal customersOversee the process for providing obsolete/expired stock billing to FinanceEnsure that kit location physical inventories are completed on time per Finance requirementsDevelop and implement continuous improvement initiatives

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 10+ years).5+ years of materials management responsibilityProven leadership skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 Solid management skills and business acumen Staff motivator Proven negotiation and problem resolution skills Excellent verbal communication skills Maintains confidentiality of client protocols and study data Demonstrates fiscal understanding of business needs Strategic decision making based on strategic needs & fiscal responsibility Demonstrates executive presence and strong consultation skills Expert knowledge of site services and investigational products

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. (Recruiter will provide more details.)

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!