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.

Summarized Purpose: 

We are currently looking for an Associate Director Project Management PMO who will work closely with leadership teams, provide guidance related to the selection, prioritization and delivery of strategic business initiatives. They will at as an experienced leader, developing and structuring governance standards, ensuring the successful delivery of large cross functional initiatives. Provides oversight and strategic direction to allocated project team members to ensure quality and timely delivery of project requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Keeps executive management informed of project budget, activities, status, accomplishments and needs.

Works with internal customers and leadership to ensure business requirements are met.

Partners with the organization to build business cases for strategic initiatives.

Assists with development of business roadmaps to support the organizational future state and alignment to department and company goals.

Represents the business on large scale initiatives and governance teams, when applicable.

Ensures risks/issues are surfaced and mitigated, escalates information and recommends issue resolution as appropriate.

Partners with other functional areas to ensure consistent and optimized approach to systems and governance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Detailed knowledge of the key principles of cross functional project management (Time, Quality, Cost)

Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile and Scrum methodologies

Familiar with formal change management processes and methods (Prosci or similar approach)

Skilled in process improvement and strategic development, especially as it applies to clinical trials, clinical development and project management

Referenceable customer service and relationship building skills. Ability to provide strategic input into customer management in a complex environment

Excellent negotiation and marketing skills.

Influences internal and external customers and achieve results.

Decision making, issue and risk management skills

Solution oriented with ability to drive innovation

Comprehensive coaching skills with a track record in having challenging conversations

Ability to identify and develop solutions to resolve training gaps for soft skill and technical development

Excellent performance stewardship with the ability to drive performance through metrics

Superior judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills and ability to apply critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to drive development and retention of top performers

Known for leadership as a change champion

Ability to collaborate and develop accountability and excellence in a learning environment

Strong negotiation skills with ability to influence others and drive results

What we offer:

At PPD Clinical Research Services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD Clinical Research Services you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where we truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organization but with a local feel.

Benefits list:

Multisport Subscription

Medical Insurance

Dental care services insured

Life and accident insurance

One day of additional annual leave for each year of service with the company, up to a maximum of 5 days 

Continuous on the job and selected vendor training

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! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

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.