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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.
Discover Impactful Work:
Leads and develops a team of employees responsible for a variety of centralized administrative, logistical, technical and facilitative tasks; may handle and/or serve as a mentor to junior managers. May act as the lead manager for an assigned area of focus. Responsible for oversight and execution of deliverables to ensure the achievement of departmental goals. Works with the resourcing team and other PSS people managers to meet resourcing needs and critical study deliverables/milestones, determining strategy, using advanced negotiation skills when needed.
A day in the Life:
- Primary focus is on people and performance management of team members, with a secondary focus on operational management.
- Acts as point-of-escalation regarding performance concerns and training needs to ensure adherence to the company's SOPs and policies.
- Serves as positive leadership and professional role model for all staff providing direct mentor and development support to their operational teams.
- Collaborates with management and executive staff in various global clinical development (GCD) departments (e.g. Project Delivery, Clinical Operations, etc.) on tasks, initiatives or workstreams of moderate complexity as required.
- Works in collaboration with the resourcing team, other PSS people managers and study managers to meet resourcing needs and critical study deliverables/breakthroughs, resolving strategy and using moderate negotiation skills when needed.
- Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations.
- Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.
- Ensures initiatives are implemented to ensure efficiency in proposed processes, consistency in execution and quality output.
- Performs any other duties and projects as assigned by leadership.
Keys to Success:
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 5+ years).
- 1+ year of leadership responsibility
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Sophisticated knowledge in all phases of clinical trials, specifically study startup, study maintenance and study close out
- Proven knowledge of ICH GCP, applicable regulations and Company/Client procedural documents
- Advanced skills in managing, engaging, motivating, mentoring and retaining staff
- Strong knowledge of budgets, projects and metrics (financial and business acumen)
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, to meet meticulous timelines and to work effectively in stressful situations
- Excellent organizational, strategic and negotiation skills and strong attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal, including strong command of English; and excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to travel if required
- Ability to use problem-solving techniques applicable to a constantly changing environment
Benefits
We offer driven 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!
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.
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