Global Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Act as the Project Lead and the primary point of contact for sponsors.

• Responsible for the overall delivery of the project, ensuring quality, timelines, and budget adherence.

• Set and communicate customer expectations to the project team.

• Ensure that both internal and external escalation processes are adhered to.

• Define roles and communication paths for secondary project leads as necessary.

• Guide cross-functional project teams to achieve or surpass deliverables.

• Oversee project-level financial management, including understanding contracts, aligning resources with the budget, managing out-of-scope activities, and negotiating change management.

• Propel project team execution in accordance with established timelines.

• Identify risks and resolve issues at the project level.

• Ensure compliance of the project team with organizational policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), ICH-GCP, regulatory standards, and project-specific requirements.

• Act as the project-level intermediary between the sponsor and the organization.

• Operate in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.

• Over 8 years of relevant experience providing the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies for the role.

• At least 5 years of experience as a Global Lead Project Manager in conducting clinical trials from start to finish.

• Several years of proven experience in vendor management and oversight across a diverse range of vendor types.

• Experience in a minimum of two therapeutic areas is preferred.

• Proficient technical skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Capability to delegate and prioritize workloads for oneself and project team members in a dynamic environment.

• Strong oral and written communication and presentation abilities.

• Advanced knowledge of therapeutic areas and clinical development guidelines and directives.

• Solid understanding of project management principles regarding time, quality, and cost, along with financial acumen.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to lead, inspire, and coordinate cross-functional project teams.

• Strong judgment, decision-making, critical thinking, analytical, and strategic thinking abilities.

• Skillful in negotiation, persuasion, and influence, with cross-cultural awareness.

• Adherence to organizational policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory standards, and project-specific requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work within a global team environment at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

• Opportunities for collaboration and professional development.

• Travel requirements range from 0% to 20%, potentially including international travel.