Job Description

Assoc Project Manager - EMEA

At PPD, part of 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, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralised 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: Ensures achievement of project management group objectives through leadership and development to meet the needs of the business. Acts as Project Manager for key studies and a back-up for the Associate Director PM when required. Advises on project management issues and identifies areas within Project Management for development and efficiencies in performing tasks. Liaises with major sponsor's operational personnel and manages all project related activities internally and with external vendors.

A day in the life:

• Manages and motivates project management staff. Recruits, trains, develops, and assesses employees' performance. Writes, evaluates, amends and deploys procedures and SOPs in global alignment. Monitors SOP and key task compliance.
• Serves as chief liaison between sponsor and all PPD internal departments performing the required tasks during the conduct of the study. Controls, manages and delegates day-to-day activities during the course of the clinical trial to resolve any issues and answer queries.
• Conducts regular face-to-face client meetings and continuously addresses client concerns and interprets needs in order to increase client satisfaction
• Manages client and/or program level oversight and relationship to pro-actively address needs, expectations and modifications across similar studies.
• Establishes and advocates high-level of customer service for clients and programs to support continued service and growth of relationship.
• Plans and supports workflow of team members. Performs as a mentor and trainer, identifies and coaches on areas for development and efficiencies in performing tasks. Authors, reviews, revises and implements relevant procedural documents.
• Serves as a back-up for the Associate Director PM, when needed and advises on action plans.

Education and Experience

• 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 5+ years).
• 1+ year of leadership responsibility Knowledge, Skills and Abilities ·
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Solid Microsoft Office skills for analysis and presentation of data
• Critical thinking skills to support quality decision making
• Advanced knowledge of project management theories, principles and best practices relating to lab operations
• Strong attention for detail orientation and compliance with procedures and policies
• Effective client relationship management skills
• Strong supervisory and management skills with ability to work effectively at all levels
• Proficient in problem solving and prioritizing
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Ability to multi-task and handle pressure

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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