Staff Program Manager

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Independently manages a large, complex project portfolio or multiple client projects, planning and delivering at all project stages.
• Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and working with external clients for contract manufacturing and development is strongly preferred.
• Structures project(s) in line with client strategy by demonstrating an entrepreneurial approach; optimizes processes to identify needs, defines resources requirements, tracks performance and identifies improvement opportunities.
• Develops methods to proactively identify, monitor, and evaluate project challenges and partners with cross functional teams to identify solutions and deliver positive outcomes. Mentors other team members on project resolution.
• Pro-actively defines, tracks, and negotiates expenses, budgets, and revisions in response to project milestones and performance.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrates advanced technical capabilities and strong expertise in cGMP processing, industry requirements, and problem solving.
• Manages project efficiently in different systems to provide accurate forecasting information to core team, leadership and the client. Maintains Accountability for individual and team outcomes.
• Proactively advances the efficiency and effectiveness of work processes, procedures, and outputs.
• Solid understanding of financial analysis, forecasting, tracking, and reporting for projects vs. the allocated budgets.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Education and Experience: BS degree in a relevant scientific area with 8 years experience in project management. Higher education (Graduate degree, MBA) is highly desired with 6 years of experience. Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.
• Certification: PMP certification or similar preferred
• Should possess working knowledge of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical product lifecycles with experience managing development and/or commercial manufacturing programs.
• This position requires someone with good technical, excellent organizational and time management skills, an understanding of Pharmaceutical development and/or commercial manufacturing and also possesses strong leadership and excellent communication skills.
  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

Be the project contact for both the customer and the core project team in all matters related to the development, characterization and technical transfer of the biologic manufacturing processes! The position requires a highly motivated and tenacious, self-starter who is able to assimilate new information quickly and enjoys working closely with others within a fast-paced environment. The individual must have bioprocess technical knowledge, as well as traditional program management and leadership skills.