Start-Up Team Manager (remote US)

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

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.
The Start-Up Team Manager (STM) develops and maintains relationships with sponsors, executes and achieves site activation deliverables and ensures all project deliverables meet customer expectations and contracted deliverables.

STM’s provide accurate projections, report updates, and ongoing risk assessments and collaborates with other clinical teams to manage all financial and contractual aspects of the studies related to site activation. You will coordinate with our global teams in feasibility, site contracts and country approvals to manage the assigned work against timelines, costs, and quality.

• Collaborates with global Start-up team members in a matrix environment for the effective delivery of site activation activities.
• Oversees site activation for studies according to timelines and quality standard.
• Coordinates of the flow of information between PPD teams and sponsors involved in site activation.
• Develops recommended plans/guidelines for project implementation using PPD systems and tools.
• Monitors and analyzes project status to provide metrics to senior management and Study PM.
• Performs risk identification and provides contingency planning.
• Collaborates with all teams to manage financial and contractual aspects of the studies related to site activation.
• Establishes appropriate controls to ensure project resources and expenses are aligned with study budgets.
• Participates with team leads to identify and evaluate issues pertaining to successful site activation, interpret data on complex issues, make good business decisions and ensure solutions are implemented.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience in clinical research (preferably site start up area) that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’).
• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to lead, liaise and coordinate cross-functional project teams.
• Able to work well and efficiently with global cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the key principles of cross functional project management.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and remedy risks related to contractual deliverables and provide appropriate solutions
• Demonstrates sound understanding of cross cultural awareness and is able to adapt appropriately
• Comprehensive understanding of clinical research/ development, including medical and therapeutic areas, phases of research

PPD values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require as-needed travel (0-20%).

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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• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require as-needed travel (0-20%)