Program Manager II - Small Molecule (GMP)

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leader in serving science, enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Program Manager II will provide tactical support for client-facing projects, manage project performance with a focus on financial management, and identify opportunities for process improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight and coordination of study initiation
• Understands protocol language and translates to internal systems and processes
• Prepares for and facilitates internal meetings; attends external meetings
• Coordinates stability launches
• Maintains project set-up and sample test scheduling
• Evaluates and manages project timelines and deliverables
• Understands and adheres to contract language, support contract management process
• Manages project setup and financials
• Responsible for projections, forecast and revenue recognition for fee for service, hourly or FTE programs, adhering to client budgets and utilization targets, adjusting forecasts or project priority weekly as necessary; communicate routine FTE utilization and spend
• Progressive responsibility for internal and external communications, beginning with project financial coordination
• Assists client relationship manager with meeting minutes and action items to support client projects
• Manages study documents and testing directives, shares data/reports
• Supports fee for service and hourly contract review processes
• Provides/Supports training of Program Manager I
• Involvement in cross-functional initiatives/process improvements

Requirements:

• 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 3+ years) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills
• Competent with specific computers and enterprise applications, including office productivity
• Proven analytical skills
• Demonstrated compliance with procedures and policies
• Ability to perform multiple tasks effectively in a stressful environment
• Ability to work effectively with multi-level teams
• 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