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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.
What will you do in this role?
The Senior Director Project Management PMO will lead and structure governance standards to guarantee the successful implementation of large cross-functional projects. This role involves working closely with leadership teams to prioritize and deliver strategic business initiatives efficiently. As an experienced leader, develops and structures governance standards ensuring the successful delivery of large cross functional initiatives. Provides oversight and strategic direction to allocated project team members to ensure quality and timely delivery of project requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide expertise in the selection and prioritization of projects.
Develop governance standards for large-scale initiatives.
Coordinate project team members to ensure quality and timely delivery.
Implement process improvements and strategic development.
Foster collaboration and accountability within the team.
Excellent customer service and relationship building skills and proven ability to provide strategic input into customer management in a complex environment.
Excellent negotiation and marketing skills with ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and drive results.
Superior judgment, decision making, escalation and risk management skills.
Solution oriented with a demonstrated ability to drive innovation.
Comprehensive coaching skills with a proven ability to have challenging conversations.
Ability to identify and develop solutions to resolve training gaps for soft skill and technical development.
Excellent performance stewardship with the ability to drive performance through metrics.
Superior judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to drive development and retention of top performers.
Proven leadership as a change champion.
Ability to collaborate and foster accountability and excellence in a learning environment.
Strong negotiation skills with ability to influence others and drive results.
Proven ability to drive innovation in the development of talent strategies, including ensuring the proper resources are allocated based on individual skills and abilities.
Qualifications:
BS degree in Organizational Management or related is required, MS degree in the same areas or an MBA is preferred. 8+ years of project management experience and understands how to run projects in a CRO or complex environment.
CRO Experience Is Preferred.
Business consulting background is preferred.
Proficient in PM Methodologies.
Extensive experience in cross-functional project management.
Deep Business And Workforce Transformation Experience Required.
Change management experience.
Experience with driving strategies.
Consulting Experience Is Preferred.
Experience with process redesign is ideal, but not required.
Ability to communicate with difficult stakeholders.
Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
Proven leadership and problem-solving abilities.
Proficiency in Lean Six Sigma, Agile, and Scrum methodologies is preferred
Expertise in formal organizational change processes is preferred
Benefits:
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
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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