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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Division Summary:

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Position Summary:

Join our dynamic team as a leader who drives excellence across multiple divisions! In this role, you will spearhead the delivery of projects and programs related to 3rd party lab vendor relationships, ensuring they meet cost, time, and quality standards. You'll collaborate with senior leadership to continuously develop and improve business processes, supporting cross-functional teams to achieve seamless and efficient operations.

As a key liaison and subject matter expert, you'll oversee resource utilization, policy development, and the implementation of strategic goals. You'll develop and execute therapeutic area strategies to ensure top performance and the achievement of annual targets. Additionally, you'll lead and implement strategic initiatives, working closely with peers to guide the overall direction of the department.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime

+ Oversees the timely execution of 3 party lab vendor relationship deliverables, with a focus on clear vendor management. Ensures project risks and potential contingencies impacting time/quality/cost of deliverables are discussed with Senior Management through appropriate escalation pathways. Reviews and assesses project profitability through the identification of "out of scope" activity in a timely manner and supporting follow through on all aspects of contract modification.

+ Manages the overall budgeting activity of the groups - annual and long range forecast.

+ Communicates with sponsor(s) regularly to obtain direction and feedback on implementing scope of work as well as performance to date. Identifies unusual or significant problems encountered during the course of a clinical trial and proposes strategies for preventing or correcting significant problems.

+ Assists in business development activities to obtain additional contracts by writing and reviewing proposals, making presentations to potential clients and representing the location/division at appropriate professional meetings and conferences. Fosters client relationships and supervise strategic sell initiative of the division.

Qualifications:

+ 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 12+ years).

+ 5+ years of management responsibility

+ Strong leadership skills

+ 3rd party lab vendor management within central labs preferred

+ Leadership experience within central labs preferred

+ CRO leadership experience preferred

+ In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Physical Requirements:

+ Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day

+ Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists

+ Moderate mobility required

+ Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck

+ Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

+ Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf

+ Ability to communicate complex information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

+ Regular and consistent attendance

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.