Role at a glance
- Job function
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Product, Strategy & Operations Program & Project Management
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Remote - Costa Rica
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
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Role Summary
The Project Manager leads project delivery and serves as the primary project-level contact for the sponsor. The role coordinates cross-functional teams and is accountable for delivery within the project’s quality, time, and cost expectations.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
- Lead the cross-functional project team and manage delivery against time, cost, quality, and project deliverables.
- Establish, communicate, and manage customer expectations, and ensure internal and external escalation pathways are followed.
- Oversee project financial stewardship, including contract understanding, resource alignment to budget, out-of-scope activity, change...
- Drive project-level risk identification and issue resolution.
- Ensure project-team compliance with organizational policies, SOPs, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and project-specific requirements.
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Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification, experience comparable to 8+ years, at least 3+ years as a Global Lead Project Manager conducting end-to-end clinical trials, and several years of vendor management and oversight. Required knowledge and skills include Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; project management principles and financial acumen; therapeutic-area knowledge and clinical development guidelines; communication, delegation, prioritization, adaptability, cross-functional team leadership, customer service, analytical decision-making, negotiation, and cross-cultural awareness.
Preferred
- Experience in at least two therapeutics areas preferred
Original job description
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OfficeJob Description
Join Us as a Project Manager - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation
The Project Manager serves as the Project Lead and primary sponsor contact and is accountable for the overall delivery of the project (quality, time, cost) on behalf of the organization. Additionally, the Project Manager establishes and communicates customer expectations to the project team and ensures that escalation pathways are adhered to internally and externally. The role involves leading the cross functional project team to meet or exceed deliverables.
What You'll Do:
• Serve as the primary contact between the sponsor and the organization at the project level.
• Ensure escalation pathways adhered to internally and externally (Rules of Engagement – communication pathways).
• On projects where the scope requires, ensure clear delineation in responsibilities and communication pathways for secondary project leads (such as lead in a specific region, lead for a specific vendor(s) or subset of delivery).
• Accountable for the overall delivery of the cross-functional project (time, cost, quality).
• Ensure financial stewardship at a project level by demonstrating an intimate understanding of the contract, resource alignment to budget, management of Out-of-Scope activity, drive the Con Mod process/negotiations and team execution to timelines.
• Establish, communicate and manage customer expectations to achieve optimal delivery during the project
• Drive Risk Identification and Issue Resolution at project level.
• Ensure project team compliance with organization policies, SOPs, ICH- GCP, regulatory and project specific requirements.
Education & Experience 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 8+ years’).
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience as a Global Lead Project Manager in the conduct of clinical trials (end-to-end)
• Several years of demonstrated experience in vendor management and oversight across a broad range of vendor types
• Experience in at least two therapeutics areas preferred
Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Technical and systems competency, such as computer skills, to include effective use of systems and applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to delegate and effectively prioritize own and workload of project team members in a frequently changing environment
• Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Proactive, solutions oriented and adaptable to changing priorities and situations
• Advanced therapeutic area knowledge and clinical development guidelines and directives
• Strong understanding of the key principles of project management (time, quality, cost), including solid financial acumen
• Sound interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to lead, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams
• Good judgment and decision-making skills and capable of applying critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others, including a cross-cultural awareness.
Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office
• Exposure to electrical office equipment.
• 0%-20% Travel required (potentially includes international travel)
Why Join Us?
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.
Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
About the company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Large Enterprise
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.