Director of Project Management - Query Ops - CorEvitas

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 – To enable 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. As part of our clinical research portfolio, our CorEvitas evidence-based solutions specialize in generating data intelligence and clinical insights needed to bring safe and effective treatments to market. Your objectivity and dedication to patient safety will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information

Remote, USA

#CorEvitas

Discover Impactful Work:

As the Director of Project Management - Query Operations you will be a key member of our epidemiology department and responsible for ensuring successful day-to-day project management of scientific queries, safety deliverables, scientific publications and associated financial tracking and documentation.  This is a pivotal role in transforming scientific operations related to the conduct and delivery of scientific deliverables. 

A day in the Life:

• As a leader within the Epi and Biostat departments, you will serve as the primary point of contact on administrative and operational matters including budgeting, on time delivery, and contracting
• Lead efforts to create operational efficiencies, leveraging team member feedback and various software systems, including ERP (enterprise resource planning) and project management software to improve processes
• Collaborate with the financial team in the development and implementation of a comprehensive forecasting process (including revenue forecasting, resource utilization and prioritization of resources) that leverages the ERP
• Provide leadership, oversight and guidance to direct reports on budgets, financial deliverables, statements of work and planning/prioritization
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and success metrics, communicating across all organizational levels, including leadership
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external clients as necessary to provide insights on operations, budgets, scope changes, revenue or other aspects of the work
• Manage and develop a team of Project Managers and Project Coordinators who are responsible for project lifecycle, from creation to close

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, MS a strong plus.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of project management experience within a research setting.   

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent problem solving, project planning and time management skills in addition to proven ability to drive process improvement efforts
• Demonstrated change agent with the ability to lead through influence, build alignment and collaborate with various stakeholders to drive open items to effective resolution
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced environment managing multiple projects
• Strong people management skills that includes an innate ability to inspire team members and build a team culture that aligns with company values. 
• Must have a vested interest in mentoring, training and developing direct reports for future growth opportunities.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented with exceptional interpersonal skills and  ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Strong internal and client-facing written and verbal communication skills
• Position requires a strong working knowledge of MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, MS Project, and SharePoint

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