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Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description This position REQUIRES a recent expertise working with Respiratory clinical trial indications within a CRO environment. Please demonstrate this in your submittal to be considered, 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 - 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. Our Project Delivery colleagues within our PPD® clinical research services direct, coordinate and manage the technical and operational aspects of projects, securing the successful completion of clinical trials. This includes collaborating with functional area leads to identify and evaluate fundamental issues on the project and to ensure that solutions are implemented. Project Delivery is vital to helping our customers deliver life-changing therapies. Through our global team, you may engage in diverse initiatives and projects, or be part of a virtual international project team gaining cross-cultural experience. Discover Impactful Work: We are seeking a Senior Director, Project Management in our Oversight Respiratory Trials Team. This role is remote based in the US. Oversees operational excellence to ensure high quality deliverables and successful management of client projects and/or programs. Maintains strategic relationships and serves as a senior leadership contact for clients. Provides input to business development and drives the business strategy focusing on innovation, operational efficiency and expansion of the repiratory division's global footprint. The Oversight Director is accountable for strategic indication or client-specific management within a Therapeutic Unit. Provides therapeutic expertise in project delivery execution, demonstrating the ability to react quickly and appropriately to escalations. Provokes critical thinking in Project Teams related to delivery operations, financial negotiations and risk mitigations/issue management for a project. Drives the overall strategy development for proposals and pre-proposal opportunities. A day in the Life: • Accountable for strategic indication or client-specific portfolio management within the Respiratory Unit. • Serves as senior level or executive contact. • Reviews financial forecasting of Respiratory projects and programs. • Expertly navigates the need to dive in/dive out of situations while ensuring the Project Lead remains empowered. • Provokes critical thinking and drives innovation in Project Lead related to execution of delivery, financial negotiations and prioritization. • Provides insight into proposal strategy in prep for bid defense. • Initiates collaboration with Respiratory Head in development and implementation of business growth strategies. • Maintains awareness and engages as appropriate in the Con Mod process. • Communicates with People Manager(s) to support the development of the employee providing expertise and perspective related to client needs, indication and therapeutic knowledge. • May act as a Champion for organizational changes, offerings, developments and lead workstreams. Keys to Success: Education • Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Experience • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 15+ years). • In-depth experience in respiratory diseases, especially rare indications (comparable to 5+ years. • 7+ years of management responsibility • Advanced leadership skills Knowledge, Skills, Abilities • Capable of working independently and exercising independent judgment to assess sponsor regulatory needs and work with project team members to producing compliant deliverables • Advanced, broad understanding of global/regional/national country requirements/regulatory affairs procedures for clinical trial authorization, licensing, lifecycle management; expert knowledge of ICH and other global regulatory guidelines; in-depth understanding of a regulatory specialty areas, such as preclinical, clinical, CMC, publishing, etc. • Advanced understanding of medical terminology, statistical concepts, and guidelines • Outstanding analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills, including complex evaluations of intangible variables • Expert financial acumen with an in-depth of knowledge and practical application of budgeting, forecasting and resource management • Accomplished executive presence and consultation and presentation skills • Superior critical and strategic thinking skills that accounts for a broad impact • Excellent coaching and leadership skills • Exceptional customer service, relationship building and stakeholder management skills • Expert negotiation and marketing skills with ability to influence others and drive results • Superior judgment, decision making, escalation and risk management skills • Proven ability to drive corporate strategies to capture, engage and retain repeat customers Work Environment Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role: • 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. • May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.) • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. • Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening. 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.