Associate Project Manager - Metrology

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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 - 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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Title: Associate Project Manager - Labs

Location: Middleton, WI (remote-based)

PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health.

Envision a workplace where you have a direct impact on improving health, work alongside expert scientists, use newest technologies and collaborate with industry thought leaders and therapeutic experts. Welcome to PPD® Laboratories, where science is our passion, quality is our commitment and people are the cornerstone of our success.

At PPD, we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees.

Discover Impactful Work:

As an Associate Project Manager, you are responsible for coordinating set-up, maintenance, transition, and closure activities for metrology programs. Works in collaboration with Support Services teams, project managers and technical leads across the lab. Consults on project management issues and supports overall function of the project management group.

A day in the Life:

Schedules group meetings and teleconferences, prepares and distributes agendas, and records and distributes minutes. Monitors completion of shipment requests.

Manages existing programs. Onboards new programs using project management tools and templates as appropriate and in collaboration with other Support Services teams.

Monitors assignments and adjusts priorities and work schedule to meet deadlines and provide high quality deliverables. Completes additional tasks as needed in support of project, client, and departmental objectives.

Ensures timely completion of program activities and deliverables. Documents communication and actions with project teams.

Serves as designated back-up for PM staff and point of contact coverage for project managers when out-of-office. Reviews and prepares with project managers in advance of coverage.

Advises project managers on procedural and budgetary items and the necessity for change due to any subsequent modifications and/or protocol amendments. Provides administrative support in the procurement of departmental needs.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Associate'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 0 to 2 years) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Good organizational and project management skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and to manage multiple assignments with challenging/conflicting deadlines
• Effective project management and organizational skills
• Good computer skills
• General knowledge of GMP development and validation processes and programs
• Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively conduct oral presentations
• Demonstrated experience in identification and resolution of technical problems in a professional environment
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Ability to attain, maintain, and apply a working knowledge of applicable procedural documents
• Demonstrated positive attitude, enthusiasm toward work, and the ability to work w