Global Program Director
Company: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Location: Concord
Posted on: February 17, 2021
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Job Description:
COVID-19 Update: To keep our candidates, colleagues and other
visitors--safe, we're making changes to our interview and hiring
process. Learn more Position Summary: The Global Program Director
(GPD) has overall responsibility and accountability for providing
Global Operational Leadership and proactive Client Relationship
management to a client or group of clients as appropriate ensuring
appropriate communication, business engagement, implementation and
service delivery to enable retention, growth and long term mutual
business partnership. This will be achieved through leading global
teams comprised of Global Project Leads and Project Managers across
multiple service lines and functions, including some or all of the
following: Distribution, Packaging, Clinical Supply Optimization
Services, Clinical Ancillary Management, Comparator, Labeling and
Business Development. For large global clients that use multiple
BSD services, a GPD is assigned to manage the relationship
holistically, understanding the client's strategy and portfolio of
products in the pipeline; leverage our global network to achieve
client objectives; point of escalation for the client and the
Global Project Lead. Responsibilities: --- Manages and leads
strategic operational aspects of large scale clinical trial
projects / programs with the client and project management teams to
ensure timely, coordinated risk mitigated delivery of projects and
services. --- Plans, analyzes and assesses client business
potential and commercial proposals working in partnership with
assigned Global Relationship Directors, and Business and Account
executives and development teams, including assisting with the
formulation of plans for growth, AOP and strategy of new service
lines. Provides senior level consultation and support both within
the business and to the client to continually provide service
improvements and expand service line offerings. --- Anticipates,
understands, and responds to the needs of clients within our
organizational success parameters by acting as the "Voice of the
Customer" catalyst in the organization. --- Recommends appropriate
placement of work for assigned clients at various sites making the
appropriate technology, region or capacity decision in the best
interest of the clients study. --- Ensures the executive sponsor is
informed of all customer relationship issues, needs and
developments. --- Leads client business review process, QBR's,
Quality reviews, meetings and workshops with overall collation
assessment monitoring of actions, business performance metrics and
targets. --- Works with Global Project Leader to define project
milestones and deliverables, to monitor and report on critical
path. --- Conducts risk review of project plan and critical path
deliverables on a reoccurring basis and establishes shared risk
mitigation plans. --- Manages and facilitates client problem and
solution escalation process serving as a liaison with Global
Project Leadership to ensure effective solution/resolution. ---
Communicates with clients and other stakeholders to gain support
for improvement initiatives and actively solicits suggestions for
improvement. --- Reviews high level client and program budget vs.
actual performance and associated actions. May be asked to utilize
or develop tools to accomplish this review. Assists in revenue
collection where required. --- Sets priorities, monitors progress
towards goals, and tracks key details. Reports progress as
required. --- Applies appropriate rationale and effective
communication skills that will be able to influence key decisions
and lead constructive debate on challenging topics across
multi-site projects / programs. --- Applies Good Manufacturing
Principles in all areas of responsibility. --- Demonstrates and
promotes the company vision. Minimum Qualifications: --- Requires
in depth understanding of clinical trials and other business
services. --- Requires understanding and competent use of SOPs
required by company Quality standards. --- Requires good knowledge
of company functions globally and a deep understanding of the
relationships and processes integration among departments within
the business. --- Requires ability to actively and successfully use
a range of influencing and leadership styles dependent on
situation. --- Requires ability to lead effectively during
challenging times and periods of change. --- Requires ability to
speak, listen and write in a clear, concise, thorough and timely
manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and
techniques. --- Requires ability to influence internal and external
contacts on services including but not limited to, Clinical
Research, IVR and vendor management groups. Requires ability to
overcome obstacles and achieve key outcomes and follow through to
get things done and deliver what is promised. --- Requires ability
to manage competing priorities. --- Requires ability to effectively
apply logic to analyze situation, break down into root cause and
develop/ test solutions. --- Requires ability to assess problem
situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant
information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations
and/or resolve the problem. --- Requires ability to assess
situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and
makes clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of
the organization. --- Requires ability to establish and maintain
positive working relationships within the team, and broader
organization to achieve goals. --- Requires ability to assess
problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant
information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations
and/or resolve the problem. --- Requires experience with both
detail execution and strategic orientation. Preferred
Qualifications: --- Prefer Certification in Project Management by a
recognized institution in project management. Education/
Experience: --- Requires accredited college or university degree,
preferably in a health related field. Prefer advanced degree in a
health related field. --- Requires 10 years experience within
pharmaceutical research and development. --- Requires strong
interpersonal and communication skills to include excellent
relationship building. --- Requires proven experience working with
direct management of teams in a complex global environment. ---
Requires proven experience with customers in a dynamic environment.
--- Requires excellent communication, organizational skills and
project coordination skills. --- Requires working knowledge of core
service line and strategic level overview of all service lines. ---
Requires in-depth knowledge of project management tools and
techniques. --- Requires experience in the Pharmaceutical and
R&D field. Work Conditions/Physical Requirements: --- Ability
to work on occasion in a cold environment with exposure to dry ice,
liquid nitrogen cryogenics, hazardous and infectious agents, marked
changes in temperature. --- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50
lbs. --- Must be able to use a computer up to 8 hours per day. ---
10 - 25% Travel domestically and internationally as needed. To
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