When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.
Discover Impactful Work:
Reporting into the EMEA Project Management Office leader, Project Managers will handle all aspects of Digital Science product and solutions projects for our customers, including the preparation and maintenance of project schedules, timelines, and results. Project Managers define resource requirements for projects, and perform, delegate and be responsible for the completion of project tasks. Project Managers participate in initial project analysis and estimation and maintain fiscal accountability for projects, managing risks and avoiding cost overruns. Project Managers maintain an interest and keep up to date with the trends and developments in the industry as affected by the Thermo Fisher Scientific Strategy.
A day in the Life:
Strategic:
- You are a trusted advisor to our customers, account managers, services leaders, and delivery teams, maintaining accountability for a culture of high customer service
- Execute activities in support of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s goals and strategy, particularly those related to customer satisfaction, growth, and profitability.
Operational:
- Accurately estimate project and task resource requirements, by defining and controlling project definition and scope.
- Maintain and lead project timesheets, expense reports and status reports in accordance with company’s guidelines.
- Interact effectively with client project management and technical personnel.
- Coordinate project-related activities such as software validation.
- Effectively handle project assignments and schedules in concert with the other project managers and services leaders.
- Provide recommendations for planning, resource allocation, management, tracking, and reporting of projects.
- Facilitate internal and customer meetings effectively and deliver engaging, informative presentations.
Culture:
In line with the 4I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement, which form the foundation of the Thermo Fisher culture and ways of working, this role will bring intensity and a high degree of involvement to leading the effective and timely delivery of product and solutions engagements to customers.
Keys to Success:
Education
- Bachelor’s or master's degree in IT, IS, Engineering, Life Sciences, or equivalent.
Experience
- At least 5 years of proven experience in project management in life and laboratory sciences software.
- Proven success in enterprise software professional services, particularly large-scale and/or global, software implementation projects, both time and materials, and fixed-fee milestone-based, in nature.
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is desirable.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Complete project lifecycle experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical or process-based industries, preferably at an enterprise software product company in an external customer-facing role.
- Broad knowledge of relevant technologies and implications in the delivery of scientific solutions, such as but not limited to understanding of IT processes, SDLC methodologies, Quality Management System, Validation, et al.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, integrity, and credibility.
- Results-focused proactive, self-starter, with a demonstrated track record of getting things done.
- Attention to detail and a concern for quality.
- Planning, prioritizing, reporting, problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Experienced with all aspects of project budgeting and cost tracking.
- Ability to lead and be responsible for the productivity of others, tapping into their expertise, seeking information and factors as input into planning and execution.
- Proficient in English and German with excellent oral and written communication skills with a high level of professional confidence.
What we offer:
- Employment with an innovative, forward-looking organization.
- Outstanding career and development prospects.
- Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits.
- Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement and innovation.
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier