Project Manager II - Labs

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

Project Manager II - Labs - Biopharma 

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 

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations. 

Discover Impactful Work: 

Our site is expanding in Athlone, and we are building new lab teams. We are looking to hire a Project Manager II who will provide tactical support for client-facing GMP analytical service projects, manage and support project performance with specific emphasis on financial management of the program and progressive responsibility for client communications.

A day in the Life: 

• Provides oversight and coordination of study initiation. 
• Understands protocol language and translates to internal systems and processes.
• Prepares for and facilitates internal meetings; attends external meetings
• Coordinates stability launches
• Maintains project set-up and sample test scheduling
• Evaluates and manages project timelines and deliverables
• Understands and adheres to contract language, support contract management process
• Manages project setup and financials
• Responsible for projections, forecast and revenue recognition for fee for service, hourly or FTE programs, adhering to client budgets and utilization targets, adjusting forecasts or project priority weekly as necessary; communicate routine FTE utilization and spend. 
• Progressive responsibility for internal and external communications, beginning with project financial coordination. 
• Assists client relationship manager with meeting minutes and action items to  support client projects 
• Manages study documents and testing directives, shares data/reports
• Supports fee for service and hourly contract review processes
• Provides/Supports training of Program Manager I
• Involvement in cross-functional initiatives/process improvement

Education and Experience 

• Education to Bachelors or higher level in Science (ideally chemistry or biochemistry) 

• Min 3 years experience in project management related position within laboratory, CRO/contract lab or clinical setting

• You should have experience working in a GMP Laboratory environment/Analytical laboratory 

• Experienced with managing internal and external stakeholder communications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• Ideally you will have BioPharma product/testing knowledge 

• Effective/Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills with clients

• Experienced with project KPIs and metrics

• Outstanding time management, planning, and organisational skills 

• Proficient with specific computers and enterprise applications, including office efficiency 

• Confirmed analytical skills 

• Confirmed compliance with procedures and policies 

• Ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently in a stressful environment 

• Extensive knowledge and experience in Project Management in a GMP Lab environment 

• Strong client relationship leadership skills 

• Ability to work successfully with multi-level teams 

Physical Requirements / 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 and/or standing for typical working hours. 

• Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds. 

• Able to work in non-traditional work environments. 

• Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency. 

• May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments. 

• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities. 

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. 

We welcome and encourage applicants from outside of Ireland.  We can provide support with immigration and visa needs for successful applicants and dependents, tax consultations and other basic destination services.  All other relocation costs are at the expense of the applicant.