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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.

The role

We are seeking an Associate Project/Project Manager to join our Global Clinical Supplies Team in the EMEA region. This can be office based, hybrid, or fully homebased.

A day in the life

This role provides complete oversight of supply chain for sophisticated global clinical trials. Ensures project/study activities are in compliance with company and client requirements and acts as a representative for the department on all assigned projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Develops study specific plans for each assigned project.
• Meets with internal teams to coordinate efforts, provide recommendations and risks, and update project reports/spreadsheets.
• Integrates all clinical supplies activities into the supply chain to support project logistic strategy and compliance with GxP requirements.
• Participates in ongoing training on new regulations.
• Represents the department internally and externally at meetings, strategic projects and initiatives as per the business requirements.
• Mentors and guides supports junior team members.
• Participates in process improvement initiatives.
• Maintains and uses existing tools while continuously looking for improvement opportunities.
• May participate in the bidding and/or bid defense opportunities
• Client contact for their supply chain requests/questions/concerns.

Keys to Success

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong English and interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal, planning, organizational, problem solving, sense of urgency and decision making skills
• Effective leadership and team building skills
• Strong solid understanding of Microsoft Office suite
• Strong focus on customers and attention to detail
• Ability to work in team environment, as well as work independently with little guidance
• Good understanding of clinical supply operations
• Proven client building and 3rd party relationship management
• Ability to provide customer service with the highest standards of quality and excellence

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Summary

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 130,000 extraordinary minds have a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

When you are part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

As part of a team, a manufacturing operator works in an assigned operating area on the shift to help deliver organizational and production results in line with the site strategy and specific objectives for the department/team including:

• Safety
• Quality
• Output
• Schedule adherence
• Engagement
• Attendance
• Training and Development

Responsibilities

All duties of Operator 1, Manufacturing, which are:

• Correct use of PPE
• Follow all policies & procedures
• Raise hazards observed
• Meet daily production schedule
• Tier 1 meeting participant
• Cleaning procedures for all equipment
• Cleaning procedure for all areas
• Safe operation of equipment
• Preparation, set up and operation of all automated preparators
• Use of Autoclave
• Operating an automated filling machine
• Supplement preparation & addition – automated/ semi-automated products
• Handling & maintenance of silicone tubing
• Operating peristaltic pump systems
• Line opening & in-process manufacturing checks
• Aseptic techniques and following GMP guidelines
• Packing, sealing & labelling of products
• Equipment calibration and use
• Correct completion of QMS documentation (GDP)
• Sampling for QC & retention
• Stock counting

Other Job Requirements

• Ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment
• Live and demonstrate Thermo Fisher 4i values: Innovation, Integrity, Intensity, Involvement
• Work overtime when needed
• Stand-in on alternative shift when needed
• Follow any reasonable instruction from a manager/ leader

Minimum Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate with Mathematics and Physical Science as subjects
• Basic digital literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Competence in all Operator 1, Manufacturing skills

Skills and Attributes

The ideal candidate for this position will need to be self-starting, focused on developing their personal and technical skills and should also be able to demonstrate the following skills/capabilities:

• Creating collaborative relationships by developing strong work relationships, displaying integrity and building credibility
• Delivering consistent results by being willed to take action and demonstrating follow-through.
• Personally understanding/troubleshooting issues, setting clear priorities
• Drive for Results - Ability and willingness to learn technical and manufacturing skills.
• Reliable and dependable
• Communication Openly - able to communicate effectively within and between teams.
• Ability and willingness to learn technical skills
• Attention to detail and a systematic approach

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Job Description

• Develop, Strengthen and maintain strong relationships with significant clients by understanding their business goals, while aligning them with our company standards
• Serve as a customer advocate within the organization, ensuring prompt action on client feedback to continuously improve service delivery
• Devise strategic plans to increase revenue and profitability from key clients while adapting to the changing needs of clients.
• Handle any issues or conflicts raised by key clients on time
• Based on profound knowledge of forensic human identification and Prospective activities, develop objectives to grow and expand business in the region
• Competes for all existing and new sales opportunities within the territory to meet or exceed targets
• Develop strategies for our channel partners, appoints and dismisses channel partners to drive growth and customer satisfaction
• Gathers, analyzes and delivers information from the field to allow the company to develop strategies and products appropriated to the forensic market
• Provide accurate forecast and lost order reporting through the use of the CRM system
• Ensures that all necessary resources needed are used efficiently and effectively in order to increase business
• Co-ordinate all issues with key clients between sales, service, support, customer services, marketing and finance

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Job Description

We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD clinical research services — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.    

PPD's Centralised Monitoring group delivers a new approach to risk surveillance and centralized statistical monitoring, combining the power of statistical and analytical tools with expertise from operationally experienced staff to monitor and manage clinical study data. Centralised monitoring staff explore study data holistically to pinpoint meaningful signals, resulting in more efficient and effective issue resolution and a proactive approach to risk detection. Using this data-driven approach, PPD can address study problems or site performance quickly, directing remediation activities where needed and positioning on-site monitoring activity in a targeted approach.

Data analytics is an integral part of PPD’s risk-based monitoring (RBM) strategy and supports centralized monitoring efforts. Ongoing data assessments from our data analytics group allows to adapt monitoring plans dynamically so that CRA's can focus on the factors that have the greatest impact on data integrity and subject safety. Regardless of the percentage of source data verification (SDV), our centralized statistical monitoring approach identifies risk signals that may be difficult to detect through traditional review methods, such as on-site monitoring.

We evaluate data within and across studies, sites, countries and regions. Our analytic approach provides insight into:

• Data errors, deviations
• Trends, outliers
• Unusual variation (or lack of variation)
• Potential data manipulation, fraud
• Other systematic errors or data integrity issues.

As an Associate Director (AD) Centralised Monitoring, you’ll lead a global team to develop and deliver advanced analytics and cross-functional analysis to project teams to identify and reduce sources of risk in ongoing projects.

Essential Functions:  

• Oversees execution of Data Analytics, Centralized Monitoring function and project level risk reporting.
• Plans and presents functional risk trends to functional departments.
• Drives development and implementation of standard analyses, analytic tools, risk indicators to support CMA function.
• Manages client relationships, represents DA function to clients.
• Serves as department representative to internal departments, initiative and special interest functional groups.
• Supports departmental growth by planning, implementing, overseeing administrative and organizational efforts (e.g. hiring, project finances, resourcing, etc.).
• Manages staff/ lower level management, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.

Education and Experience: 

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience. 5+ years of management responsibility. 
• In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered enough for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Demonstrated industry and clinical-trial specific deep functional-specific knowledge
• Excellent coaching, mentoring and teaching skills; demonstrated expertise in leading and motivating teams
• Strong analytical skills with ability to extract meaning from data and apply to solve real-world problems
• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills
• Strong technical skills interacting with data handling, analysis and visualization tools
• Leadership level communication and presentation skills; ability to represent department to senior levels of management and cross-departmental forums

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Summarized Purpose: 
Performs remote activities on assigned projects in liaison with the Remote CRA, On-Site CRA and study CTM. Provides support with regards to site preparedness, logistical support to the monitoring process, and assist with assigned tasks for site management and remote monitoring in accordance with SOPs and regulatory guidelines. May be assigned limited site contact activities during study start-up, site management, recruitment and close out phases.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

• Completes study and site management activities as defined in task matrix, and as applicable and directed for study assigned. 
• Completes and documents study-specific training. 
• Orients and trains on any CRG/study-specific systems. 
• Provides in-house support during pre-study assessments and with pre-study assessment waivers, as agreed for project. 
• Supports to customize Site ICF with site contact details, as needed. 
• Performs remote review of EMR/EHR checklist and supports collection, as applicable assessments. 
• Verifies document collection and RCR submission status; updates site EDL and verifies site information. 
• Reviews patient facing materials and review translations, as directed. 
• Supports site staff with the vendor related qualification process, where applicable. 
• Provides support by ensuring system access is requested/granted and revoked for relevant site staff during pre-activation and subsequent course of the study. 
• Provides support to follow-up on site staff training, as appplicable. 
• Coordinates and supports logistics for IM attendance, as directed. 
• Supports maintenance of vendor trackers, as directed. 
• Coordinates study/site supply management during pre-activation and subsequent course of the study. 
• Supports Essential Document collection, review and updating in systems, as applicable. 
• Follows up and supports on missing study vendor data like ECGs, lab samples, and e-diaries, as directed. 
• Supports ongoing remote review of centralized monitoring tools, as directed. 
• Supports Site payments processes by coordinating with various functional departments within organization and site. Supports system updates and reconciliations, as directed and follows-up on site invoices throughout the study period. 
• Performs reconciliation tasks on assigned trials including but not limited to CRF and query status, deviations, SAEs and safety reports, as applicable. 
• Verifies document collection status in CRG systems and drives action for missing/incomplete/expired documents and open document findings, as directed.
• May perform other assigned site management tasks, as directed by RCRA and as per Task Matrix. 
• May perform a specific role profile for FSP opportunities according to Client requests. 
• Maintains & completes administrative tasks such as expense reports and timesheets in a timely manner.

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $45 billion. Each one of our 125,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Position Summary

As the Growth Manager for the Clinical Sequencing Division in South, Southern, and Island Africa, responsibilities include driving sales growth for NGS Instruments, NGS consumables, Oncology, and Reproductive Health NGS products. This involves achieving quarterly and annual sales targets, providing crucial market insights for product strategy development, and implementing business strategies to reach revenue goals. The role also requires the creation of short and long-term plans and programs to support product sales and overall revenue objectives, positively reflecting the Company's image.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates technical ability to consult with customers on applications to improve technology utilization and promote current advances in protocols, kits and capabilities. Understands and navigates competitive offerings to best position solutions.
• Successfully drives reagent throughput and attachment rates, driving enhanced utilization of NGS technologies. Consult with customers to build relationships and focus on project needs and workflows to enhance consumable usage.
• Commitment to meticulous territory planning, market knowledge, both accurate and timely forecasting for both run rate and big deal/project-based instrument and consumable orders.
• Teamwork- Successful experience working in a team environment.
• Develops and manages a business plan to meet or exceed business goals agreed upon with Thermo Fisher Scientific commercial management for the territory.
• Effectively competes to win projects vs. competitors. Successfully position our solutions to address performance, workflow and budget.
• Manage instrument install base and consumable utilization. Target customers not using our instruments and consumables. Identify the applications, reagents, assays and protocols available and convert the business.

Minimum Qualifications

• Academic degree (minimum MSc) in biology / life sciences subject areas or related field
• PhD is favourable

Minimum Experience Level:

• Relevant technical and scientific background
• + 3 years plus sales experience preferred
• Extensive knowledge of clinical sequencing, next generation sequencing, life science, oncology and reproductive testing environment
• Relevant Sales experience and a high level of professional expertise gained in the sale of CapEx lab instrumentation, will be beneficial
• A track records of closing high value deals in competitive situations.
• Able to develop and implement strategies that drive growth.
• Good verbal and written command of English (technical) language.
• Driver’s license
• Able to undertake frequent travel. There is the possible need to participate in congresses over weekends.

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong teamwork skills able to align across teams and organizations and fosters collaboration.
• Establishes stretch goals and drives for results.
• Able to take responsibility by holding self-accountable for personal delivery.
• First class negotiating skills, able to influence in highly competitive market space and work proactively to differentiate and promote the benefits of the LT portfolio and close deals.
• Ability to set priorities and manage time effectively.
• The ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills and the ability and willingness to be flexible and adaptable to work in a complex cross-functionally environment

Other Job Requirements:

• Consistently and accurately manages sales process including sales forecasting, pipeline management, and sales supervising through the use of our customer relationship management program and other designated IT tools.
• Meet weekly and monthly key performance indicators in terms of customer visits, customer facing activities and updating using the available CRM tools.
• Work closely with Consumable Sales counterparts and Technical Sales Counterparts to drive incremental business. Monitor and understand the run rate business specific to the geographical territory.
• Attend and participate in weekly product trainings and business updates
• In-depth knowledge of life science business in geographical region