CMC Portfolio Management Leader
About the position Responsibilities • Lead the customer relationship and governance for the services and support across Thermo Fisher Scientific governance models. • Work collaboratively and cross-functionally to coordinate, influence, and lead efforts to ensure seamless execution of services. • Provide program and project management leadership and support for key functional activities including functional sub-team and working group meetings. • Bring together the customer and internal functional leads, when needed to support customer needs and decision making; oversees multiple project teams and project managers across the network to deliver on customer portfolio. • Facilitate the identification, management and communication of key program risks and their associated mitigation and contingency plans. • Leverage strong project and interpersonal knowledge, leadership, and facilitation skills to optimize team meetings and facilitate effective teamwork. • Build and leverage relationships and networks to improve and enhance team dynamics; proactively finding opportunities and removing obstacles to get results. • Support budget processes and financial targets in the partnerships assigned. • Models advanced program and portfolio management methodologies. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field; Master's or advanced degree preferred. • 8+ years' multi-disciplinary experience in the pharmaceuticals, biotech, CDMO or Clinical research industry. • Strategic problem solver with proven track record supporting a business through rapid growth and/or change. • Ability to establish relationships with high-level business contacts and influence scientific/biotech leaders. • Ability to lead and fully integrate across the matrix business structure and follow-up to expand relationships and business opportunities. • Strong commercial competence with experience with all phases of drug development and technology transfer. • Master in program and project management. • Expertise in customer relationship management. • Ability to manage multiple complex programs spanning across divisions and functions. • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to influence up and across the network to deliver on customer needs. • Solution oriented to overcome challenges and move the team forward. • Expertise across drug development, manufacturing, CMC; able to consult assigned customers on their portfolio of needs and across molecule lifecycle. Apply tot his job