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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. 

Overview

We have a vacancy for a Manager, Clinical Supplies in the GCS team. This is a line management role. It can be fully homebased or office/Flex based in the UK.  

The role

Manages a remote team within the Global Clinical Supplies PMO department and effectively oversees projects to ensure compliance with established policies, procedures, and regulations. Serves as a point of escalation for department related issues and concerns. Interacts with both internal and external management level peers to resolve day to day challenges and issues. Develops process improvements and makes recommendations in workload organization of the department by focusing on end results using metrics and key performance indicators to manages performance.

A day in the life:

Line manager of staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counselling, 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. 

Identifies training needs for staff to ensure appropriate customer service/communications and compliance. 

Sets goals for team based on departmental objectives and performance.

Monitors and validates metrics and weekly/monthly reports for assigned group.

Makes strategy recommendations at Departmental, Project, and Team Meetings.

Ensures the effective resource and utilization management of staff to meet departmental targets set by senior leadership.

Provides functional updates to senior leadership in a collaborative cross functional environment to support departmental targets.

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)

1+ year of leadership responsibility

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

Experience in Clinical Supplies 

Strong supervisory and people management skills

Strong analytical, organizational and planning skills

Excellent interpersonal, problem solving and decision making skills

Good computer skills including Microsoft Office suite

Solid interpersonal skills both written and verbal, including strong command of English language

Ability to work under pressure

Solid understanding of the overall clinical supplies operations, legislation and standard processes

Ability to motivate and integrate teams and guide/mentor team members

Solid negotiation and multi-tasking skills

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation! 

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.