Associate Project Manager - Site Payments - FSP

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office 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. Discover Impactful Work  Join our  Functional Service Partnerships (FSP) Site Payments  team, dedicated to delivering end-to-end Investigator Payments Management. As Associate  Project Manager Site Payments , you will lead a high-performing team through one of the most complex and critical phases of the clinical trial lifecycle. This role plays a vital part in the success of our FSP Business Unit (BU) by ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely investigator payments while driving operational excellence.  As part of our diverse and collaborative team, you will have the opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, support key customer projects, and contribute to the continuous improvement of payment processes across global clinical trials.  A day in the Life:  Manage study-level site payment activities, ensuring project milestones, quality standards, and contractual deliverables are achieved.  Plan, prioritize, and communicate study-specific activities to project team members, ensuring work is completed on schedule and in accordance with established processes and procedures.  Mentor and support junior team members by providing guidance and training on site payment processes and best practices.  Identify project risks, develop mitigation and action plans, and escalate issues appropriately to ensure successful study delivery.  Act as the functional lead for assigned studies by analyzing and interpreting financial reports, monitoring project financial health, initiating contract modifications, and ensuring projects are appropriately resourced.  Generate study- and program-level KPIs and performance metrics to support operational decision-making.  Serve as the primary Site Payments contact for Sponsors, Project Leads, Clinical Team Managers, and other key stakeholders, providing regular project updates and delivering tailored solutions to meet FSP client needs.  Participate in internal and external project meetings, communicating study progress, financial status, risks, and action plans.  Keys to Success:

Master's degree preferably in Finance area, or a related field     Experience   Proven experience with Site Payments processes, systems, and technologies.  General understanding of clinical research, pharmaceutical development, and financial principles related to clinical trial site payments.  Solid understanding of project management fundamentals, including scope, timelines, quality, cost, and financial management.  Experience working within the Functional Service Provider (FSP) model is considered an advantage.    Knowledge, Skills, Abilities   Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including fluency in English, with the ability to communicate effectively across diverse cultures and stakeholder groups.  Strong customer focus with excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, including establishing clear communication and escalation pathways.  Strong organizational, planning, negotiation, presentation, and coordination skills, with demonstrated ability to mentor