Manager of Research Sites

Work Schedule Standard Office Hours (40/wk) Environmental Conditions Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.) Job Description Join us as a Manager Sites – And oversee the coordination and management of multiple research sites, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, lead site staff, optimize operational efficiency, and support the successful execution of clinical trials and research projects. 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. What You’ll Do: • Manage staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counselling, and separations. Approve courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Review and approve time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime. • Manage site activities to ensure delivery of site targets as received from senior management. • Provide direct or indirect supervision of all clinical and administrative aspects of a clinical trial within the research site to ensure delivery of targets and quality. • Responsible for cost efficiencies within the site and all vendor contracts for services at the site. • Continuously oversee the schedules of site staff to ensure highest utilization of all resources. • Evaluates and implements new operational strategies to enhance efficiencies, provide competitive advantages, and improve overall profitability of the site. • May provide input in the feasibility process, considering both recruitment and operational concerns. • Communicate targets to the site teams and continuously measures progress. • Plan and prepare proactively for future studies according to new and defined strategies, embracing and implementing new TA area initiatives at the sites. • Collaborate with site and management regarding capacity planning and back-up plans, arranging and attending meetings. • Ensure patient recruitment activities are adequate for study requirements. • Ensure compliance with the company quality framework, regulatory (GCO) legislation, guidelines and international standards (Global/Local COPS/SOPS). 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 In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Manages experienced professionals and / or subordinate management who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Often heads one or more sections or a small department. • Accelerated Enrollment Solutions is a business unit of Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PPD”),