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OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Job Description:
The Clinical Research Manager III independently leads complex, high-visibility clinical research projects, ensuring strong scientific quality, operational performance, financial oversight, and client satisfaction. This role manages cross-functional teams, builds trusted client relationships, mentors junior colleagues, and promotes consistent, efficient project delivery across the organization.
Key Responsibilities- Lead complex projects from initiation through completion, ensuring deliverables meet quality, timeline, budget, and client expectations.
- Develop strong client partnerships, anticipate needs, identify risks and opportunities, and provide proactive project guidance.
- Manage project finances, including forecasting, budget oversight, variance analysis, and performance tracking.
- Coordinate collaboration across Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, and other internal teams.
- Review project deliverables for scientific accuracy, clarity, consistency, and alignment with client and organizational standards.
- Supervise, coach, and mentor Research Coordinators, Clinical Research Managers, and other team members.
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, visibility, accountability, and quality.
- Administer policies and procedures that affect team operations and workflow.
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
- Up to five years of related experience, including at least one year of leadership responsibility.
- Advanced knowledge of project management methods and tools.
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple complex or multi-registry projects.
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Excellent client-facing, communication, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
- Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
- Proven ability to lead, influence, coach, and develop multidisciplinary teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with project management and financial tracking systems.
Why Join Us?
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $105,000.00–$115,000.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
- Up to five years of related experience, including at least one year of leadership responsibility.
- Advanced knowledge of project management methods and tools.
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple complex or multi-registry projects.
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Excellent client-facing communication and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
- Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
- Proven ability to lead, influence, coach, and develop multidisciplinary teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with project management and financial tracking systems.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a strong company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan that add meaningful long‑term value. Feedback suggests these features stand out among core financial benefits even when base pay feels average.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple national medical options alongside dental and vision, with company‑paid life and disability coverage. This breadth is considered a solid foundation even if some costs may not be the lowest among peers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, backup care, adoption assistance, and specialized family resources are available. Feedback suggests these supports are a notable plus for colleagues managing family and caregiving needs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
What We Do
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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