PMO, Senior Project Lead (Central Labs)

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Job Description

Job Title: PMO - Sr Project Lead

Location: Highland Heights KY (Hybrid)
Travel: Up to 75%

At Thermo Fisher Scientific you will 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.

Our PPD Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists industry thought leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Discover Impactful Work

As a PMO Senior Project Lead you will lead the execution of multiple high-visibility cross-functional projects simultaneously develop and implement scalable PMO frameworks ensure compliance with best practices and mentor project managers to elevate delivery standards.

What Will You Do

• Oversee a portfolio of medium-to-large projects (enterprise-level and cross-functional).

• Align project objectives with organizational strategy and business outcomes.

• Establish and maintain governance frameworks risk registers and KPI dashboards.

• Lead project planning sessions with executive stakeholders.

• Direct project scope cost quality and change management processes across multiple teams.

• Develop recovery and mitigation strategies for high-risk projects.

• Ensure all projects comply with PMO standards and regulatory guidelines.

• Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and resource pools across global teams.

• Drive forecasting accuracy budget adherence and vendor performance evaluation.

• Lead PMO process improvement initiatives introducing new methodologies (Agile Lean Six Sigma or hybrid models).

• Deliver concise data-driven project briefings to senior leadership and governance boards.

• Coach and mentor junior project managers and coordinators.

• Champion PMO capability development and professional training initiatives.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification and previous experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8 years).

• Degree in Business Administration Project Management or related field strongly preferred.

• Masters degree strongly preferred.

• PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification strongly preferred.

• 3 years of experience in a PMO or program leadership role strongly preferred.

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:

• Experience with Lean Six Sigma Agile and Scrum methodologies. Additional certifications such as Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or PgMP preferred.

• Strong analytical strategic planning and organizational skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams in a matrixed environment.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with executive stakeholders.

• Proven ability to implement scalable PMO processes and tools.

• Financial acumen and experience managing capital and operational budgets.

• Proficiency in the key principles of cross-functional project management (ex: time quality cost).

• Critical thinker with solid judgment and strong initiative

• Ability to delegate effectively prioritize own and project team members workload.

• Ability to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications such as Microsoft Project PowerPoint Outlook Excel Word.

• Strong verbal and written communication time management and organizational skills

Work Environment
Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate receive and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.

• Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.

• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

• This role requires independent travel up to 75% inclusive of traveling in automobiles airplanes and trains.

Why Join Us

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 100000 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.

When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific you become part of a global team that values passion innovation and a commitment to scientific excellence. Youll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience and where your contributions truly make a difference.

Apply today to help us deliver tomorrows breakthrough!

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