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Join Us as a Sr. Manager Programming – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation
We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years.

As part of our expert team, you’ll have the opportunity to ensure operational excellence that makes a real difference in clinical trials. As a Sr. Manager Programming, you will manage a team within the department who are responsible for the bioinformatics programming aspects of clinical trials from design through analysis and reporting. Provides project oversight of studies or sponsor programs and leadership for strategic client relationships and/or significant client portfolios. Acts as a key contact for client interactions and bid defenses, and ensures effective delivery across all project requirements including communicating priorities and work direction to complete assigned tasks on time

and within budget. Able to act in the project oversight role on select projects.

You will represent the department to clients on study matters, bid defenses, or submission of clinical data to regulatory authorities. You will directly contribute to proposals and bids, organize teams, and implement study strategies to ensure process and programming efficiencies. Additionally, you will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of programs for statistical report generation and program validation.

What You’ll Do:

• Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description

preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management,

behavioral and technical coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, 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. Promotes all aspects of PPD Equal

Employment Opportunity policy and Affirmative Action Plan. Assures department

adherence to good scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards.

• Reviews and ensures adherence to departmental working practice documents

and SOPs, and contributes to their development.

• Recommends strategies to senior management on ways to increase the

knowledge base and professional skills of staff in areas including programming

technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry

through on the job training, mentoring, and internal or external training courses.

• Works to increase the visibility of the company by encouraging the publications

of articles in industry journals and presentations and/or section chairing at

conferences, and assists senior management in conducting reviews of

publications to ensure they meet a high standard.

• As needed, fulfills senior level project oversight roles for studies and/or works

directly with project leads and client representatives to assess risks and issues

related to project quality, timelines, and budget.

• Provides general infrastructure support to the department. Examples include

giving presentations at department meetings, contributing to documents or

policies, contributing to and/or leading process improvement initiatives, and

assisting with departmental web page development.

Education and Experience Requirements:
MS/MA degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field and at least 7

years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements, or

Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field or equivalent

and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification, and at least 9 years of experience that provides

the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements

Preferred is at least 8 years of clinical trial experience as a statistical programmer and at least 2 years of

leadership experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Substantial SAS programming skills and understanding of database structures

• Effective management skills, including developing staff and their career objectives and the ability to

motivate and inspire staff

• Capable of facilitating communication with clients, project teams, departments and staff

• Solid decision making skills to decide company policies and procedures regarding programming

• In-depth understanding of tracking project budgets

• Understand and participate in bidding programming work

• Demonstrated leadership, motivation and problem solving capability

• Effective understanding of clinical trials

• Effective attention to detail

• Capable of effectively organizing and managing multiple staff and assignments

• Effective written and verbal communications skills, including proficiency in the English language

• Demonstrated positive attitude, enthusiasm toward work, and the ability to work well with others and

adjust to changing priorities

• Proficiency in at least one programming language and strong technical programming skills

Management Role:

Manager role with significantly larger management scope (e.g. global or regional responsibilities or

multiple departments) OR mastery of manager skills and responsibilities as demonstrated by consistent,

multi-year successful performance.

In some instances may be responsible for a functional area (as determined by executive management)

and not have subordinate supervisors or employees.

Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office/ laboratory and/or a clinical environment.
• Exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations, frequent domestic travel and rare international travel.
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.

Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs.