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Portfolio Manager, Central Labs

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26-0051882 PPD Global Central Labs, LLC

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Full-Time

Posted 3 weeks ago (Updated 3 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 5/28/2026

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Job Description

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Role:
Portfolio Manager, Central Laboratory Location:
United States Details:
Full time, fully remote This is a fully remote role supporting our Global Central Laboratories. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll join a global organization at the forefront of clinical research and laboratory science. In partnership with PPD, we support the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotech organizations—successfully delivering over 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the past five years. Join our collaborative team as a Portfolio Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll advance critical initiatives that enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. In this role, you'll manage complex projects across multiple functions, overseeing technical implementations and process improvements. You'll coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery across an assigned Strategic account. Working with stakeholders at all levels, you'll facilitate communications, monitor progress, and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
What You'll Do:
Accountable for overall portfolio management, deliverables and client relationship and satisfaction Provides oversight and coordination of client portfolio for high value or pivotal client account studies. Provides oversight to internal departments and external clients to ensure the project requirements are understood, agreed and followed at all times, this requires negotiating and real-time decision making with the client. Facilitates the flow of technical information to all stakeholders. Consults and utilizes the scientific input of laboratory management and technical staff to manage portfolio deliverables Facilitate portfolio-wide meetings and attend program meetings for visibility and escalation. Collaborates with Business Development and Finance to develop and capitalize on new opportunities to expand client portfolios.
Ownership of strategic governance meetings:
prepare, lead and drive actions Participate in Tiered Accountability to support portfolio risk mitigation Ownership of large or complex portfolio contracts, contract renewals, and supports securing new opportunities for growth and expansion of the portfolio Oversight of revenue recognition for the portfolio Provide training and mentorship for Program Manager I, Program Manager II and Program Manager III. Drive consistency with program management processes and tools across program managers and team, support harmonization efforts across departments and sites Communicate and escalate priorities and risks to manage the portfolio timelines and relationship
Key Requirements:
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 10+ years) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience. Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated experience providing portfolio-level oversight for central laboratory studies Strong client relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills Advanced project and portfolio coordination capabilities, including risk and financial oversight In-depth knowledge of clinical trial and central laboratory operations Strong analytical, judgment, and problem-solving skills Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills Demonstrated discretion in handling confidential and sensitive clinical and business information Proven ability to mentor and support project management staff in a matrixed environment Ability to influence outcomes across cross-functional teams without direct authority Ability to manage competing priorities in a complex and fast-paced environment 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. Ability 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. May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.) 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 100,000+ 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. 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 breakthrough!
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Thermo Fisher Scientific offers accessibility service for job seekers requiring accommodations in the job application process. For example, this may include individuals requiring assistance because of hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive impairments. If you are a job seeker with a disability, or assisting a person with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please submit a request by telephone at 1-855-471-2255•. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. •This telephone line is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes, such as not being able to get into the career website, following up on an application, or other non-disability related technical issues will not receive a response. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $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. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

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