About this role
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Join Us as a Safety Admin Manager – 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 patient safety. As a Safety Admin Manager, you'll coordinate and manage operations of the safety administration team, providing technical expertise, coaching, training, and guidance. You will manage contracted safety services for one or more projects, including resourcing, budgeting, and procedural compliance. You will provide oversight of programs and associated vendors and assist with the development of consistent internal processes.
What You’ll Do:
• Acts as the lead on global projects to ensure contract, procedure and budget compliance through effective communication with project managers, internal teams, cross functional groups and clients (as applicable). • Works independently to manage day-to-day departmental activities and exercises independent judgement to troubleshoot and resolve project issues and identify areas for improvement. • Provides accurate forecasts for projects; analyzing safety management costs, personnel hours, and project needs to ensure budget management adherence. • Manages and coordinates project start-up activities, project maintenance and project close out activities. • Provides oversight to the department's Incoming Information Center and associated vendors, including but not limited to the management of procedural and contractual adherence as well as troubleshooting and issue resolution. • Serves as a subject matter expert in designated area; collaborates to project solve and develop system improvements. • Coordinates business continuity activities as required in the event of system downtime, adverse weather or disaster • Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records.
Education and Experience Requirements:
• 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 0 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:
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills • Proficient IT skills to include: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Safety Databases, and the ability to create and design reports • Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously, to meet rigorous timelines and work effectively in challenging situations • Strong attention to detail and accuracy • Strong critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills • Ability to manage, motivate, mentor and supervise a diverse team across multiple regions and utilize the talents and abilities of all direct reports • Knowledge of medical and safety terminology • Ability to effectively delegate tasks and follow-up on adequate completion • Expertise in budget and resource management including metrics calculation and evaluation. • Thorough knowledge of global regulatory requirements
Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment • Travel required on occasion • Majority of work computer-based • Long varied hours required on occasion
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.