Vendor Management Specialist

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll 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.

Vendor Management Specialist, FSP Dedicated

Location: Fully Remote, USA

Summarized Purpose:

Provides complete oversight of vendors for moderate complexity clinical trials in single or

more than one region. Selects and contracts with appropriate vendors for scope of client's study and

provides financial control and oversight of pass-through budgets.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

Essential Functions

• Identifies the scope of third-party vendors required to support clinical trials

• Oversight of contracting with vendors, including legal and contract modifications,

where required

• Ensures all activities are executed in compliance with company practices, client

Requirements, GxP and GCP

• Provides financial management of vendor pass through costs

• Identifies risks proactively, develops contingency plans, and communicates to

stakeholders

• Oversight of inverse logistics processes, including returns, destruction, and

recalibration activities

• Participates in team meetings, providing insight about vendors

processes and procedures, costs, timelines, requirements, and deliverables

• Maintains close collaboration with the GCS team concerning I/E activities to ensure that appropriate regulations are followed for all countries imports and exports

Job Complexity

Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires

a review of a variety of factors.

Job Knowledge

Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to

resolve a variety of issues.

Supervision Received

Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new

projects or assignments. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and

practices to determine appropriate action.

Business Relationships

Contacts are primarily internal to the company with infrequent external customer /

vendor contact on routine matters. Builds productive internal / external working

relationships.

Qualifications:

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 2+ years)

• Skilled in various vendor and clinical systems such as laboratory vendors, supply vendors, and procurement.

• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written and verbal) with the ability to communicate highly technical information to all project team members.

• Excellent organizational, planning, customer service, and time management skills with the ability to multitask under tight deadlines while providing attention to detail.

• Ability to communication effectively with sponsors, vendors, and internal project teams.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.