Pmo, Senior Project Lead (central Labs)

PPD (Thermo Fisher) UK

Highland Heights, KY, United States
Hybrid
Project portfolio oversight
Governance frameworks and kpi dashboards
Risk and change management
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer

Job Summary

  • At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
  • As a PMO, Senior Project Lead you will lead multiple high-visibility projects, develop scalable PMO frameworks, ensure compliance with best practices, and mentor project managers to elevate delivery standards.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific values health and wellbeing, supports a balanced work environment, and fosters a culture of integrity, innovation, and collaboration.

Matching Summary

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Project portfolio oversight
  • Governance frameworks and KPI dashboards
  • Risk and change management
  • Budget and resource management
  • PMO process improvement initiatives
  • Cross-functional project leadership
  • Up to 75% travel requirement

Nice-to-have

  • Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum methodologies
  • Executive stakeholder communication
  • Coaching and mentoring skills
  • Financial acumen
  • Use of Microsoft Project and Office tools
  • Matrixed team leadership
  • Data-driven project briefings

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8+ years experience
  • Degree in Business Administration or Project Management preferred
  • Master’s degree strongly preferred
  • PMP or PRINCE2 certification strongly preferred
  • 3+ years PMO or program leadership experience preferred
  • Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum
  • Additional certifications like PMI-ACP, Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred

Work Rights

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