Vendor Management Specialist - Global Clinical Supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a world-class company that is dedicated to making a positive impact on a global scale. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Join us in our pursuit of this ambitious goal and be part of a team that is committed to delivering exceptional results.

As a Vendor Management Specialist in our Global Clinical Supplies Team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring flawless execution of our clinical trials. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of vendors and contribute to the development and delivery of life-changing therapies. Your expertise in vendor management will be instrumental in successfully implementing our clinical research projects.

Responsibilities:

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

• Set up strategy for the vendors to be involved to support clinical trials.

• Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with company practices, client requirements, and GxP and SOPs.

• Provide financial management of vendor pass through costs.

• Ensure compliance with required guidelines to support assembling, packing and shipping of study medication or ancillary material. Provide on-going support to junior staff. May lead or manage day to day technician activities in absence of management.

• Proactively identify potential risks, create backup strategies, and effectively communicate with all parties involved.

• Oversight of inverse logistics processes, including returns, destruction, and recalibration activities.

• Participate in GCS mini team meetings, providing insight about vendors processes and procedures, costs, timelines, requirements, and deliverables.

• Participate in and support department project teams.

Keys to success:

• Equivalent experience in the field, along with relevant formal academic/vocational qualification, is acceptable.

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).

• Excellent English and communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Excellent interpersonal, planning, organizational, problem-solving, sense of urgency, and decision-making skills.

• Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills, successful buddy experience, and participation in initiatives within the organization.

• In-depth focus on customers and attention to detail.

• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as working independently.

• Comprehensive understanding of clinical supply operations and GxP.

• Strong client building and 3rd party relationship management.

• Exceptional ability to deliver customer service with the highest standards of quality and excellence.

• Proactive in providing solutions related to finance management.

• Strong organizational skills, consistently meeting deadlines.

• Experienced in managing complex protocols involving over 150 sites requiring full 3rd party vendor services.

Join us in our mission to make the world a better place through our innovative research and development. Apply today!