Director, Clinical Data Management Programming

About the role

The Director, Clinical Data Management Programming at Thermo Fisher Scientific supervises a management team within the Clinical Data Management Programming department, ensuring delivery across all project requirements and leading strategies for overall department success. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing staff, providing department leadership, overseeing projects, participating in strategic planning, and supporting business development. Based in Bangalore, India, this full-time role follows a standard Monday–Friday schedule in a hybrid office environment with occasional domestic and international travel.

What you’ll do

• Manage staff including interviewing, selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching, mentoring, counseling, and separations; approve s
• Provide department leadership guiding overall operations and management of resources to allow for growth of group and individuals
• Provide consultation and act as senior reviewer on multiple projects, manage project team resources, budget, finance, timelines, and ensure SOP compliance with appropriate documentation
• Serve in a project oversight role for studies, representing studies to all functions and clients, fully accountable for all aspects of risk management; review and/or approve documents related to proje
• Participate in long-range strategic planning, development of departmental business plan, and departmental budget
• Communicate company and department policies and priorities to department staff and assure compliance
• Ensure appropriate personnel resources are applied to department projects based on priorities and relative complexity
• Develop and present proposals in response to requests from potential customers and support business development activities, presenting data management strategy at bid defense meetings

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification
• Previous experience providing knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 12+ years)
• 5+ years of management responsibility
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Technical understanding of data management applications and systems
• Excellent judgment, analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills

Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification