PHARMAFull-time
CDM PM
By Admin · Clinical Data Management
BANGALORE (IN)REMOTEPOSTED: 9/14/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICLife Sciences / Scientific Instruments / Biotechnology
ROLE OVERVIEW
Lead clinical data management projects and programs from operational, quality, timeline and financial perspectives. Serve as a primary client liaison while coaching data-management teams, managing resources and budgets, mitigating project risks and ensuring delivery across clinical studies.
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- •Provide coaching and support to clinical data management teams to ensure accurate, timely and budget-compliant delivery
- •Act as primary liaison between project teams and clients
- •Develop study-specific training and perform independent reviews of data-management deliverables
- •Monitor project risks and develop mitigation strategies for deliverables and finances
- •Support business development through bid preparation and bid-defense meetings and build client relationships
- •Forecast project hours and resource requirements and manage budgets including out-of-scope work and contract modifications
- •Develop and implement data-management processes, procedures and training
- •Mentor junior staff and peers
- •Lead and delegate project tasks to ensure activities meet timelines, quality and budget requirements
Reporting Hierarchy: Reports within Clinical Research/Data Management project leadership; acts as study manager and primary liaison for project teams and clients; provides leadership and mentoring to DM staff and peers
* Role responsibilities and qualifications synthesized based on industry benchmark standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant academic/vocational qualification
- 8+ years of comparable relevant experience
- Knowledge of clinical data management processes
- Ability to work according to regulatory guidelines, global SOPs and client expectations
- Strong written and verbal English communication
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to identify and mitigate project risks
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of clinical and client proprietary data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- •Experience acting as a study or department data-management expert
- •Experience with project forecasting, resource planning and budget management
- •Bid preparation and bid-defense experience
- •Experience training, supervising and delegating to study teams
- •Experience across a portfolio of clinical studies
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Clinical data management
CDM project management
clinical research
project management
study management
risk management
resource forecasting
budget management
regulatory guidelines
global SOPs
client management
data confidentiality
team leadership
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
Benefits: Employee development, collaborative global working environment, scientific learning opportunities and professional growth; specific benefits are not disclosed in the provided posting.
No salary or bonus/equity figures are disclosed in the provided posting. Compensation should be confirmed directly with Thermo Fisher Scientific.
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global science and healthcare company. Its PPD clinical research organisation supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the development of medicines through clinical research services.
TEAM SIZE: 120,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Life Sciences / Scientific Instruments / Biotechnology
Culture: The organisation emphasizes scientific excellence, collaboration, innovation, operational performance and professional development in support of clinical research and healthcare breakthroughs.
EXPECTED CAREER ROADMAP
The role can progress toward Senior/Lead CDM Project Manager, Program Manager, Clinical Data Management leadership or broader clinical operations and CRO project-management leadership.
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Highlight 8+ years of relevant experience and strong CDM project leadership; demonstrate management of multiple studies or programmes; quantify budgets, resources, timelines and teams managed; emphasize client-facing communication and risk mitigation; showcase bid-defense, forecasting and mentoring experience; highlight regulatory/SOP compliance.
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
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