Executive Director, Functional Service Provider Team - Partnership Lead

Role Description

This position REQUIRES demonstrated experience Leading strategic FSP Partnerships to be considered.

Join Us as an Executive Director Project Management - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation. The Executive Director, FSP Partnership Oversight provides global strategic leadership for FSP Partnership Oversight operations and serves as a member of the FSP senior leadership team. This role establishes the vision, strategy, operating model, and growth agenda for FSP oversight services while driving enterprise performance, client partnership excellence, innovation, and organizational transformation. The Executive Director represents PPD/Thermo Fisher Scientific with executive client stakeholders and is accountable for achieving significant business growth, operational excellence, and long-term strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Strategy & Vision:
  • Define and execute the global FSP Project Oversight strategy.
  • Establish operating models, governance frameworks, and organizational structures to support scalable growth.
  • Lead strategic planning activities and annual business objectives.
  • Drive enterprise-wide transformation and change initiatives.
• Executive Client Leadership:
  • Serve as executive sponsor for the largest and most strategic FSP partnerships.
  • Build C-suite and executive-level client relationships.
  • Lead executive governance forums and strategic business reviews.
  • Influence long-term partnership strategies and enterprise agreements.
• Financial & Business Leadership:
  • Accountable for achievement of revenue, profitability, growth, and operational targets.
  • Drive business development strategy and support major commercial opportunities.
  • Partner with divisional leadership on investment, resource, and growth planning.
• Organizational Leadership:
  • Lead global teams of Senior Directors, Directors, and Project Oversight leaders.
  • Establish talent strategies to build organizational capability and future leadership pipelines.
  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, innovation, collaboration, and inclusion.
• Industry Leadership & Innovation:
  • Position PPD as an industry leader in FSP oversight and delivery excellence.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, AI solutions, and digital capabilities to enhance operational performance.
  • Represent the organization at industry forums, client meetings, and strategic partnerships.
  • Champion a culture of continuous innovation and controlled risk-taking.
• Corporate Leadership:
  • Active member of the FSP Senior Leadership Team.
  • Influence enterprise strategic priorities and organizational direction.
  • Collaborate across divisions to drive business integration and operational alignment.
  • Support M&A integration, organizational transformation, and strategic growth initiatives where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, masters or higher licensed certified health care training.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 15+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience.
• 8+ years of leadership responsibility.
• Valid Passport, where appropriate.

Requirements

• Ability to develop, drive and execute strategic plans through leveraging relationships and influencing others.
• Demonstrated track record of success in clinical development and in leading and developing professional staff in a project-led environment.
• Strategic thinker with proven ability to implement new solutions.
• Proven ability to simultaneously and effectively oversee multiple projects and people.
• Stakeholder and client management skills; solid negotiator, ability to navigate politicized situations, uses influence and credibility, cultivates collaborative internal/external networks/relationships.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting and fiscal management.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrates robust judgment, problem solving and decision making. Ability to apply critical and analytical thinking, use data, business acumen and insight to develop effective solutions. Ability to manage complex and ambiguous issues.
• Demonstrates executive presence, acts with integrity, shows personal impact and credibility.
• Demonstrated leadership and emotional intelligence with the ability to read and manage interpersonal dynamics and apply conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to actively develop and harness talent and capabilities within the department, skilled coach and mentor.
• Self-aware and open to learning, ability to act as an ambassador for and foster innovation and change, and skilled in process and continual improvement.
• Effective marketing and organizational skills. Influential communicator, tailors approach to influence and motivate others.
• Expert knowledge of project management principles and application, Knowledge of regulatory guidelines and directives, medical therapeutic area and medical terminology.
• Solid computer skills.

Working Conditions and Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations, frequent travels both domestic and international.

Benefits

• When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence.
• You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.
• Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs.