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New · posted Nov 1

Thermo Fisher Scientific · Pharmaceuticals

FSP Associate Manager Clinical Operations

  • Remote, North Carolina
  • Remote
  • Full-time
  • Manager
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LocationRemote, North Carolina
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

Join Us as an Associate Manager Clinical Operations - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation
The Associate Manager Clinical Operations oversees the daily line management responsibilities of the assigned team. This role serves as a positive leadership and professional role model for respective staff, which may include CAS, CS, CRAs, RSMs, PAs (if applicable), and other clinical operations-focused personnel. The Associate Manager Clinical Operations provides direct coaching and development support to operational teams and is ultimately responsible for effective resourcing, alignment, training, and ongoing professional and technical development for staff. The role involves collaboration with clinical operations senior management and executive staff on strategic planning and business development is required. The primary focus is on the line and performance management of team members assigned to any monitoring modality and/or environment (e.g., FSO, FSP, Government). The Associate Manager Clinical Operations acts as the point of escalation regarding performance concerns and training needs to ensure adherence to the company's SOPs and WPDs. Additionally, the Associate Manager Clinical Operations works in collaboration with the leadership team to address resourcing needs.

What You'll Do:
• Manage and conduct induction/orientation programs for all new employees, ensuring their smooth assimilation into the company.
• Ensure all staff CVs, training records, position profiles and experience profiles are complete and up-to-date.
• Support allocation activities per the local resourcing process. Support activities of project leads/functional leads to optimizing the operational running of projects.
• Escalate appropriately any issues which may impact project deliverables.
• Deliver training on Working Practice Documents (WPDs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), local requirements and any other subjects that impact clinical operations. Identify training gaps and ensure that training requirements are met.
• May contribute to development of training programs, where appropriate.
• Participate in process improvement/development initiatives.
• Ensure understanding and facilitation of the risk based monitoring approach.
• Alert management to quality issues, requests QA audits as appropriate, and support direct reports and project team in providing audit responses as required.
• Manage and review systems (e.g. CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity) to evaluate employee and project metrics, KPIs and general project status.
• Evaluate work of staff, including conducting PAVs (either remote or on-site) to thoroughly evaluate the employee monitoring skills and project conduction when applicable.
• Manage staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approve courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Review and approve time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.

Education & Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 5 years).
• 1+ year of leadership responsibility

Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Manages and conducts induction/orientation programs for all new employees, ensuring their smooth assimilation into the company.
• Ensures all staff CVs, training records, position profiles and experience profiles are complete and up-to-date.
• Supports allocation activities per the local resourcing process. Supports activities of project leads/functional leads to optimize the operational running of projects. Escalates appropriately any issues which may impact project deliverables.
• Delivers training on Working Practice Documents (WPDs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), local requirements and any other subjects that impact clinical operations. Identifies training gaps and ensures that training requirements are met. May contribute to development of training programs, where appropriate.
• Participates in process improvement/development initiatives.
• Ensures understanding and facilitation of the risk based monitoring approach.
• Alerts management to quality issues, requests QA audits as appropriate, and supports direct reports and project team in providing audit responses as required.
• Manages and reviews systems (e.g. CTMS, Preclarus, Clarity) to evaluate employee and project metrics, KPIs and general project status.
• Evaluates work of staff, including conducting PAVs (either remote or on-site) to thoroughly evaluate the employee monitoring skills and project conduction when applicable.
• Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.

Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Frequently drives to site locations and frequently travels both domestic and international.

Why Join Us?

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.

What you need

Schedule and working conditions

Days

Shift5 days a week

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · November 1, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

Manager roles in the US17 roles publishing pay

Middle half $151,500 to $164,000, median $154,500
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
All US$151,500$154,500$164,000

Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Operations roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 1, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Clinical Operations

The general path across 93 open Clinical Operations roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Thermo Fisher's own promotion track.

  1. Earlier

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Clinical Trial Associate · 2027 Summer Intern, Clinical Trial Operations & Study Start-up

    $89K median15 open
  2. One step back

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Sr. Clinical Trial Associate · Associate Principal Scientist, Clinical Research

    $143K median15 open
  3. This role

    Manager

    Often: Manager, Clinical Operations · Senior Manager, Clinical Operations

    $155K median22 open
  4. Next step

    Director

    Often: Director, Clinical Operations · Program Lead II, Clinical Program Development

    $233K median37 open
  5. Later

    VP & Executive

    Often: Executive Director Clinical Operations, Program Management · Head of Clinical Trial Start Up

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 9 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 2 linesDocumentation and SOPs: 3 linesValidation and qualification: 1 lineQuality systems and risk: 2 linesClinical trial conduct: 2 linesCollaboration and leadership: 5 linesGMPDocumentationValidationQuality systemsClinical trialsTeamwork
  • Collaboration and leadership5
  • Documentation and SOPs3
  • GMP and compliance2
  • Quality systems and risk2
  • Clinical trial conduct2
  • Validation and qualification1

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By discipline

  • Quality77 65%
  • Clinical36 30%
  • Regulatory6 5%

By level

  • Senior & Principal51 43%
  • Associate & Specialist35 29%
  • Manager27 23%
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