Packaging Project Manager

ThermoFisher Scientific; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Allentown, PA is seeking a Client Services Project Manager III to lead end-to-end delivery of complex client projects within a collaborative, matrixed environment. This role focuses on aligning global customer needs with internal resources, ensuring successful execution from initial discussions through completion, and shaping client strategy for better outcomes.

You'll manage a portfolio of moderate to strategic projects on-site five days a week, applying PMP

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with 3+ years in PM or client-facing roles.
• Life sciences, engineering, or health field preferred.
• PM certification (PMP) preferred.
• Experience in GMP/GxP regulatory environments.
• Strong budget, forecasting, and financial tracking skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of moderate to strategic client projects and develop effective solutions for optimal outcomes.
• Act as the primary liaison between customers and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent project execution from start to finish.
• Shape client strategy, improve processes, and support team members while enabling global healthcare impact.
• Manage and communicate across a matrix organization with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Travel up to 25% as needed to meet client and project requirements.

Skills

Client-facing

PM leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Communication skills

Regulatory awareness

Education

Advanced degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

ERP systems

MS Office

PM tools

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Client Services Project Manager III and make a meaningful impact on global healthcare. You'll independently manage a portfolio of moderate to strategic client projects, leading end-to-end delivery of technical and service aspects while developing effective solutions for optimal outcomes. As part of our collaborative team, you'll serve as the key liaison between customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring consistent project execution from initial discussions through completion. This role offers the opportunity to shape client strategy, improve processes, and support team members while contributing to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Requirements

This role requires working on‑site five (5) days per week at our Thermo Fisher Scientific location: 7554 Schantz Road, Allentown, PA. This is an essential requirement of the position.

• Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in project management or client-facing roles
• Preferred Fields of Study: Life Sciences, Engineering, or health-related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent preferred
• Expertise in clinical trials, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry preferred
• Strong proficiency in project management methodologies, tools and best practices
• Advanced skills in budget management, forecasting, and financial tracking
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects independently
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to work effectively at all levels
• Strong problem-solving abilities and record of implementing effective solutions
• Proficiency in relevant systems (Salesforce, ERP, MS Office Suite, project management tools)
• Experience with GMP/GxP regulations and quality management systems
• Proven ability to build and maintain strategic client relationships
• Exceptional organizational and time management capabilities
• Ability to support and guide team members and provide project leadership
• May require up to 25% travel
• Foreign language skills beneficial
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative matrix organization

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.