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.
Location/Division Specific Information
Work Location: Frederick, MD (on-site)
Group: Life Sciences Solutions Group
Division: Biosciences Division
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How will you make an impact?
Sr. Manager's responsibility is two-fold:
Demonstrate the standard processes of Program Management, with the goal of not only delivering products of high quality and value to the organization, but also of delivering them within agreed-upon schedule, resources, budget, and scope. Functionally manage a team of program managers who lead New Product Introduction programs.
What will you do?
Program Management:
- Leads critical NPI programs from initiation through commercial launch. Acts as program champion and head of a cross-functional team; develops bottoms-up plans and proactively leads program risks, to optimally deliver all program deliverables. Solves problems and manages crises optimally and independently. Acts as information link between core team and leadership; prepares and presents program reviews to PAC as core team leader.
- Mentors others leading programs in the SBS, providing them with high-level SBS context and mentorship.
- Provides feedback to drive NPI process improvements. Sponsors change initiatives and builds standard processes regarding program management and product development in the BU.
Functional Management:
- Communicates standards of program management role and responsibility, relative to grade level. Provides feedback and coaching on performance, as well as creation of personal development plans to improve skills, as needed.
- Hires and allocates program management resources within the BU.
How will you get here?
Education
- Bachelor's degree (B. S. or B.A.), preferred in the Life Sciences
Experience
- 10+ years of combined product development and project management experience, of which a portion must be in the life sciences
- 2+ years of people management experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficient English.
- Work is performed without significant direction and can recommend modifications to overall direction of portfolio or program in order to meet SBS goals.
- Works on sophisticated, complex problems where analysis may require in depth analysis, as well as creativity.
- Interacts and builds effective relationships with core and extended team members, functional managers, senior management, and customers.
- Able to influence others, gain acceptance in sensitive situations and resolve conflict.
- Develops and delivers original persuasive presentations to larger groups.
- Gathers feedback on processes and drives practical improvements.
- Experience with cell biology consumables and reagents a plus.
Behavioral Proficiencies
This person must possess the following behavioral proficiencies and characteristics. Please note that these are regarded by Thermo Fisher Scientific as equally important to technical proficiencies and experiences. Someone who displays the right demeanor and characteristics for the role will therefore be considered even if they lack technical expertise in one or two of the areas mentioned previously.
- Highly accountable.
- A strong pro-active, effective, 'can-do' attitude.
- Enjoys interacting with people and can communicate effectively and concisely at all levels.
- Self-managing and self-motivating, able to prioritize tasks effectively and meet deadlines and expectations.
- Willing to put in extra effort (and hours when required) to get the job done accurately.
This position has not been approved for relocation assistance.
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