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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

How will you make an impact?

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. This role is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Biologics and Chemicals Division (BCD. The Sr. Project Manager will support members of the BCD leadership team to provide project management leadership (concept to completion) by fully leading the mechanisms which ensure successful project outcomes. The successful PM is encouraged to provide thought leadership to project workstream leaders & executive sponsors, while demonstrating an eye for the tactical elements of projects. The PM is required to drive projects that may span multiple businesses, functions or regions within Thermo Fisher Scientific. The role supports enterprise projects that require innovative solutioning to addressing business challenges & achieving organizational goals & objectives.

What will you do?

+ Own end to end success of the project/program, ensuring accountability, execution of timelines, and continuous change management to deliver on-time, quantitative and qualitative results

+ Ensure that all project/programs are delivered within scope and budget

+ Develop project/program scopes and objectives, involving all relevant cross-functional leadership and ensure resource availability and allocation

+ Establish relationships within the company to successfully complete projects through effective communication with collaborators

+ Identify and handle interdependencies, risks, issues, and actions, facilitating decision-making related to complexities through effective risk management strategies

+ Develop detailed project/program plans to track progress and action logs

+ Create and maintain comprehensive project/program documentation and prepare reports for leadership

+ Experience with challenging the current thought process of staff and status quo of business processes

+ Establish an environment where accountability and continuous improvement are fundamental to the culture

Keys to success:

Education/Experience:

+ ​Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in a life science or business-related field

+ Project Management certification highly desirable (PMP, Agile, etc.)

+ PPI/Lean/Six Sigma Certification a major plus

+ Showed strength in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & Word

+ 8+ years of project/program management and team leadership experience with proven track record in successfully leading project/programs from start to finish

+ Experience leading complex project/programs spanning over 6+ months

+ Experience leading project/program budgets (CAPEX & OPEX) over $500k

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

+ Ability to collaborate with varied audiences including senior leadership, influence, and to work effectively in a matrix environment across different functional areas (product management, R&D, finance, commercial, operations, HR, etc.)

+ Solution-orientated mentality complemented with a calm voice of reason

+ Ability to manage 2+ global project/programs and interface effectively with team members and across different departments and time zones

+ Lead project status & alignment reviews while monitoring interdependencies through operating mechanisms

+ Strong familiarity with project management standards and methodologies including PMI Body of Knowledge

+ Effective oral and written communication and executive presentation skills

+ Process oriented and structured working style and capable of handling multiple project/programs simultaneously

+ Well organized with the ability to work under pressure and deliver work to the highest standards

+ Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, utilizing a disciplined approach to critical though

+ Strong interpersonal and organizational influence skills

+ Proven organization, analytical, critical thinking, & creative problem-solving skills

+ Strong attention to detail, time management

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Comprehensive Total Rewards package includes:

+ National medical and dental plans, national vision plan, health incentive programs

+ Employee assistance and family support programs, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

+ At least 120 hours paid time off, 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability

+ Retirement and savings programs, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $103,000.00–$145,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

+ A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

+ Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

+ At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

+ Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

+ Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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.