Sr. Program Manager, R&D

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

How will you make an impact?

We have an exciting opening for an experienced Sr. Program Manager. This colleague will be responsible for leading R&D Programs including New Product Introductions and Custom Programs within our Purification business. A leader of core teams you will be accountable for all project related activities from Concept to Closure, ensuring teams follow product development/program management best practices, design control requirements are met, and products are delivered within budget. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated leader who can navigate complexities of a matrix organization to deliver to business growth aspirations.

What will you do?

• Take ownership and drive projects from inception to commercialization though the stage gate, product commercialization process.
• Insure cross-functional team alignment to deliver new and customer-specific products with urgency
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop detailed project plans (scope, schedule, budget, resource, risk analysis, etc.)
• Facilitate well-planned project meetings with an agenda focused on actions, decisions and deliverables. Promptly issue minutes to ensure alignment on path forward.
• Capture, prioritize, track and drive closure on all project related action items and issues including risks and mitigation plans.
• Presents options, suggestions and trade-offs to resolve roadblocks to project success. Escalate issues where and when appropriate.
• Facilitate conversations to translate “Voice of Customer” to Customer Requirements, Product Requirements and Product Specifications.
• Establish, maintain and report on project scope, schedule, resources and finances to various levels within the organization.
• Prepare teams for phase gate reviews, present deliverables to Senior Management/Product Approval Committee.
• Embrace corporate practical process improvement culture to minimize need for retracing steps and re-work.
• Lead efforts to implement new processes or tools that increase efficiency.
• Drive external collaboration projects.
• Maintain project and resource information in PPM Pro Portfolio Management Software.

How will you get here?
Education & Experience

• B.S. or higher degree in scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology, biology or chemistry).

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
• 8+ years project management experience in new product development of consumable products, 5+ years leading cross functional teams.
• Proficient in working with MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, MS Power Point.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Exhibits and drives a sense of urgency.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to effectively interact with diverse audiences within the organization.
• Highly collaborative with proven ability to build consensus among diverse teams.
• Superior organization and planning skills.
• Proven ability to effectively deal with conflict in a team environment.
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Driven to continuously develop self and team; act as mentor.

Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com