Staff Program Manager - R&D at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Franklin, Massachusetts

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



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Job Description



Job Description


Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll help solve some of the world's toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement solve cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is seeking an individual with outstanding skills and motivation to join our team as a Staff Program Manager.


Location/Division Specific Information:


Work Location: Franklin, MA (on-site)


Group: Bio Production Group


Division: Single Use Division


Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as Core team lead for program and projects teams to meet both design control and business requirements while also driving scope, schedule, and budget to deliver strategic business results.


• Proactively identify risks and mitigations: Develop plans to address, facilitate tradeoff decisions at the portfolio level, raise issues to key partners, remove obstacles, and seek resolution.


• Develop and control program timelines with internal functions and external partners.


• Build, monitor, and control budgets with Finance and vendors.


• Conduct internal and external team meetings: Ensure data driven decisions, supervise progress, identify & implement risk mitigations, and verify action items are completed to support successful program execution.


• Present and communicate to senior leadership at Product Approval Committee (PAC) checkpoint meetings and additional PMO operating mechanisms.


• Ensure compliance to company Product Commercialization Process (PCP) and Quality Management Systems (QMS) for developing RUO (Research Use Only) products.

Requirements:

• BS degree or higher


• PMP certification preferred but not required.


• 6+ years program management experience including principles, tools and applications. (i.e., timeline management, prioritization, cost estimation, risks analysis, and core team leadership).


• Previous experience in new product development using a phase gate framework


• Proficiency with project management tools.

Skills and Abilities:

• Outstanding written and verbal presentation skills: Assertively and effectively articulates sophisticated concepts and ideas to broad audiences.


• Outstanding influencing skills: Gets things done and drives decisions without formal authority.


• Strong interpersonal skills: Cultivate relationships across the matrixed organization to resolve discord thoughtfully.


• Ability to lead and drive complex decisions and problem-solving.


• Attention to detail and passion for driving timely results and improvements.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. We value diversity and inclusion, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. To apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit our website at http://jobs.thermofisher.com. Apply Now