COMPANY INFORMATION
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $35 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. Our global team of more than 90,000 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.
GROUP/DIVISION SUMMARY
The Director, Portfolio & Program Management is part of our Genetic Sciences Division (GSD), which provides industry-leading genetic sciences tools and solutions to advance scientific discovery, enable customers in applied markets and improve global health outcomes. Specifically, GSD workflows enable biomarker discovery and analysis, predictive genomics, reproductive health solutions, pathogen detection, disease-specific solutions, forensics and human identification.
POSITION SUMMARY
As the Director, Portfolio & Program Management, you will lead the product development portfolio, a team of program managers, and collaborative cross-functional teams to define and deliver commitments: demonstrating feasibility for new technologies, commercializing new products, or improving on-market products, using our stage-gate or iterative processes to deliver to the agreed scope, schedule, and budget, while managing execution, risks, trade-offs, expectations, and communications.
This position may be remotely based in the US, preferably on the West Coast, and will be tied to the business out of our South San Francisco, CA facility.
Key Responsibilities:
You’ll ensure in-flight programs and projects are prioritized and completed flawlessly, driving the road-mapping and multi-generational product planning processes, and leading continuous improvement.
You’ll lead a team of Program Managers, hiring and developing extraordinary people, optimally matching people to the right roles and assignments, and holding the team accountable to commitments.
You’ll manage complex programs and projects, delivering on scope, schedule, and budget commitments while developing project teams, and building positive relationships.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or Life Science required; MS, MBA or Ph.D. preferred.
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PMP certification and advanced leadership training also preferred.
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15+ years of life science or medical device product development experience, including 5+ years each of portfolio management, people management, and technical project management experience required; experience with genetic analysis technologies and in-vitro diagnostics preferred.
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Intrinsically motivated, accountable, and committed to professional development.
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Excellent written and verbal communicator; outstanding relationship builder.
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Effective at influencing and leading without direct authority.
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Ability to lead and drive complex decisions and solve problems.
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Strong product development technical and business expertise.
Benefits:
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!
Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.”
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one global team of 90,000 colleagues, we share a common set of values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement – working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
All U.S. colleagues are required to disclose vaccination status. New hires will be asked to disclose vaccination status upon the first day of employment.
All U.S. colleagues working three days or more per week at a site of 50+ colleagues must participate in our free weekly testing program. Those who work on-site less than three days per week are encouraged, but not required, to participate.
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.
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