Sr Manager, Growth & Strategy

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.

Location / Division

Remote U.S. / Laboratory Products

How will you make an impact?

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an experienced Sr. Manager, Growth & Strategy to support the various initiatives within the Laboratory Products Division (LPD) business. In this role, you will work with division leaders in support of a variety of projects ranging from operations, supply chain, commercial/market development, process design and improvement, business and market intelligence, and digital/connected solutions. The successful candidate will have a broad background in PPI/Lean/continuous improvement, project management, business systems, business intelligence tools, marketing analysis, and general business acumen.

What will you do?

• Identify, prioritize, and execute projects that drive growth and are aligned with the overall strategy deployment and goals for the Laboratory Products Division

• Serve as a trusted partner to leaders by applying sound business intelligence and project management practices to complex problems where analysis of situations or information requires an in-depth evaluation and knowledge of various factors impacting the overall outcome

• Work with members of the leadership team to develop and communicate actionable, revenue generating strategies by analyzing various data sets

• Drive cross-functional, multi-site (potentially international) programs which are strategic in nature to the ongoing evolution of the Laboratory Products Division team

• Influence stakeholders and their leaders as appropriate in a matrixed organizational environment to implement execution plans involving processes, resource allocation, capital, work plans, timelines, and financial outcomes

• Address conflicts or issues as they arise, escalating as necessary, in order to overcome any obstacles

• Owns end to end success of the projects, ensuring accountability, execution of timelines, and continuous change management to deliver on-time, quality results

• Execute robust risk management practices to maintain high probability of program success, i.e., satisfaction of scope, schedule and budget

• Challenge the current thought process of staff and status quo of business processes

• Create synergistic, collaborative team environments encouraging trust, respect and cooperation among team members

• Lead cross-functional teams in order to improve current processes and create new processes using Lean tools

How will you get here?

Education

• BS/BA degree (or higher) in Marketing, Science, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field required

• MBA strongly preferred

Experience

• 5+ years of cross functional work experience e.g., in Operations, R&D, or Marketing

• 3+ years of project management experience

• Experience in customer experience design and/or customer journey mapping

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong background in analytics, program/project management, and/or facilitation

• Expertise with several analytics tools, such as PowerBI and Excel. Ability to learn other tools and evaluate tools for suitability of implementation

• Demonstrated analytics and/or data architecture skills

• Skilled at interpreting data to draw conclusions and craft a story accordingly

• Strong graphics and visualization. Ability to convey message simply and advise on best possible data visualizations.

• Ability to provide a solid plan for complex projects including stakeholders alignment planning, communication planning and process change planning

• Influencing and leadership skills to effectively drive decision making, problem solving and coordinating people from multiple cross-functional disciplines

• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required to interact with all levels of the organization

• Excellent teamwork and negotiation skills

• Ability to travel up to 15-20% including international locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Project Management (e.g. certified by PMI®, Program Management Institute)

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on data analytics / intelligence experience supporting cross-functional teams

• Financial analysis and modeling capabilities

• Expertise with Lean tools such as value-stream mapping

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

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.