Director, Operations

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Mebane, NC

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About The Position

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. DESCRIPTION: Lead manufacturing operations and drive strategic excellence as Director of Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific. This leadership position is responsible for delivering high-quality products while ensuring operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across our manufacturing facilities. Partner with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives through innovative solutions and operational practices. Support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer while fostering a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team 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, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of progressive manufacturing operations management experience in regulated industries, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of progressive manufacturing operations management experience in regulated industries
• Experience managing manufacturing operations with P&L responsibility
• Strong knowledge of GMP, ISO standards and regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience implementing operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
• Strong strategic planning and business acumen skills
• Demonstrated leadership abilities with experience developing high-performing teams
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles and PPI methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all organizational levels
• Change management experience and ability to guide organizational transformation
• Financial management experience including budgeting, forecasting and cost control
• Ability to travel up to 25% including international locations
• Experience with ERP systems and digital manufacturing technologies
• Customer-focused mindset with demonstrated success delivering results
• Crisis management and business continuity planning experience
• Strong project management and execution capabilities
• Experience on a new green field start up , very strong on safety, Quality, Customer and CI culture implementation
• Strong balance on daily operations activity and executive communication

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Operations Management, Science or related technical field
• Project management certification (PMP/Six Sigma) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations
• Drive strategic excellence
• Deliver high-quality products
• Ensure operational efficiency
• Ensure regulatory compliance
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing facilities
• Partner with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives through innovative solutions and operational practices
• Support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer
• Foster a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees