Executive Operations Partner to VP, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Columbia, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that drives real impact on a global scale. Every day, our colleagues help advance our Mission to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Join us and be part of supporting the scientific breakthroughs that are solving some of the society’s greatest challenges. This unique position will serve as a strategic partner to the company’s Vice President of CSR & Sustainability, ensuring priorities are advanced efficiently and effectively. In addition to direct executive support, you will play a key role in enabling strong team operations, fostering a high-performing and inclusive culture, and enabling seamless delivery of CSR programs and events. This role offers visibility into enterprise CSR strategy and operations at scale, with direct exposure to senior leadership.

Requirements

Demonstrated success supporting senior executives in a multinational company, leading law firm or top-tier consulting firm.
Advanced proficiency in Excel is required, along with strong capability in executive-ready PowerPoint.
Brings a seamless system for managing high volume of inbound requests across channels, effectively filtering, prioritizing and executing across their own workload and executive priorities.
Track record of proactively adopting, experimenting with and leveraging emerging AI tools to drive efficiency and improve ways of working.
Strong problem-solving, resourcefulness and judgment.
Proven ability to communicate proactively, escalate issues early and follow through reliably to completion.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Nice To Haves

The ideal candidate operates with exceptional precision, judgment and follow-through, and thrives in fast-paced environments.
This individual exercises discretion, anticipates needs before they arise and consistently produces polished, executive-ready work.
They are passionate about using data, tools and AI technologies to improve efficiency.
A strong team player across a broad and highly visible internal network, the Executive Operations Partner balances humility with ambition, demonstrating a willingness to learn, seek input and collaborate while independently driving outcomes and taking ownership of results.

Responsibilities

Operate with exceptional precision and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy across scheduling, travel, data and materials.
Serve as the primary support for the global CSR leader, managing calendar, meetings, public events, travel and priorities to maximize impact.
Enable efficient CSR team operations by driving key business processes, drafting external correspondence, overseeing budgets and financial activities, and coordinating special projects, as needed.
Demonstrate high responsiveness across stakeholders, communicating promptly and reliably to maintain momentum and alignment.
Lead and/or support planning and execution of events, including site visits, community engagements, media appearances and internal meetings.
Prepare high-quality documents and presentations by synthesizing various inputs into clear, polished materials.
Support tracking, reporting and overall effectiveness of CSR initiatives.

Benefits

Relocation assistance is NOT provided.
competitive remuneration
annual incentive plan bonus scheme
healthcare
company 401k
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
10 paid holidays annually
paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
accident and life insurance
short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount