Manager, Project Management

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Waltham, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. How you will make an impact: Seeking a Project Management Professional who has a broad background and is able to manage and lead all aspects of planning and implementing vital ERP implementations, Quote to Cash Projects, process improvements, automations, and other change and transformation programs, within our company-wide program office. This candidate will also need to coordinate project portfolios, ensuring the flawless delivery of portfolio goals, while collaborating with a wide range of partners.. In addition, this role includes responsibility for resource management across programs and projects—ensuring optimal allocation of talent, monitoring resource capacity, and supporting leadership decisions with data-driven insights. Familiarity with tools such as Smartsheet and Power BI, or the ability to quickly learn and adopt them, will be critical in driving visibility, efficiency, and accountability in project and resource tracking. What you will do: People Leadership: Foster a positive team culture, mentor and develop 2 remote team members, and ensure effective communication and collaboration within the team. Manage resource allocation across multiple projects, ensuring balanced workloads, tracking availability, and providing leadership with recommendations for optimal utilization. Build a strong team of skilled and motivated individuals. Lead and complete assigned projects or defined areas of complex projects, including business transformations, automations, system implementations, migrations, and transitions. Evaluate project plans regularly, including reviews of achievements and deliverables, to ensure projects are prepared and of high quality. Collaborate with horizontal workstreams to address interdependencies, drive governance, and facilitate regular program and project calls, ensuring successful program implementation across workstreams and businesses. Employ fit-for-purpose methodologies to guarantee timely completion of deliverables within budget. Identify and address customer concerns, partner concerns, actions, and decisions; take ownership of the process for addressing issues and implement strategies to minimize risks. Prepare and define goals, review achievements, and maintain project plans, resolving complex issues and managing critical path processes. Ensure clear communication of project outcomes through regular reporting cadences, lead Steering Committee discussions, and effectively communicate project status and results. Leverage Smartsheet, Power BI, and other relevant tools to track resources, analyze portfolio performance, and provide clear, data-driven insights to stakeholders. Support and lead cross-functional, geographically distributed project teams to achieve desired outcomes. Coordinate a portfolio of projects, handling changes and interventions to maintain the portfolio's progress, and serve as the main point of reference for the overall health and savings pipeline. Build a culture of excellence in line with Thermo Fisher's values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a business-related field.
• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile, etc.) highly desirable.
• 5+ years of proven experience managing complex, global programs and project initiatives.
• Experience in Finance operations (OTC, PTP, RTR, FA, Inventory) or Customer Service preferred.
• GBS experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in Agile project management is an advantage.
• Proficiency in English (verbal and written).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Robust project management capabilities with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, within a team, and collaboratively across teams.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Good communicator with active listening skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven people management skills in leading project team members, supporting succession planning and team development.
• Ability to efficiently cope with change and manage risks and uncertainties.
• Capable of prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience in leading complex, multifaceted projects successfully.
• Proficient in workshop facilitation and conveying intricate messages clearly.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated experience in resource management, including capacity planning and allocation.

Responsibilities

• Foster a positive team culture, mentor and develop 2 remote team members, and ensure effective communication and collaboration within the team.
• Manage resource allocation across multiple projects, ensuring balanced workloads, tracking availability, and providing leadership with recommendations for optimal utilization.
• Build a strong team of skilled and motivated individuals.
• Lead and complete assigned projects or defined areas of complex projects, including business transformations, automations, system implementations, migrations, and transitions.
• Evaluate project plans regularly, including reviews of achievements and deliverables, to ensure projects are prepared and of high quality.
• Collaborate with horizontal workstreams to address interdependencies, drive governance, and facilitate regular program and project calls, ensuring successful program implementation across workstreams and businesses.
• Employ fit-for-purpose methodologies to guarantee timely completion of deliverables within budget.
• Identify and address customer concerns, partner concerns, actions, and decisions; take ownership of the process for addressing issues and implement strategies to minimize risks.
• Prepare and define goals, review achievements, and maintain project plans, resolving complex issues and managing critical path processes.
• Ensure clear communication of project outcomes through regular reporting cadences, lead Steering Committee discussions, and effectively communicate project status and results.
• Leverage Smartsheet, Power BI, and other relevant tools to track resources, analyze portfolio performance, and provide clear, data-driven insights to stakeholders.
• Support and lead cross-functional, geographically distributed project teams to achieve desired outcomes.
• Coordinate a portfolio of projects, handling changes and interventions to maintain the portfolio's progress, and serve as the main point of reference for the overall health and savings pipeline.
• Build a culture of excellence in line with Thermo Fisher's values.

Benefits

• 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, and 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager