Project Delivery Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Newington, NH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an experienced finance delivery manager to oversee the end-to-end functional implementation of Oracle Financials. The role partners with finance leaders, Group and Corporate IT, site teams, SOX, and implementation partners to define requirements, harmonize global processes, lead user testing, and support successful adoption across the business. The manager will help shape and optimize scalable, efficient finance processes and coordinate business execution and readiness throughout the implementation lifecycle. The position involves coordination across geographies, business areas, and functions, building relationships with colleagues and leaders, and working with program leadership to refine future processes. It also supports the identification and resolution of risks and issues to help teams achieve milestones. The role follows a standard Monday–Friday schedule in an office environment and requires 10–25% domestic and international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent formal academic or vocational qualification.
5–7 years of experience in Oracle ERP or Financials system implementation.
Proven experience aligning key business users and embracing a Change Champion Model.
Strong project management and resource management experience.
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills, including the ability to lead complex situations.
Strong interpersonal skills to influence at all levels and build relationships.
Cultural awareness and ability to work effectively across geographies and cultures.
Expertise in process improvement techniques.
Ability to travel 10–25% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

Lead business execution and readiness across requirements, testing, training, data conversion, cutover, Go-Live, hypercare, and stabilization.
Coordinate and document business requirements with Workstream Leads, Super Users, and Subject Matter Experts, ensuring they are validated, approved, and traceable.
Lead business testing strategy and execution, including test planning, UAT coordination, business validation, defect management, regression testing, and formal business sign-off.
Coordinate business data validation, cleansing, reconciliation, and sign-off for migration activities.
Lead business cutover planning and execution, defining activities, dependencies, ownership, and readiness criteria.
Partner with Training and Change Leads to coordinate training development, scheduling, communications, user readiness, and adoption.
Conduct business readiness assessments, identify gaps, and ensure remediation plans are in place before key milestones and Go-Live.
Establish the hypercare and stabilization model with the IT Project Manager, including support structure, issue triage, escalation, and resolution processes.
Manage business risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions, escalating material concerns to the Business Programme Manager and project leadership as needed.
Track and report business delivery status, including progress, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and readiness.
Collaborate across Business, IT, ETO, and implementation partners to maintain cross-functional alignment and support end-to-end delivery.
Partner across functions to improve business processes and coordinate delivery.
Build working relationships with internal colleagues and leaders to enhance information exchange and project delivery.
Coordinate work across geographies, business areas, and functions.
Work with program leadership to shape and refine future processes.
Use systems and tools to identify and address risks and issues and support achievement of project milestones.