Senior Director, Product Development

Thermo Fisher Scientific • MD

108d • $212,000 - $317,975

About The Position

We are excited to announce a unique opportunity to join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Senior Director, Product Development supporting the Chief Scientific Officer. As a world-class leader in scientific research and innovation, Thermo Fisher Scientific is dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. This position is located in Frederick, MD. Relocation assistance is NOT provided. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Requirements

• Requires a doctoral degree in a Life Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in translational biology in a pharma setting, preferably at an industry leading firm.
• Solid understanding of growth drivers for the proteomics and multi-omics market spaces.
• Expertise in developing strategic frameworks and the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven extensive knowledge in translational biomarker discovery, precision medicine, and drug development.
• Broad understanding, education, and applied background in proteomics, genomics, and other ‘omics technologies.
• Effective at forming relationships, collaborating, and influencing leaders within and outside the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of current life science technologies and customer trends.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint, proficient with PowerBI.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships across business and technically focused teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, competitive environment.

Nice To Haves

• Management consulting or corporate strategy experience in the life science tools and diagnostics industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Thermo Fisher Scientific’s multi-omics strategy, in consultation with members of the Senior R&D and Executive Management.
• Lead large-scale collaborations with academic institutions, pharma, biotech, governmental health organizations, and population biobanks, ensuring Thermo Fisher is the industry leader in applied multi-omics.
• Guide the company’s long-term strategy in emerging areas including multi-omics, NAMs, and biomarker discovery.
• Develop a roadmap to drive adoption of mass spectrometry and protein detection technologies in the clinic as diagnostic platforms.
• Drive innovation in biomarker discovery, early disease detection assays, and pipelines supporting therapeutic development.
• Coordinate and lead proteomics and multi-omics leadership team meetings, track external competitor technologies and monitor market trends.
• Represent Thermo Fisher at major conferences and precision medicine forums.
• Cultivate connections with potential partners, key opinion leaders, and advisors to inform a perspective on the market landscape.
• Act as a liaison between Thermo Fisher Scientific Business Units, Corporate management and customers.

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: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees