Senior IT/Digital Transformation Leader

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Lebanon, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

COMPANY: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. LOCATION: 1200 Darrell Waltrip Dr., Lebanon, TN 37090 TITLE: Senior IT/Digital Transformation Leader HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm DUTIES: Develop and implement an IT/Digital strategic plan that aligns with the business’s strategic goals. Partner with broader IT, Digital, Data and Group/Division leadership to focus on the relevant areas of interest. Serve as the link between business needs and IT technical roadmaps, ensuring IT delivers value in every initiative and investment. Influencing executive leaders to align on a IT/Digital/Data strategy and roadmap. Identify and lead the development of talent strategies, workforce planning, succession planning, and career development within the department. Objectively analyze the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of current people and organizational capabilities to resolve appropriate solutions. Lead change initiatives and develop creative, cost-effective solutions for business challenges and ensure adoption and value realization. Build and evolve the technology roadmap to ensure continuous improvement and adaptation to digital transformations. Responsible for an annual operating budget and a capital program budget, working closely with finance partners to forecast and plan for future financial needs. Oversee vendor management and contract negotiation, ensuring effective collaborations and partnerships. Provide status reporting to IT and executive leadership, handling risks at appropriate levels within IT and the business. Travel: Up to 50% domestic and international travel required. REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field of study. MINIMUM Experience Requirement: 15 years of experience leading IT/Digital teams, including senior-level leadership and reporting, or related experience. Required knowledge or experience with: 10 years of experience and expert in Oracle ERP and related technologies; 5 years of experience in developing, executive alignment and deploying IT/Digital/Data strategies and roadmaps; Experience leading transformational ERP programs; Manufacturing and quality systems (SCADA, QMS, MES, EBR); AI, ML, LLM, Prompt Engineering, RPA, LC/NC, Data Science and other modern digital platforms; Experience in e-commerce and customer engagement digital capabilities; Experience with CRM platforms, such as salesforce.com; Backend IT infrastructure, including Networks, Cloud, Server, Colleague Technology, and Cybersecurity; Program and project management; and Proven large multi-national vendor management and contract negotiation. 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

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field of study.
15 years of experience leading IT/Digital teams, including senior-level leadership and reporting, or related experience.
10 years of experience and expert in Oracle ERP and related technologies
5 years of experience in developing, executive alignment and deploying IT/Digital/Data strategies and roadmaps
Experience leading transformational ERP programs
Manufacturing and quality systems (SCADA, QMS, MES, EBR)
AI, ML, LLM, Prompt Engineering, RPA, LC/NC, Data Science and other modern digital platforms
Experience in e-commerce and customer engagement digital capabilities
Experience with CRM platforms, such as salesforce.com
Backend IT infrastructure, including Networks, Cloud, Server, Colleague Technology, and Cybersecurity
Program and project management
Proven large multi-national vendor management and contract negotiation

Responsibilities

Develop and implement an IT/Digital strategic plan that aligns with the business’s strategic goals.
Partner with broader IT, Digital, Data and Group/Division leadership to focus on the relevant areas of interest.
Serve as the link between business needs and IT technical roadmaps, ensuring IT delivers value in every initiative and investment.
Influencing executive leaders to align on a IT/Digital/Data strategy and roadmap.
Identify and lead the development of talent strategies, workforce planning, succession planning, and career development within the department.
Objectively analyze the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of current people and organizational capabilities to resolve appropriate solutions.
Lead change initiatives and develop creative, cost-effective solutions for business challenges and ensure adoption and value realization.
Build and evolve the technology roadmap to ensure continuous improvement and adaptation to digital transformations.
Responsible for an annual operating budget and a capital program budget, working closely with finance partners to forecast and plan for future financial needs.
Oversee vendor management and contract negotiation, ensuring effective collaborations and partnerships.
Provide status reporting to IT and executive leadership, handling risks at appropriate levels within IT and the business.