As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Discover Impactful Work: The Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering will lead strategy and performance of off-the-shelf equipment and custom automation in diagnostic/medical device operations. A day in the Life: Automation Strategy & Leadership Develop and implement a world-class automation roadmap for diagnostic product manufacturing. Provide technical leadership for the selection and integration of physical automation platforms (e.g., robotic liquid handling systems, industrial filling and packaging, robotic packaging, SCADA). Champion standardization, modularity, and scalability of automation solutions. Lead, train, and mentor the team through Practical Process Improvement (PPI). Identify areas for improvement and cost savings through equipment lifecycle management. Project Execution Coordinate end-to-end automation projects—from concept, justification, timelines, budgets, prioritisation, URS generation, vendor selection, design/build, FAT/SAT, installation, CQV (commissioning, qualification, and validation). Drive improvements in efficiency, repeatability, and data integrity through automation upgrades or new installations. Team Management Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of automation and process engineers, technicians, and system integrators. Define performance objectives, training needs, and career development plans for the team. Compliance & Risk Management Ensure the team, process, and systems align with applicable regulations (FDA, 21 CFR Part 820, Part 11, ISO 13485, IVDR, ISO 17025). Own or support equipment/software validation protocols and risk assessments (e.g., FMEA). Support internal and external audits (e.g., FDA, Notified Bodies). Multi-Functional Collaboration Partner with R&D and Manufacturing Sciences to enable design-for-automation in new product development. Collaborate with QA, IT, and CSV teams to ensure systems are qualified, maintained, and detailed appropriately. Support tech transfer and scale-up activities by integrating automation into new or existing production lines. Manage cross-functional projects from initiation to completion.