AD, Program Management CRGTO

Thermo Fisher Scientific

9d • Onsite

About The Position

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. As a Senior Manager of Program Management at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will lead strategic programs and projects that directly contribute to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. You will advance innovation and excellence across multiple business units by managing complex portfolios across the business. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on program execution, requiring you to build and guide high-performing teams while ensuring successful delivery of critical projects. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, supporting portfolio governance, resource optimization, and standardization of program management best practices.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of program/project management experience in regulated environments
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional programs from concept through delivery
• Strong understanding of strategic, digital and operating model transformations
• Experience managing portfolios with multi-million-dollar budgets and revenue impacts
• Expertise in program management methodologies, tools, and best practices including stage gate processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and guide in matrix organizations without direct authority.
• Excellence in stakeholder management and executive-level communication
• Strong financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and business case development
• Experience with project management software (MS Project, Smartsheet, PPM tools)
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and ability to adapt approaches based on project needs
• Strategic mindset with ability to align programs to business objectives
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and project management tools
• Experience building and developing high-performing teams
• Strong risk management and problem-solving capabilities

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Fields of Study: Business, Life Sciences, or related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Experience in regulated environments (GMP, FDA) preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic programs and projects that directly contribute to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
• Advance innovation and excellence across multiple business units by managing complex portfolios across the business.
• Build and guide high-performing teams while ensuring successful delivery of critical projects.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, supporting portfolio governance, resource optimization, and standardization of program management best practices.
• Support organizational change management activities related to transformation programs.

What This Job Offers

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