Sr. Manager, Business Management

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Middleton, WI

16h•Remote

About The Position

This is a fully remote role supporting our GMP Lab in Middleton, Wisconsin. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations Discover Impactful Work: The Senior Manager, Business Management will provide leadership and work closely with business managers within the GMP BU within the Analytical Services Division (ASD) to drive new business and work closely with lab operations to ensure successful transition into the laboratories. The Senior Manager will be responsible to establish and maintain a training/onboarding process for new members of the team, establish standard ways of working, create and maintain tools, templates, and business processes to support the team, and drive maturity efforts to continue to evolve and meet the team and business needs. As a part of this role, the Senior Manager will need to establish strong working relationships with other leaders across the GMP BU.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years).
5+ years of management responsibility
Proven leadership skills
Ability to work with and present at all levels of the organization, including Sr. VP/GM’s
Effective oral and written communication and executive presentation skills
Process oriented and structured working style and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously
Well organized with the ability to work under pressure and deliver work to highest standard
Results-oriented team player who can build strong professional relationships
Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, utilizing a disciplined approach to critical thought
Strong interpersonal and organizational influence skills
Strong attention to detail, time management
Working knowledge of financial systems, reporting dashboards and applicable business systems related to Thermo Fisher Scientific
Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

Responsibilities

Build business management bench strength (locally and globally), attracting, engaging, and developing a high-performing team.
Develop, maintain, and manage business management tools and templates and use automation where possible
Audit the team to ensure the standard ways of working, tools, and templates are consistently used
Works closely with other leaders across the GMP BU (Commercial Finance, Operations, Sales Operations) to continue to improve our processes
Experience with challenging the current thought process of staff and status quo of business processes
Matrix Effectiveness: Expertise in achieving planned results in a matrixed environment
Strong driver and influencer who can motivate and drive results through direct/indirect reports and through creation of strong networks across a highly matrixed global organization.
Establishes operating policies and procedures that affect departments and subordinate sections of work units.
Interprets company-wide policies and procedures.
Develops budgets, schedules, and performance standards.
Directs through lower management levels and/or highly skilled specialist employees who exercise significant latitude and independent judgement.
Often heads one or more departments or a large centralized staff function.
In some instances may be responsible for a functional area (as determined by executive management) and now have subordinate supervisors or employees.
May manage employees across multiple regions.