Thermo Fisher Scientific

Staff Program Manager, Laboratory Chemicals Division

Thermo Fisher Scientific

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New Jersey • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead, coach, and guide teams through the execution of strategic portfolio initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery and proactive risk management
  • Serve as a strategic program champion, driving alignment across cross-functional core teams and senior stakeholders
  • Manage multiple strategy and transformation projects concurrently, ranging in complexity and scope
  • Develop robust project and program plans that incorporate primary, secondary, and tertiary critical paths to support strategic decision-making
  • Collect, analyze, and interpret program and portfolio data to evaluate progress, identify risks, highlight capacity gaps, and recommend resource optimization strategies
  • Translate long-range strategic objectives into tangible project roadmaps and measurable outcomes
  • Facilitate leadership reviews, ensuring visibility into progress, risks, mitigation plans, and required decisions

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree or certification in business, engineering, or related field a bonus
  • 5+ years managing projects, strategic initiatives, or continuous improvement programs of varying size and complexity, preferably in a related or science-based industry
  • Exceptional strategic planning, analytical, risk management, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of management and across organizational boundaries
  • Strong capability in synthesizing complex information and communicating clear priorities, decisions, and accountability expectations
  • Comprehensive understanding of project and program management methodologies, including scope definition, chartering, requirements management, resource planning, timeline optimization, and risk mitigation
  • Proficiency in GANTT, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word
  • Experience using mind-mapping, strategic planning, or portfolio management tools is beneficial
  • Familiarity with waterfall and agile methodologies and their applicability in strategic environments.
  • PPI (Practical Process Improvement) certification or experience preferred
  • Strong understanding of KPIs, tiered management systems, and strategic performance measurement
  • Awareness of market dynamics, customer workflows, and go-to-market strategy principles
  • Experience working in science-driven, regulated, or highly technical environments.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse cultures and global teams
Benefits
  • A choice of national medical and dental plans
  • 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
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementstrategic planningrisk managementdata analysisresource optimizationscope definitionrequirements managementtimeline optimizationrisk mitigationKPI understanding
Soft Skills
interpersonal communicationinfluencingcollaborationsynthesizing complex informationclear communicationaccountability expectationsleadershipcoachingguiding teamsvisibility into progress
Certifications
Bachelor's Degreeadvanced degree in businessadvanced degree in engineeringPPI certification