Senior Manager – Engine Development Support

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Lead a technical team for troubleshooting and operational stability across digital data platforms at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Contribute to improving global health outcomes through innovation and collaboration.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudOraclePythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage a run the engine development support team responsible for resolving complex production issues across data, integration, and platform technologies
Provide hands-on technical leadership in SQL, Python, Snowflake, Databricks, Talend, and API/integration platforms
Ensure all code changes, fixes, and enhancements comply with established SDLC, SOP, validation, and change control processes
Drive root cause analysis and ensure issues are thoroughly researched, documented, and permanently resolved
Enforce coding standards, code review processes, and development best practices across the team
Partner closely with platform, operations, QA/compliance, and business teams to support stable and compliant production operations
Oversee prioritization and execution of production support activities, ensuring timely resolution of high-priority issues
Implement operational controls, monitoring, and governance processes to reduce recurrence of issues
Build and mature the run the engine development function, including team structure, processes, documentation, and operational KPIs
Mentor and develop team members while fostering accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Previous experience in software development, data engineering, integration development, or production support roles that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8-10 years’ experience)
5+ years of leadership experience managing technical development or support teams
Technical expertise in: SQL, Python, Snowflake, Databricks, Talend, API and middleware platforms such as Oracle SOA and/or MuleSoft
Experience supporting clinical, pharmaceutical, or regulated GxP environments
Experience with Computer System Validation (CSV)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring frameworks, and operational automation
Experience building or transforming production support organizations
Knowledge of cloud-based enterprise data platforms and modern integration architectures
Proven ability to lead root cause investigations and drive long-term corrective actions
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation assistance is NOT provided
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonSnowflakeDatabricksTalendAPImiddlewareComputer System ValidationCI/CDoperational automation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationmentoringaccountabilitytechnical excellencecontinuous improvement