Project Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Position reports to Morrisville, NC site, and will support the Corporate Global Business Services (GBS) Division.

Discover Impactful Work:

This Material Compliance Program Manager (Project Manager) position provides a one-of-a-kind chance to coordinate global programs centered around material compliance initiatives. You will have the opportunity to build and implement an outstanding, long-lasting framework for regulatory compliance throughout the organization. Your leadership will play an important role in guaranteeing outstanding execution and uniform practices across a range of projects. You will work together with individuals from different Global Functions and external entities to establish a cohesive and consistent approach.

A Day in the Life:

• Lead cross business resources to ensure smooth and efficient execution of projects designed to meet different product compliance requirements.
• Develop creative solutions for addressing the needs of a diverse and matrixed organization.
• Coordinate cross-functional, geographically distributed teams to achieve desired outcomes.
• Influence key partners to achieve key results on time and within plan, developing relationships within the company and external partners to complete program results.
• Facilitate breakthrough thinking by integrating diverse views while participating in targeted sessions to enable problem solving.
• Work closely with project partners and supporters to establish reporting schedules that lead to a unified and reliable program information.
• Prepare and maintain project plans and define results.
• Employ the fit-for-purpose methodology for each project.
• Resolve complex issues and lead critical path processes as they relate to project delivery.
• Identify and handle potential risks, problems, tasks, and decisions – address important issues and work towards developing strategies to minimize their impact.
• Document and communicate the status and results of the projects.
• Gather project information and ensure clear communication of the outcome of the meeting (risks, issues, actions, and decisions).
• Lead regular reporting cadence and ad-hoc reports – including leadership reports & presentations.
  
  

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably business-related.
  
  

Experience

• 4-6 years of experience in leading complex programs and project initiatives ranging from process improvements, transitions, regulatory compliance initiatives, and system implementations.
• Product Compliance /Product development experience is helpful.
• Project Management/Sigma/Kaizen certification highly desirable.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Proficiency in English (verbal and written).
• Strong project management skills and abilities (using planning tools, defining goals, developing a rationale and baseline).
• Ability to work independently, within a team, and collaboratively across teams.
• Capable of prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Proven track record of following through on commitments.
• Proven planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Collaborative individual, capable of effectively working in a team environment.
  
  

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.