**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** **How will you make an impact?** 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. This role is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Single-Use Technologies Division (SUD) organization. The Sr. Project Manager will support members of the SUD leadership team to provide project management leadership (concept to completion) by fully leading the mechanisms which ensure successful project outcomes. **What will you do?** + Own end to end success of the project/program, ensuring accountability, execution of timelines, and continuous change management to deliver on-time, quantitative and qualitative results + Ensure that all project/programs are delivered within scope and budget + Develop project/program scopes and objectives, involving all relevant cross-functional leadership and ensure resource availability and allocation + Establish relationships within the company to successfully complete projects through effective communication with collaborators + Identify and handle interdependencies, risks, issues, and actions, facilitating decision-making related to complexities through effective risk management strategies + Develop detailed project/program plans to track progress and action logs + Create and maintain comprehensive project/program documentation and prepare reports for leadership + Experience with challenging the current thought process of staff and status quo of business processes + Establish an environment where accountability and continuous improvement are fundamental to the culture **Keys to success:** **Education/Experience:** + ​Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a life science or business-related field, + PhD & MBA preferred + Project Management certification highly desirable (PMP, Agile, etc.) + PPI/Lean/Six Sigma Certification a major plus + Showed strength in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & Word + 8+ years of project/program management and team leadership experience with proven track record in successfully leading project/programs from start to finish required + Experience leading complex project/programs spanning over 6+ months + Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies + Experience managing project/program budgets (CAPEX & OPEX) over $500k **Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:** + Ability to collaborate with varied audiences including senior leadership, influence, and to work effectively in a matrix environment across different functional areas (product management, R&D, finance, commercial, operations, HR, etc.) + Solution-orientated mentality complemented with a calm voice of reason + Ability to manage 2+ global project/programs and interface effectively with team members and across different departments and time zones + Lead project status & alignment reviews while monitoring interdependencies through operating mechanisms + Strong familiarity with project management standards and methodologies including PMI Body of Knowledge + Effective oral and written communication and executive presentation skills + Process oriented and structured working style and capable of handling multiple project/programs simultaneously + Well organized with the ability to work under pressure and deliver work to the highest standards + Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, applying a disciplined approach to critical though + Strong interpersonal and organizational influence skills + Proven organization, analytical, critical thinking, & creative problem-solving skills + Strong attention to detail, time management Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.