Director, Organizational Effectiveness

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

The Director of Organizational Effectiveness will lead the development and delivery of strategies, tools, and resources that strengthen how our businesses operate and adapt. This role within Corporate Talent Management will build out Thermo Fisher’s Organizational Effectiveness capability and enabling our business to adopt the right operating models, organizational structures, and leadership practices that drive growth and performance.

Working closely with HR leaders and business executives, you will design and implement programs that enable teams to perform at their best, ensuring agility and alignment in an evolving global environment. As a trusted advisor and consultant, you will shape how Thermo Fisher approaches organizational design, team effectiveness, and change enablement—establishing the foundation for sustainable business success.

• Design and deploy scalable toolkits, frameworks, and resources that elevate organizational effectiveness, including recommendations for enabling technologies.
• Partner with Talent Leaders and HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to build their capability through training, ensuring readiness before transitioning practices to self-service.
• Establish measurement and feedback systems to capture business impact, cost savings, and vendor performance.
• Collaborate with Talent Development to deliver a curated suite of offerings that strengthen leadership, team performance, and organizational agility.
• Lead the evolution of Thermo Fisher’s organizational effectiveness practices, integrating top strategies for organizational structure, leadership alignment, and organizational adaptation.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience:

• 10+ years of HR/Talent Management experience with advanced expertise in organizational design, team effectiveness and change enablement.
• Consistent track record of influencing and collaborating with senior leaders, through strong consulting, communication, and customer management skills.
• Skilled facilitator and strategic advisor, adept at guiding organizational design decisions, building alignment, and driving adoption of new operating models.
• Expertise in program development, project management, and large-scale implementation.
• Certification in Kates Kesler or Procci is helpful

• Ability to work in an office environment.
• Occasional travel may be required.