Sr. Staff Project Manager

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Job Description

This is a fully onsite position at a Thermo Fisher location.

This is currently a 2-year funded project role. 

Division Specific Information

BioProduction Group

How will you make an impact?

As the Sr. Staff Project Manager, BPG, you will be at the forefront of leading cross-functional projects and programs from concept to completion. Your expertise will ensure the successful delivery of initiatives across the BioProduction group. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to drive high-visibility projects. You will partner with Executive Sponsors to implement key initiatives, handle budgets, and coordinate progress, ensuring outstanding outcomes!

What will you do?

• Own end-to-end success of projects/programs/portfolios, ensuring accountability, and execution of timelines to deliver timely results
• Ensure that all project/program/portfolios are delivered within scope and budget
• Develop project/program/portfolio scopes and objectives, involving all relevant cross-functional collaborators and ensure resource availability and allocation
• Identify key issues and risks, recommend options which are supported by a clear fact set and analysis, facilitate and drive individual and team decisions
• Develop detailed plans to supervise progress and maintain action logs
• Lead project execution to ensure the effective deployment of standard project management tools
• Measure performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
• Build and maintain comprehensive documentation and prepare reports for executive leadership
• Challenge existing processes
• Effectively work together with individuals across all hierarchies within a complexly structured business

How will you get here?

• Bachelors’ Degree in Science/Technical/Business field
• PMP certification is a plus

Experience

• 8+ years of project/program management and team leadership experience with a solid track record in successfully leading projects/programs from start to finish
• Experience leading large, sophisticated projects/programs with minimal mentorship spanning over 12+ months
• Experience managing budgets (CAPEX & OPEX) over $3M
• Experience managing projects/program return $5M+ of benefit back to the business
• Ability to collaborate with diverse audiences, including senior leadership, and effectively navigate in a matrix environment
• Ability to manage multiple global projects/programs (3+) and interface effectively with team members and across multiple departments, regions, and countries
• Solid understanding of formal project management methodologies
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
• Meaningful experience with Lean / Six Sigma experience in an industrial environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Capability to collaborate and deliver presentations across all interpersonal hierarchies, including Senior Vice Presidents/General Managers.
• Strong commercial knowledge
• Strong familiarity with project management standards and methodologies including PMI Body of Knowledge
• Effective executive presentation skills
• Structured working style, capable of balancing multiple projects/programs simultaneously
• Great teammate who can build strong professional relationships
• Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, using a focused approach to critical thought
• Strong interpersonal and organizational influence skills
• Strong attention to detail, time management
• Process Improvement (PPI / Six-Sigma) experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a 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, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• 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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards