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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.
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm with deep expertise in healthcare, focused on a select set of subsectors, including pharmaceutical services and technology, medtech and related services, life science tools and diagnostics.
This decision follows a thoughtful evaluation as part of Thermo Fisher’s ongoing business strategy to actively manage and strengthen our portfolio.
We expect the transaction will be completed in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is complete, Thermo Fisher will continue to operate the business.
If you join the microbiology business prior to the close of the transaction, your employment is expected to transition to Astorg.
For more information, please review:
Thermo Fisher’s press release
Astorg press release
DESCRIPTION:
Join our team as Commercial Leader, Microbiology division at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll guide and develop commercial teams to drive strategic growth across our innovative portfolio. You'll be responsible for implementing effective sales strategies, achieving revenue targets, and expanding market share while building strong customer relationships. This will be in alignment with divisional and company wide growth objectives. Working in a collaborative environment, you'll leverage our industry-leading technologies and solutions to enable customers make breakthrough discoveries and improve lives globally.
As a commercial leader, you'll develop and execute strategic sales plans, support and coach sales professionals, and collaborate across divisions to deliver exceptional customer value. You'll drive business growth through market analysis, pipeline management, and cross-functional partnerships while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and customer focus.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Tertiary Education, life sciences or related disciplines. MBA desirable
- Sales experience including minimum 2-3 years in sales management role including demonstrated success in consistently achieving/exceeding sales targets and driving revenue growth
Previous experience:
- Proven Industry Expertise: Demonstrated success in the relevant scientific sectors, combining deep market insight with strong business acumen to translate emerging trends into actionable commercial strategies.
- Strategic Growth Leadership: Established track record of driving sustainable business growth through effective sales leadership and portfolio strategy execution, delivering measurable impact on revenue, profitability, and market share.
- People and Performance Leadership: Experienced in leading, developing, and inspiring high-performing teams. Recognized for building capability, fostering engagement, and driving accountability to deliver exceptional results.
- Performance-Driven Mindset: History of thriving within fast-paced, high-intensity environments that demand operational excellence, strategic focus, and continuous improvement.
- Global and Matrix Experience (Preferred): Success working within complex, decentralized, and matrixed organizations, navigating cross-functional dynamics to achieve strategic alignment and execution.
- Broad Commercial Perspective (Preferred): Experience gained across multiple companies or business environments, contributing to a well-rounded understanding of diverse markets, customer needs, and operating models.
Skills & Attributes
- Strategic Leadership: Results-oriented with a proven ability to translate business vision into actionable strategies that drive growth and performance.
- Commercial Acumen: Strong business and financial insight with the capability to identify opportunities, influence outcomes, and deliver sustainable value.
- People Leadership: Inspires and develops high-performing teams through clear direction, engagement, and accountability.
- Change and Resilience: Thrives in complex, fast-paced environments—demonstrating agility, sound judgment, and composure through change and ambiguity.
- Influence and Communication: Exceptional communicator and negotiator, able to build alignment and drive strategic decisions across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Integrity and Continuous Improvement: Leads with authenticity and professional excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and ongoing improvement.
Other Job Requirements:
- Adhere to EHS policies and procedures and ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment
- 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
- Ability to travel across ANZ and INTL on occasion. Expected to spend time in field with commercial teams and customers located across ANZ which may required travel around 40% of their time on average
Skills Required
- Tertiary Education in life sciences or related disciplines
- MBA desirable
- Minimum 2-3 years in sales management role
- Demonstrated success in achieving sales targets
- Experience in leading high-performing teams
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a 401(k) with a strong company match and an employee stock purchase plan, which are viewed as meaningful components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Starting paid time off around three weeks, along with paid holidays, sick time, bereavement, volunteer time, and options to add more, is consistently highlighted as a strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus additional bonding time, together with adoption/fertility assistance and childcare benefits, provides robust family support.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
What We Do
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team 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.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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