Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
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 sophisticated analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an outstanding 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 and Patheon.
The Position
We are seeking a talented and motivated Manager to lead the Optics software group, coordinating highly specialized engineering teams in Eindhoven and Brno. This group is part of the Central R&D Platform organization and is responsible for developing and delivering software solutions that control the column optics of our Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) products. These solutions shape and guide the electron beam with the aim of achieving the highest resolution, image quality, and automation.
As a Manager, you will oversee the design, development, and maintenance of such software solutions, as well as driving technical excellence, fostering collaboration across teams and competences, and aligning projects with organizational goals. You will mentor engineers, promote agile practices, and ensure delivery of robust, scalable, and innovative software solutions.
Key responsibilities include, but are not exclusively:
- Manage your team's performance and professional growth.
- Contribute to the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) by forecasting resources to meet the software product roadmap.
- Lead by example and inspire multiple software engineering teams, ensuring alignment with group's objectives.
- Manage team members' performance, recruitment, and career growth.
- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and professional development, providing direction, guidance, and coaching to team members.
- Oversee software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality and timely deliverables.
- Encourage collaboration with cross-functional teams, including hardware, testing, and product management, to deliver integrated solutions.
- Develop and sustain relationships with vendors and joint development partners.
- Promote Agile/Scrum and SAFe practices.
Requirements:
The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education, experience, and competencies:
- Proven experience leading software engineering teams in a complex, multidisciplinary, and highly technical environment across multiple locations.
- Strong expertise in software development methodologies and technologies.
- Exceptional leadership, negotiation, organizational, and communication skills.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working with Scrum teams.
- Organized way of working.
- Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and priorities.
- Fluent in English.
When your experience meets the following criteria, this would give you an advantage:
- Knowledge/hands on experience of Microscopy.
We offer:
Opportunity to become a part of successful international company specialized in Hi-Tech industry.
Possibility to grow in personal skills and professional language.
We provide trainings and support your development
Our team is working in a modern work environment, and we offer flexibility in terms of working hours.
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Benefits:
- Flexible working hours to better balance your personal life, and 40 (30+10) days of vacation per year.
- Annual bonus, 13th month, and a highly competitive pension scheme.
- Further benefits designed to support your physical, financial and personal wellbeing.
- Notebook of high quality, company phone and two monitors are our standard. Further office equipment based on personal preferences.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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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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