Sr. Program Manager, New Product Development

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Job Description

How will you make an impact?

The Sr. Program Manager is a self-motivated leader that will drive programs to develop and commercialize solutions and products related to Vibrational Spectroscopy. This leader will lead development programs within the Measurement, Control, and Sample Identification (MCS) Business unit. This role will collaborate with different functions across the organization as well as customers to ensure full program requirements and successful execution of new product development efforts.

Our products apply ground-breaking technologies to helping customers in the lab and on the line know more about their samples, and thus do their jobs better!

This role provides exposure to, and regular communication with, all levels of the organization, including the senior leadership team. In addition to having project management skills, the successful candidate should be adaptable, engaging, and prepared to handle every situation with respect and integrity. The position will report directly to the Sr. Manager, Program Management in the MCS Program Management Organization.

What will you do?

• Run one or more concurrent programs/projects, from idea through to post-launch steady-state production, shipments, service, and support.
• Coordinate the work of multi-functional teams comprised of Product Management, R&D, Service, Manufacturing, and Commercial.
• Regularly report to senior leadership regarding project health, costs and risks. Maintain concise, accurate reports of project activity and status.
• Apply knowledge of project business objectives, financial data and technical product development to ensure overall program success.
• Identify and pro-actively reduce project risk. Drive risk-based decision making.
• Develop and drive comprehensive project timelines.
• Provide leadership to core teams and sub-teams. Delegate work to team members and support staff in a timely and effective manner.
• Support the continuous improvement of our processes.
• Support custom projects by understanding, quoting, and implementing new design work that allows our products to serve new markets and applications
• Acts as project champion, align and mentor team to complete project commitments.
• Detailed schedule analysis of critical paths to identify key technical and schedule risks and establishing mitigation activities. Use of MS Project or similar agile tools, as appropriate, is required for projects.
• Establish a common understanding among team members on why and how the program introduces differentiated products and services for our customers. Align team to project timelines, achievements, budgets and expectations on delivery.
• Assess project/program performance. Identify issues and proactively institute corrective actions, as the need arises.
• Lead project budget creation, supervise actual progress versus plan and resolve issues as they arise.
• Provide resource plan and resource leveling updates to ensure appropriate staffing for program results.
• Lead and advise the day-to-day aspects, on-time delivery, and risk management of programs.

How will you get here?

Education/ Experience:

• BS in Physics, Engineering, Project Management or related field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in leading product development programs in different stages of development from concept through commercialization.
• Expertise in Project management, including team building, organizing, planning, time management and risk mitigation.
• Proven communications skills including verbal, written and presentation.
• Demonstrated team building skills, ability to listen for understanding; to mediate differences; to facilitate consensus while maintaining strong focus on project objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus among key collaborators, proactively identify and resolve conflicting requirements in both technical and resource domains.
• Experience working with and communicating optimally (listen, speak, present and write) to management and building collaborations outside of the project team.

Our distributed team of over 100,000 colleagues collaboratively provides a ground-breaking combination of innovative technologies, convenient purchasing options, and pharmaceutical services. We are proud to represent renowned brands such as Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.