Sr Staff Project Manager

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Job Description

Position summary:

The Sr. Staff Project Manager will provide governance across divisional strategic project costing initiatives to ensure timely delivery and successful program execution through partnerships with Value Assurance / Value Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Product Management.   This role maintains program commitments, timelines, and customer relationships, with a focus on delivering bottom line business results through creative problem solving and cross-functional teamwork.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate end-to-end program health providing one source of clear, accurate communication.
• Coordinates global resources across departments and divisions, ensuring all project team members are actively working toward established checkpoints and results with adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Leads internal and external steering committee meetings and executive level report outs.   Monitors actions, business performance metrics, and targets, working with team members to close gaps and drive successful outcomes.
• Leads and facilitates program issues, including risk mitigation, serving as a liaison with business leadership to ensure effective solution/resolution.
• Supports the organization through deployment of standard tools and practices.
• Identifies lessons-learned and standard methodologies to incorporate into the PMO (Project Management Office) process.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant experience with prior experience in complex project management required.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years working in a manufacturing environment (preferred).
• Advanced Continuous improvement experience (lean, PPI, Six Sigma, 5S) a plus.
• Project Management and/or PMP (Product Management Process) certification a plus.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.  Able to deliver clear messages to a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to influence unique styles.
• Effective oral and written communication and executive presentation skills.  Must be proficient in interpreting and communicating metric data, conducting sophisticated analysis in Microsoft Excel, and building executive-level presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Results orientation.  Able to combine and interpret multiple communication streams to deliver data-driven outcomes.
• Experienced in navigating ambiguity and change with a global approach.
• Ability to travel (0 - 15%)

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