Director, Operations

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Director of Operations-Site Leader is part of the Biosciences Division (BID), which is one of the fastest growing businesses in the company, supporting developers and manufacturers of biological-based therapeutics and vaccines. With our portfolio of best-in-class products that span cellular biology, protein and cell analysis, molecular biology, and sample preparation workflows from discovery through large-scale commercial production, our business is driving performance through collaboration with our customers.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM or related area of study preferred

EXPERIENCE

• 7-10 years of career progression in a high-velocity manufacturing business
• Previous experience as Site Leader
• Experience in running Project based Operations
• Outstanding people leadership skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Absolute integrity and transparency
• Ability to instill confidence within staff, Thermo Fisher Scientific and customers

As Operations Leader:

• Lead team to deliver all costs of production, meet and exceed targeted goals for labor, material and overhead costs
• Make decisions around site discretionary spending which will meet or exceed AOP and business needs
• Develop and lead an operational strategy which is aligned with, and achieves, overall long term Thermo Fisher Scientific BID business goals
• Plan and direct operational activities of the site to achieve shorter term business targets as well as benchmark performance in the areas of quality, delivery and cost
• Build a long-term plan to achieve that vision, communicate the vision and ensure staff alignment to work towards that vision
• Act as a champion for the implementation of PPI (Practical Process Improvement) and PPI Lean Enterprise
• Develop and maintain a positive reputation in the market with customers, commercial team, suppliers, partners, local community, and regulatory/official bodies
• Actively handle both internal and external communications with employees, other levels of management within the company, customers and the community
• Report Site performance, including scorecard metrics, to all company partners
• Manage and streamline demo process for the business
• Ultimate responsibility for Site Health, Safety, Quality, Regulatory & Environmental Compliance

As Site Leader:

• Site-wide employee engagement
• Sponsorship and implementation of global programs
• Effective all employee, site wide communications
• Change leadership and management at site level
• Aligned decision making across the site
• People leader alignment
• Champion people leader development
• Cross-functional approach to identify and develop local leaders; provide input to site leadership succession plan
• Active presence in community and industry groups
• Maintain safe and secure workplace
• Champion health, safety, security and quality programs