JOB DESCRIPTION

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. seeks an experienced PMO - Pharma Service Group (PSG). Join a top-tier organization where your work makes a substantial difference.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors and/or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or Science. MBA desirable.
• Certification in Project Management is desirable.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience leading matrixed, global programs and project initiatives, preferably within the Procurement function.
• Experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Category Management preferred.
• Process improvement background (PPI, Lean, Six Sigma, etc) preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Solid understanding of category management, strategic sourcing, and overall procurement functions.
• Robust project management skills and capabilities (Gantt charts, dashboards, key results, investment analyses, and baseline development).
• Outstanding analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for structuring ideas clearly and concisely, particularly with senior management.
• Strong proficiency in MS-Office tools (MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Consistent track record of timely project completions.
• Ability to work independently, within a team, and collaborate across functions and borders.
• Solid financial understanding.
• Multi-tasking skills and planning for prioritizing personal workload.
• Ability to lead change.
• Ability to travel between 10-30% annually.

SCALE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define outcome structures and content, facilitating agreement on proposed solutions from functional, business unit, and site leadership.
• Lead multiple simultaneous projects with well-documented project management methodologies to achieve enterprise and functional objectives.
• Develop effective communication strategies and deliver executive-level presentations to propose key initiatives, provide implementation updates, and demonstrate value delivery within the organization.
• Perform analysis to identify value, develop arguments through financial and options analysis, and build implementation plans to ensure project success.
• Track confidentiality commitments and clearances for the project.
• Report on key targets, projects, pipeline, and AOP financial targets using standard tools and processes.
• Coordinate data inputs across the function to enable key reporting and insights.
• Use business partner inputs and knowledge of existing systems to develop standard reporting requirements and drive process improvements.

TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply consistent project management approaches, identify and report roadblocks, and ensure projects are on schedule and achieve objectives.
• Track and monitor the timely completion of project targets within the portfolio, plan vs. actual, and report progress.
• Drive project governance, including regular PMO sessions and follow-ups.
• Lead overall project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and timelines.
• Detect and facilitate issue resolution to address program risks.
• Maintain document repository and file structure, ensuring adherence to version control on key documents.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead global, cross-functional, geographically distributed teams to achieve desired outcomes.
• Coordinate with team members to identify and detail resource constraints.
• Influence key partners to achieve targets on time and within plan, developing relationships to complete assigned projects.
• Collaborate with Procurement Enablement on reporting cadences to achieve a single source of truth for the savings pipeline and inflation.