Senior Director, Operations

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

SENIOR DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS – TRANSPLANT DIAGNOSTICS

The Transplant Diagnostics Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading provider of innovative solutions and services tailored specifically for the transplant industry. For more than 35 years We have remained dedicated to improving patient outcomes, manufacturing quality products, streamlining processes, and enhancing the overall transplant experience for both healthcare professionals and patients. As we continue to grow and expand, we are seeking a multifaceted and experienced Senior Director to lead and scale our Operations and site capabilities.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Division President, the Senior Director Operations is a member of the division leadership team and interacts with partners across the organization. This important role leads teams responsible for Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and PPI for the division and also serves as site leader for the West Hills facility. The leader will drive an intense focus on meeting customer needs in a cGMP environment, leading and ensuring all functions are performing at peak efficiency with proper internal communication and interfaces, while ensuring delivery of high-quality products in compliance with all applicable cGMP manufacturing regulations.
The Senior Director will build and lead a lead an efficient operation, drive a great site experience, align capabilities to scale against customer demand through a clear vision and ensure the team executes effectively. The leader motivates team members toward the common goal, delivers perfect quality products to our customers on-time at lowest cost and inventory while partnering with peers to ensure quality and safety are achieved.

• Drive the overall effectiveness of the Operations leadership team capabilities by providing effective leadership to achieve operations and supply chain goals in alignment with overall division strategies.
• Develop specific short-term and long-term goals and plans with supporting budget requests and financial estimates, including development and execution of a site master plan.
• Lead and grow impactful teams to ensure operating effectiveness; leverage team capabilities that drive ownership and accountability and work to break down barriers that impede business success.
• Work with internal team to ensure production goals are achieved and assure standards are incompliance with all GMP, ISO, FDA, OSHA and other manufacturing and safety guidelines.
• Ensures quality systems are effectively maintained to achieve strong levels of GMP/ISO/FDA/OSHA compliance.
• Meet financial targets, key performance metrics and benchmarks including those related to manufacturing output, OTIF, efficiency, operating income, revenue, margins, and inventory.
• Build and leverage relationships with cross functional division leadership to ensure alignment with evolving customer requirements to deliver high-quality products.
• Lead with composure and a focus to detail, results orientated and profitability mentality along with the ability to operate successfully in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide appropriate direction and support to all levels of the department, growing the talent, experience, and engagement of employees.
• Create and manage annual Operations budgets, including capital expenditures and staffing.
• Drive the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) business system to continually identify and review priorities, assess efficiency and implement changes as needed.
• Responsible for all facility and infrastructure systems supporting all site operations and long-term planning to support business growth.