Director, Business Transformation, Continuous Improvement & Business Systems

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm with deep expertise in healthcare, focused on a select set of subsectors, including pharmaceutical services and technology, medtech and related services, life science tools and diagnostics.

This decision follows a thoughtful evaluation as part of Thermo Fisher’s ongoing business strategy to actively manage and strengthen our portfolio.

We expect the transaction will be completed in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is complete, Thermo Fisher will continue to operate the business.

If you join the microbiology business prior to the close of the transaction, your employment is expected to transition to Astorg.

For more information, please review:

Thermo Fisher’s press release

Astorg press release

As Director of PPI Business System, you will implement Thermo Fisher Scientific's Continuous Improvement Business System across the organization. This leadership role guides strategic change, cultivates operational excellence, and develops a culture of continuous improvement to achieve business goals. Working closely with executive leadership, you will establish multi-year strategic roadmaps, guide process improvement initiatives, and support teams in lean methodologies. Your efforts will directly impact customer satisfaction, quality, productivity and growth while enhancing how we serve science globally.

This position collaborates with business leaders to identify transformational opportunities, develop and execute improvement strategies, and build sustainable processes that enhance operational efficiency. You'll guide the PPI Steering Committee, manage an active pipeline of improvement projects, and facilitate adoption of lean management systems including tiered daily management, Gemba walks, and leader standard work. Through coaching and capability building at all levels, you'll help teams increase autonomy and facilitate positive change.

REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience implementing continuous improvement/lean business systems across end-to-end value streams
• Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Operations, or Business-related field
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent lean expertise required
• Demonstrated success leading operational transformations and delivering measurable year-over-year results
• Expert knowledge of lean methodologies including strategy deployment, value stream mapping, kaizen events, standard work, and A3 problem solving
• Strong financial and business acumen with experience building productivity funnels and tracking benefits realization
• Success facilitating organizational change across all levels
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with ability to build trust and credibility
• Experience coaching and developing teams in a matrix environment
• Proficiency with statistical analysis tools and continuous improvement software
• Ability to travel up to 50% to support implementation
• Strong project management capabilities and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision making
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and build consensus

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $160,100.00–$213,400.00.

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