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.

Location
This is a fully onsite role based at our Rockford, IL site. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position

Discover Impactful Work

As an Operations Manager, you will lead a customer-facing team that drives business transformation and operational excellence. You will oversee complex, cross-functional projects for custom products from inception through delivery, focusing on business transitions, process improvement efforts, system implementations, and change management programs.

Partnering with stakeholders across the organization, you'll support business goals while building and developing high performing teams and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Your contributions will support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

A Day in the Life

Lead and manage complex, cross-functional projects and operational initiatives
Drive process improvement efforts to increase efficiency and scalability
Partner with business leaders to develop and execute strategic plans that support organizational goals
Support business transformation, systems implementation, and organizational change initiatives
Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure successful project delivery
Monitor business performance, timelines, and resource allocation
Facilitate communication and alignment across diverse teams and functions
Promote operational excellence through the adoption of best practices and continuous improvement methodologies
Lead, develop, and support teams while fostering a high-performance culture

Keys to Success

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR
Advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience

Experience

2+ years of people management experience leading cross-functional teams is preferred
2+ years of project/program management experience preferred
Proven success in driving process improvement, operational excellence, and change management initiatives
Experience in presenting and engaging with leadership teams
Experience with risk management and mitigation strategies
Industry experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, or scientific instruments environments preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with senior leadership
Ability to develop and execute strategic plans while managing multiple priorities
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across all organizational levels
Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Ability to influence and drive alignment in a matrixed organization
Facilitation and negotiation skills
Ability to travel up to 10% as required

Other

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check and drug screen

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Illinois is $93,800.00–$115,000.00.

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

Welcome

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

About Us

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. Read More

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Read More

EEO

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status. Read More

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