Senior Program Manager, Clinical Sequencing

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Office

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.

This position can be located in Austin, TX, Carlsbad, CA, or remotely. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

* Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

* Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen.

As Senior Staff Program Manager, Clinical Sequencing, you will lead the development and commercialization of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) instrument and assay solutions. The RUO and regulated solutions you create will advance the Oncology technology roadmap within the Clinical Sequencing Division. This position reports to the Director of NPI Program Management.

• Serve as Core Team Lead for multiple New Product Introductions and Sustaining programs.
• Proactively identify risks and mitigations:
  Develop plans to address, facilitate tradeoff decisions at the portfolio level, raise issues to key stakeholders, remove obstacles, and seek resolution.
• Develop and control program timelines with internal functions and external partners.
• Build, monitor, and control budgets with Finance and vendors.
• Conduct internal and external team meetings:
  Ensure data-driven decisions, supervise progress, identify and implement risk mitigations, and verify action items are completed to support successful program execution.
• Present and communicate to senior leadership at Product Approval Committee (PAC) checkpoint meetings and additional PMO operating mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with the company's Product Commercialization Process (PCP) and Quality Management Systems (QMS) for the development of RUO and regulated products.

• BS in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Engineering, or related field required.
• Master's, MBA, and/or Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.

• 10+ years of program management experience, including principles, tools, and applications. (i.e., timeline management, prioritization, cost estimation, risks analysis, and core team leadership).
• Led multiple product development programs to completion. Experience with complex or multi-system product development programs (hardware, software, reagents, content) is highly preferred.
• Experience with regulated medical devices developed under 21 CFR Part 820 Subpart C - Design Controls (or other regulated product development, such as drugs or biologics).
• Proficiency with Project Management software to lead intricate program timelines and resources.

• Excellent collaboration skills:
  Able to build consensus and drive decisions across teams.
• Confident communication:
  Experience interacting with various levels of management, articulating complex ideas clearly, and addressing challenges constructively.
• Financial Acumen:
  Proficiency in managing program budgets and contributing to Profit & Loss (P&L) statements.
• Strategic Influence:
  Proven track record of achieving results and driving decisions through persuasion and relationship-building.
• Relationship Management:
  Ability to foster positive connections across a matrix organization and navigate diverse perspectives to resolve conflicts.

We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and…