Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Senior Product Owner
R-01338151
Burlington, Canada
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.
As a Sr. Product Owner within our Core Software R&D team, you will shape the direction of sophisticated robotic and automation software used in laboratories around the world. You’ll guide the vision for products that enable users to define, run, and supervise complex scientific workflows—bringing together robots, laboratory hardware, and real-time data-driven decision making. In this role, you’ll partner closely with collaborators, architecture, and development teams to co-create product roadmaps, guide the product lifecycle, and drive continuous improvement. You’ll translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and ensure alignment across teams for successful delivery.
Responsibilities
- Define the strategic plan to achieve the product vision and improve user value.
- Identify arguments and opportunities for product improvements.
- Co-create the product roadmaps with Stakeholders and share them with the Agile Team.
- Lead release plans and set expectations for new and future functionalities.
- Collaborate with other Product Owners to identify, coordinate dependencies and align priorities for efficient value delivery.
- Direct the product lifecycle from ideation and prioritization through development, testing, deployment, and optimization.
- Convert business requirements into user stories featuring clearly outlined acceptance criteria.
- Facilitate sprint planning, refinements, reviews, and ensure team alignment with product goals.
- Serve as the main point of contact between the Agile Team and Stakeholders to help resolve issues and fix bugs.
- Build strong feedback loops and incorporate feedback into the backlog to achieve desired outcomes.
- Generate and distribute reports on product progress.
- Occasional international travel to collaborate and engage with global teams, customers and stakeholders
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or an equivalent required.
- Minimum of 5 years of advancing experience in product ownership, product management, or a comparable role within a software development or Agile environment.
- Demonstrated experience guiding product lifecycle activities and collaborating with cross-functional Agile teams.
- Experience in software development or product management (e.g., Software Engineering, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Technical Product Management) is highly desirable.
- Product ownership certifications (e.g., CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM) are preferred and may be considered alongside experience.
Compensation
The salary range estimated for this position based in Canada is $94,100.00–$140,000.00.