Sr. Project Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Make an Impact – From Within Thermo Fisher Scientific

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, your work already contributes to our mission: to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Now, you have an opportunity to expand your influence even further.

As part of our Single-Use Technologies Division (SUD), you'll play a key role in delivering strategic projects that shape the future of this fast-growing, innovative business. The Sr. Project Manager position offers a chance to lead high-visibility initiatives, partner directly with senior leadership, and help accelerate solutions that drive scientific progress across the globe.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you'll act as a go-to project leader for division-critical strategy projects, overseeing initiatives from concept to completion. Your ability to coordinate across functions, influence stakeholders, and deliver measurable results will directly support our growth and operational excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project management professional within Thermo Fisher who's looking to:

• Take on larger, global programs with cross-functional visibility.
• Deepen leadership exposure within a dynamic and innovative division.
• Strengthen project management expertise while shaping the future of SUD.

What You'll Do

• Own the end-to-end success of complex projects, ensuring alignment, accountability, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time, within scope and budget.
• Partner with stakeholders across R&D, Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR, and other areas to align priorities and secure resources.
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and interconnections that could impact project success.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability.
• Provide transparent progress tracking, reporting, and documentation to leadership.
• Bring a thoughtful challenge to existing processes and champion creative, data-driven solutions.

REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required (Life Science or Business preferred)
• 6+ years of project or program management experience with a strong record of success from initiation through completion required.
• Project Management certification (PMP, Agile) preferred; PPI/Lean/Six Sigma certification a major plus.
• Experience managing large-scale projects ($500K+ CAPEX/OPEX budgets) and leading initiatives lasting 6+ months.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project.

Skills & Abilities

• Skilled at influencing across matrixed, global environments.
• Strategic thinker with a calm, solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communicator with strong presentation and storytelling skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail.
• Comfortable balancing multiple priorities under pressure while maintaining high standards.
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration, resolve conflicts, and inspire teams toward shared goals.

Grow With Us

At Thermo Fisher, we value internal growth and development. This role is an excellent opportunity to:

• Expand your leadership visibility within a global division.
• Shape the strategy of a fast-evolving part of our business.
• Enhance your career trajectory through exposure to enterprise-level initiatives and mentoring from senior leaders.

Join us in taking science a step beyond—together.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $103,100.00–$154,700.00.

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