R&D Project Manager III

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R&D Project Manager - Transmission Electron Microscopy

Did you know that this technology enables and support Nobel Prize-winning cryo-EM research and played a significant role in the early assessment of COVID19? When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will belong to a team that values performance, quality, and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you’ll help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement solve cases through forensics.

In Eindhoven (NL) and Brno (CZ), we develop Transmission Electron Microscopes. With the ongoing developments in physics and industry the requirements for performance of these TEM microscopes are continuously growing. Our ground-breaking Microscopes enable pioneering research to improve domains like the design of better vaccines, new lighter and stronger materials, and more efficient semiconductors - with the purpose to enable our customers to make the world cleaner, healthier and safer!

Site impression Eindhoven https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mHAOae3AMPc

Electron Microscopy homepage https://www.thermofisher.com/nl/en/home/electron-microscopy.html

The principle of an Electron Microscope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljTEG-B-kGc

The Position

The TEM Portfolio team is part of the Portfolio teams with the Materials Science Research and Development organization. This group is committed to lead the development of innovative technology-, module- and integration projects that enable us to deliver extraordinary TEM microscopes for our demanding markets and customers.

As Project Manager you work within a hard-working multi-disciplinary distributed team, and you are responsible to deliver successful projects and highly performing teams. You handle all dependencies between projects, and you build bridges to secure gate adherence. In your role, you showcase thorough knowledge of sophisticated systems and promote Practical Process Improvements with high impact potential. You possess experienced level in your field of competence and can influence your environment to get things done.

You can easily and effectively communicate business merit and risks of solutions to key partners via written and verbal communication to persuade strategic action. Ensuring teams to actively listen to others and are understood is in your nature. You have a lot of freedom in your job, and you'll build a network within R&D, Business units, Operations, Service, external partners, and customers.

You will report directly to the Sr Manager of the MSBU Portfolio TEM team.

Duties and responsibilities

• Implement meticulous review processes and set clear expectations around the key results of the projects.
• Consistency to the Product Management Process and defined delivery schedules.
• Handle the requirements and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including marketing, manufacturing, service, and finance to ensure breakthrough specifications to be delivered.
• Manage the project scope within the agreed budget, timeline, and quality.
• Vet, evaluate, and champion to others new insights for potential product concepts using intelligent risk-taking and innovation tools.
• Resolve a wide range of issues by independently applying scientific, technical and/or functional principles, concepts and practices.
• Leads others to refine own ideas and ideas of others and look for alliances.
• Participate and promote intellectual property related idea generation and development.

The role can be extended by following responsibilities:

• Programming and execution of projects, like System Integration, large Modules, Non-Standard Requests and Non-Standard Orders to support faster market introductions and customer deliveries for one or more portfolios.
• Secure and maintain customers' and business' needs are translated into technology / function roadmap by associated system architect and SW architect.
• Operationally responsible for all related projects within the Cluster.
• Provide or steer input for Technical Assessments for Non-Standard requests.
• Provide support (2nd/3rdlevel) for released modules
• Assure the cluster strategy and roadmap is aligned with Portfolio leads and Business Unit.
• Assure the Co-Developer and Supply chain roadmap (including Supply Chain architecture) aligns with Cluster Roadmap.
• Make budget level project estimates for project proposals.
• Warrant with the Architect/Tech lead the commonality of their modules across the products.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

• Typically requires a University Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field.
• Typically requires 7+ years of work experience, of which you have worked in similar low volume capital equipment industry.
• 5+ years confirmed experience in systems or subsystems project management, with ambition to continue to grow in a role as Sr. Project Manager.
• Consistent track record to lead complicated engineering projects through a defined product development process.
• Ability to build consensus among key collaborators that may not be under your management control.
• Strong communication is required due to the multi-functional nature of this role.
• Explaining business and, technical concepts to a variety of audiences energizes you.
• Ability to lead and assign specific duties and build a constructive and coordinated working relationship.

You have perseverance, are conclusive and target driven while securing quality-, cost- and time-focus. You combine an analytical view with a pragmatic demeanor and can flex yourself in a product development environment. You are value oriented and able to set and act according to priorities at the same time.

What We Offer You

We look for candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, innovative technology environment where personal development and teamwork are key to success.

Diversity is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement are key characteristics that we expect of all. We offer strong salary conditions and benefits and freedom in how you arrange your workweeks.