R&D Project Manager II

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Position Summary:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is seeking an inventive Project Manager II to drive the strategy, management, and lifecycle of the company’s corporate standard Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN). This established product serves as a cornerstone of our R&D digital ecosystem, enabling global research teams to enhance productivity and innovation. This role combines product management, collaborating with customers and partners, and operational excellence to meet the evolving requirements of the organization and our customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and evolving R&D needs.
• Develop clear performance indicators and success metrics to assess the impact and value of the product.
• Serve as the main point of contact with vendors, handling relationships, contracts, and blocking issues, while prioritizing the company's needs and concerns.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying, prioritizing, and implementing new features, workflows, and integrations.
• Collaborate with other functions (i.e., Validation, Quality, IT, Legal, Finance) to address key aspects of the implementation including validation, tracking cost savings, and legal and IP considerations.
• Work with the Steering Committee to ensure timely reporting of progress, risk management, and support future growth and vision of the program.

Essential Skills:

Project Management

• Excellent project management skills within large, matrixed organizations with diverse collaborators.
• Strong background in tracking financial impacts of process improvements; Lean Six Sigma preferred.
• Critical and analytical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and a customer-focused approach.
• Effective at communicating risks and potential countermeasures.
• Proven track record of exhibiting Thermo Fisher Scientific values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

Collaborative Support and Engagement

• Partner with cross-functional teams to address technical, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Lead communication and change management efforts, including developing and delivering training materials.
• Engage with R&D users worldwide to collect feedback, identify difficulties, and make improvements that improve adoption and happiness.

Operational Oversight

• Coordinate configuration and administration of the product, ensuring consistent and efficient operations across regions and teams.
• Support integration with other systems in the R&D ecosystem, including data management and collaboration platforms.
• Manage risk and ensure timely reporting of progress to the Steering Committee, including advancing obstacles and proposing solutions.

Program Leadership & Other

• Champion the product as a foundational tool for R&D efficiency, advocating for its role in driving innovation.
• Develop strategies to scale and expand the program as the organization grows.
• Demonstrated interest in digital transformation and building a program that helps global and diverse R&D teams achieve better results.
• Comfortable with recommending workflow process improvements.
• Comfortable learning new information management systems and software tools necessary for responsibilities.
• Comfortable working across geographies and time zones, navigating multiple languages and cultures.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in project and program management of significant software implementations at large organizations.
• Background in scientific or lab research, innovation and design thinking, software product management, and software development lifecycle, especially for the life sciences industry is highly desirable.
• Experience in vendor/technology evaluation and management is a plus.