Senior Director, IT Enablement & Excellence

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and a world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Sr. Director, IT Enablement & Excellence to join our diverse team. As the world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific is dedicated to enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to drive IT enablement and excellence, ensuring the flawless execution of our IT initiatives.

How Will You Make An Impact

• Enable IT as a data-driven organization by implementing automated and AI-enabled dashboards and using Planview as the Portfolio management system.
• Enhance IT productivity across the IT Portfolio by partnering with other Shared Services teams and Group IT PMOs, and program managing key initiatives such as the Strategic supplier program and application rationalization.
• Take the lead in managing roadmaps for the Portfolio, facilitate the annual Goals and xMatrix development process, and own IT Governance related to Audit and Sox compliance.
• Lead the annual STRAP process, facilitate quarterly portfolio insights, translate strategy into execution, and continuously measure progress.
  
  

What Will You Do

• Develop standard IT program management and governance practices.
• Develop IT reporting as a service to minimize workload on program reporting and status tracking through automated dashboards.
• Collaborate with IT leadership team, Divisional IT leaders, and PMO leads to define requirements for automated and AI-enabled insightful dashboards.
• Responsible for IT KPIs and bowlers, leveraging Practical Process Improvement (PPI) to deliver outcomes. Develop new ways to accelerate identification of IT process standardization and automation opportunities across Thermo Fisher. Facilitate discussions to enable consistent outcomes across cross-functional teams. Adapt and roll out project management methodologies and tools for Waterfall, Agile, and SAFe.
  
  

How Will You Get Here

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a STEM, or equivalent experience required.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 10+ years of professional experience leading large system implementations and/or transformation.
• Experience with Business Intelligence and visualization tools.
• 15+ years of Program Management experience.
• 5 years of business partnership experience with exposure to senior management.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Experience leveraging Data & Analytics/AI solutions to automate IT processes and reporting needs. Knowledge of data visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau.
• Ability to build analytics reports that provide insights for cross-divisional prioritization and resourcing needs.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies with a proven track record of successful program delivery.
• Strives for improvement and innovation by evaluating current processes and aligning them with the overall IT strategy. Continuously researches industry trends to develop innovative solutions.
• Champions change by leading cross-functional teams and providing strategic insights.
• Builds strong teams through hiring, coaching, and mentoring. Provides positive reinforcement and growth opportunities. Balances the needs of the team and empowers team members to make decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, with prior financial budget and forecasting experience preferred.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, 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 innovation.