Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

Summarized Purpose:

Provides strategic direction and leadership in the management and execution of operations, resources, strategy and communications planning for a global organization comprised of multiple teams with goal to achieve departmental and organizational business goals and objectives.

Essential Functions and Other Job Information:

• Collaborates, innovates and consults with senior leadership to identify and define metrics that drive strategy, performance and efficiency for business.
• Provides leadership to department team by establishing challenging, motivating and collaborative work environment, and building an effective and productive team focused on overall corporative objectives.
• Provides subject matter leadership and project planning to develop and deploy solutions to achieve departmental and organizational business imperatives, goals and objectives.
• Executes leadership.
• Executes technology and tools as applicable. Drives innovation and streamlining of processes at all times. Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime.

Policy & Strategy:

Establishes policies appropriate for the function. Interprets and recommends modifications to company-wide policies and practices. Develops and is responsible for budgets, schedules, and performance standards.

Freedom to Act:

Objectives are defined in collaboration with senior management and results assessed from a relatively long-term perspective.

Liaison:

Interacts with senior management, and others concerning matters of significance to the company. Conducts business and technical briefings for senior and top management and for external management and / or representatives.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 12+ years).

• 5+ years of management responsibility

• Strong leadership skills

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 10+ years of localization management experience, preferably in life sciences.

• Strong well-rounded background in translation/localization industry

• Excellent knowledge of internal systems and business processes to support data-driven decision making

• Extensive expertise in the application of project and personnel management principles, including the ability to effectively manage multiple projects and staff members simultaneously in a matrix environment

• Proven customer relationship building in life sciences/CRO area

• Proven record of increasing revenue growth within life sciences localization industry

• Experience driving the strategic direction for revenue growth of pharma and biotech clients

• Demonstrated ability to understand, present and analyze data in multiple formats for consumption by end users

• Strong experience of account management skills and maintaining and growing pharma and biotech clients

• Results-oriented and credible leadership style with a proven ability to mobilize, inspire productivity, and lead in a multi-disciplinary team setting with a strong emphasis on collaboration across functional groups. Proven record of strong people management skills

• Must be extremely efficient, well organized and demonstrate strong attention to detail

• Advanced oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing

Management Role:

Directs through lower management levels. Has responsibility for managing a function that includes multiple related departments. In some instances may be responsible for a functional area (as determined by executive management) and not have subordinate supervisors or employees. May manage employees across multiple regions.

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• Occasional drives to site locations, frequent travels both domestic and international. Physical Requirements: Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

• Moderate mobility required.

• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. Ability to communicate complex information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Frequently interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups both internally & externally.

• Ability to apply abstract principles to solve complex conceptual issues. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.

• Performs a wide range of complex tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.

• Regular and consistent attendance.

Salary Transparency

The salary range estimated for this position is $130,000 - $170,000. This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues and their families can count on, which generally include:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan

• A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HSAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits

• Employee assistance programs

• 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, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer rime off in accordance with company policy.

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO & Affirmative Action

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.