Director, Technical Operations

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Join our collaborative team as a Director of Technical Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll contribute to technical excellence and innovation across our manufacturing operations. You'll guide critical initiatives in process validation, technology transfer, and continuous improvement while ensuring robust and reliable production processes that meet the highest quality standards. Working closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, you'll provide strategic direction and technical leadership to help deliver healthcare solutions to patients worldwide. This position offers the opportunity to impact health outcomes while developing and supporting high-performing teams in an innovative environment.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in GMP manufacturing environment with demonstrated technical expertise
• Preferred Fields of Study: Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chemistry, or related scientific field
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and developing talent
• Expert knowledge of cGMP regulations and industry quality standards
• Proven track record in process validation, technology transfer, and continuous improvement
• Experience with process characterization and optimization
• Strong project management and risk assessment capabilities
• Excellence in stakeholder management and customer relationships
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships across organizations
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and submissions
• Proficiency in data analysis and trending
• Up to 30-40% travel may be required
• Experience in budget management and resource planning
• Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and compliance

Compensation and Benefits

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