Senior Director Operations

About the role

As a Senior Director of Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll manage complex manufacturing operations while driving strategic growth and operational excellence. This key leadership role involves directing production of high-quality products in regulated environments while ensuring exceptional customer service and compliance. You'll optimize end-to-end operations, implement continuous improvement initiatives, and develop high-performing teams aligned with our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Working closely with cross-functional partners, you'll establish and execute strategic plans, drive productivity and efficiency improvements, and support a culture focused on quality, safety and customer success. This role requires strong business acumen to manage P&L responsibilities while scaling operations to meet growing demand. You'll support our PPI (Practical Process Improvement) business system and 4i values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - while developing talent and building engaged, collaborative teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex manufacturing operations and drive strategic growth and operational excellence
• Direct production of high-quality products in regulated environments, ensuring exceptional customer service and compliance
• Optimize end-to-end operations, implement continuous improvement initiatives, and develop high-performing teams
• Establish and execute strategic plans, drive productivity and efficiency improvements, and support a culture focused on quality, safety and customer success
• Manage P&L responsibilities while scaling operations to meet growing demand
• Support the PPI business system and 4i values (Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement) while developing talent and building engaged, collaborative teams

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 8 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 10 years of experience in operations leadership in regulated manufacturing environments
• Preferred fields of study: Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Business or related technical/scientific field
• Advanced training in continuous improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean)
• Demonstrated P&L management and operational excellence experience at scale
• Strong working knowledge of cGMP, FDA, and other relevant quality/regulatory requirements
• Experience leading and developing large, multi-functional teams
• Experience implementing continuous improvement and lean manufacturing methodologies
• Strong business acumen and analytical capabilities
• Effective communication and influence skills across all organizational levels
• Ability to implement change and deliver results in matrix environments
• Experience with ERP systems and manufacturing technologies
• Strong project management capabilities
• Strategic mindset with ability to balance short and long-term priorities
• Experience in customer/client relationship management
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Ability to travel 25‑40% as required
• Change management and transformation experience
• Cross‑functional collaboration and influence skills
• Financial planning and budget management expertise

Schedule

Work Schedule Standard (Mon‑Fri) Environmental Conditions Office