Senior Manager IT / Program Management

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.) 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.

Manages a team responsible for delivering IT validation services supporting laboratory systems, instruments, and applications. Provides technical leadership, people management, and program oversight to ensure successful execution of multiple concurrent projects while meeting business priorities. Leads a team of Validation Analysts and Application Administrators, managing validation initiatives as a coordinated program while overseeing each validation as an individual project from planning through completion. Partners closely with business, quality, laboratory operations, infrastructure teams, and vendors to deliver high-quality technology solutions. Day in the life: Lead, coach, and develop a team of technical professionals through work assignment, performance management, and career development. Manage a portfolio of validation projects, ensuring delivery against scope, timelines, priorities, and business objectives. Serve as the primary liaison between IT, Quality, laboratory operations, and business stakeholders. Utilize Jira to manage project planning, resource allocation, backlogs, deliverables, dashboards, and reporting. Monitor project risks, dependencies, milestones, and team workload to ensure successful delivery. Drive process improvements, standardization, and operational excellence across validation activities. Provide regular program updates, metrics, and status reporting to leadership. Coordinate internal teams, external vendors, and cross-functional partners to deliver technology solutions that support business needs. Foster a collaborative, customer-focused culture while promoting accountability and continuous improvement.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 8+ years of experience in Information Technology, laboratory systems, or a related technical environment. 2+ years of people management experience leading technical teams. Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and programs simultaneously. Experience using Jira for planning, tracking, reporting, and resource management required. Strong knowledge of project and program management methodologies, including Agile and hybrid delivery approaches. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams, stakeholders, vendors, and competing priorities. Experience supporting regulated or quality-driven environments is preferred.

Experience supporting laboratory instruments, scientific applications, or enterprise IT systems. Project Management Professional (PMP), Scrum Master, Agile, or similar certification. Experience with validation lifecycle management, audit support, or quality systems. Experience leading organizational or process improvement initiatives. Experience supporting regulated or quality-driven environments. 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 & Abilities:  Demonstrated leadership skills Client focused approach with strong interpersonal skills Must be