Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Cold Room/Freezers -22degrees, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the 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 complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
Location and Division
This position will be located at our Fremont, CA location.
Niche Diagnostics business which is part of the Clinical Diagnostics Division within the Specialty Diagnostics Group.
How will you make an impact?
Be responsible for the operations management for our three production areas: Value Streams in Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, and Controls.
The Director of Operations will also manage the Manufacturing Services/Fill-Pack organizations providing leadership to the senior managers of those value streams and to the manufacturing team leaders. As a key member of the Operations leadership team, this role will be reporting into the Sr. Director Operations.
The director will support site and business unit goals and the operations strategic and annual operating plans. This position is essential in driving the operational processes of our product portfolio to ensure growth, safety and compliance goals are met. Also, this leader will establish systems and efficient methods for producing high quality products while meeting current timely delivery requirements; a critical partner for the respective product management teams and. the director will be a senior partner to support the customer relationships!
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the value stream organizations and senior leaders to establish goals and priorities consistent with business objectives and customer expectations.
- Provide directions to the three value streams’ formulations operations and Manufacturing Services (Fill-Pack-Label) to
- achieve on time delivery, demand-based capacity throughput, safety, quality, cost and continuous improvement through lean leadership
- Support daily business needs, business growth through NPI Project, improve material productivity and provide cost effective solutions by cross functions partnership with Product Management, R&D, PMO, Finance to Sourcing and supplier.
- Lead all aspects of financial targets, key performance indicators and benchmarks including productivity, operating income, revenue, margins, inventory, and growth and partner with the respective finance, commercial and product management leadership to meet target achievements.
- Support a team of people managers, including Sr. Value Stream Leaders and other team leaders in Manufacturing Services. Develop strong teams to ensure efficiency of those operating units.
- Collaborate with senior leaders of major customers and internal partners to provide outstanding service in line with their expectations.
- Ensure value stream’s organizations are achieving production goals and production and laboratory standards are in compliance with all GMP, ISO, FDA, OSHA, and other company manufacturing and safety guidelines.
- Engage multi-functionally and at all levels of the business.
- Champion PPI in Operations and provide overall direction for operational engagement. Drive continuous higher levels of process improvement, customer satisfaction and profitable growth at the site.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, physical engineering, chemical engineering, or related fields
Experience
- 10+ years of career progression in a manufacturing business
- Senior Operations leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with product manufacturing of clinical diagnostics product lines. Specialized knowledge in therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology, (molecular) controls and OEM accounts a plus.
- Audit experience within a cGMP environment required.
Preferred Leadership Experience
- Ability to engage teams with varied strengths, understand the impact of changes and decisions, facilitate agreement, build collaborative relationships, and focus on customer needs.
- Shown experience as a change agent.
- Practical experience in continual improvement methodologies.
- Strong analytical skills including the ability to successfully use data in problem solving and to evaluate change.
- Ability to partner with and influence team members within Operations and cross-functionally, including Product Management, Finance, R&D, Commercial Sales team, HR, and others.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and lead multiple projects, eventually beyond the business unit’s organization.
- Excellent people leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Very good verbal and written communication skills
- High level of integrity and clarity
Compensation And Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $175,000.00–$255,000.00.
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