Director, Manufacturing Science and Technology

Director, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT)

Position : Director, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT)

Reports To : Site Vice President and General Manager

Location : Greenville, North Carolina

How will you make an impact?

The MSAT Director provides scientific leadership to ensure compliance, resilience & competitiveness of Thermo Fisher's commercialized Grow, Value Optimization and Late Lifecycle portfolio.

The successful candidate is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Large and Small Molecule Drug Products and directs a team of Molecular Biologists, Chemical & Process Engineers, and Scientists. This team leads strategic, tactical and operational technical projects for the commercialized product portfolio, working closely with operations, QA, QC, and various supply chain and development functions. This role builds strong partnerships with functions such as Sales, Business Marketing, Quality, Planning, Regulatory, Procurement etc.

This leader has a strong scientific background and drives successful commercialization of the current and future portfolio. They ensure successful New Product Introduction by prioritizing resources. The team manages Life Cycle Management projects, such as supply chain resilience, process optimization, and innovative improvements for efficiency, competitiveness, compliance, and health authority advocacy.

The Director possesses a strong approach for people leadership and talent development resulting in the continuous uplift in team technical capability and project delivery excellence.

What will you do?

Own the site's technical continuous improvement strategy in collaboration with Site Leadership.

Encourage a team supporting projects at all stages of the product life cycle, delivering the following aspects :

• Budget responsibility for team and related activities
• Define and own lab experiments
• Post PPQ, full ownership of all continuous process validation activities
• Lead and coordinate large-scale technical projects from initiation to completion, defining scope, objectives, actions, timelines, and budget, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for successful execution.

Prioritize projects to support supply chain and the value optimization targets.

Lead strategic change management initiatives, engaging and influencing key partners at all levels of the organization. Develop and implement communication plans for successful adoption and implementation.

How will you get here?

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE : TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are advancing life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, optimizing efficiency in their laboratories, optimizing patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of over 130,000 colleagues presents a ground-breaking blend of powerful technologies, user-friendly purchasing options, and pharmaceutical services across our top brands like Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD.