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When your part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Job Title Senior Manager IT -Mergers and Acquisitions

How will you make an impact?

• Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong business unit consulting skills.
• Advanced knowledge of business area supported with direct Mergers and Acquisition work.

What will you do:

The position has responsibility for strategic technical leadership within the M&A area as well as leading technical teams as part of high-profile M&A programs within the PSG IT M&A team. The leader in this position will work closely with internal IT & functional business groups to ensure that we meet technical needs for M&As and Divestitures and successful delivery of integration activities in the infrastructure, employee experience, architecture, etc.... Work closely with other IT functions such as PMO, applications, CIS infrastructure and cybersecurity teams. In addition to driving efficiency and effectiveness of PSG projects in support of business goals and objectives, as well as leverage continuous improvement tools to improve the system integration processes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, engineering, or related field required;

Experience

Ten years of experience with information technology delivery for a life science regulated businesses required, specifically in supporting mergers and acquisitions. Five years of experience managing a staff required. Experience providing leadership in a matrixed environment preferred. Direct experience designing, delivering and managing global IT outsource services preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Expert experience in running large complex programs
• Ability to balance the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications of individual decisions
• Experience in delivery of successful enterprise level IT programs
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand the result and how to translate that result into actionable steps
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills
• Strong interpersonal and excellent documentation skills
• Advanced knowledge in creating and maintaining management level and detailed project plans
• Excellent customer service skills required
• Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and time management skills
• Ability to lead and influence colleagues at all levels toward a strategic goal
• PMP or similar certification
• Up to 30% travel

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 65,000 extraordinary minds have a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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