When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part a growing organization that empowers our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With our outstanding financial performance, leading market positions and the largest investment in innovation in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

How will you make an impact? 

The Senior Director of Corporate Strategy will support Thermo Fisher Scientific’s long term corporate strategy development efforts by facilitating the identification of growth drivers and challenges across the Company’s diverse portfolio of businesses. The Senior Director will work collaboratively with colleagues within Strategy & Corporate Development and/or within the businesses and functions to support, help implement, and track key strategic projects that have significant impact on the Company. The Senior Director, reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Strategy, will provide strategic thought leadership and project management on a broad range of topics affecting the Company, including analysis in support of new business initiatives (both organic and M&A related) and cross-divisional initiatives that seek to leverage the scale and depth of Thermo Fisher Scientific. It is essential that this person is able to establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization, be viewed as a team player, and can work effectively under pressure and with tight deadlines.

What will you do? 

• Support the corporate strategic planning process, help independently manage specific corporate strategy initiatives across the company, and facilitate cross-functional and cross-business projects
  • Support strategy development across Thermo Fisher's businesses by working collaboratively with Division and Corporate management
  • Support Divisional strategic planning processes including Board presentations
  • Utilize project management, analytical and decision support skills to lead ‘special projects’ that advance key strategic priorities for the company and/or specific businesses
• Independently lead competitive and market analysis for key strategic and M&A diligence projects and draw insights and implications for the company. Present findings and recommendations as appropriate
  • Identify, define, and articulate industry, market, and emerging trends and how they may affect Thermo Fisher’s businesses
  • Evaluate white space opportunities for possible expansion
  • Evaluate market and competitive dynamics as part of M&A diligence projects
• Act as liaison for relevant strategic initiatives, and help develop and track implementation plans to ensure the right level of focus and discipline
• Independently lead special projects to evolve and enhance the Corporate Strategy function and processes

How will you get here? 

• Masters degree in business, life sciences, or related field
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including broad-based experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy and market/financial analysis; at least 3 years experience at a top-tier management consulting firm (e.g. Bain, McKinsey, BCG)
• Excellent critical thinking, project management, analytical, communication, presentation skills
• Not afraid to ‘roll your sleeves up’ and work with details as well as the big picture
• High level of intellectual curiosity combined with a ‘results-driven’ mindset and high EQ
• Ability to work effectively with senior executives and independently drive scale projects
• Highly self-motivated with ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives
• Relevant life science industry experience preferred, but not required

Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria:

• Masters degree in business, life sciences, or related field preferred
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including broad-based experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy and market/financial analysis; at least 3 years experience at a top-tier management consulting firm
• Excellent critical thinking, project management, analytical, communication, presentation skills

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 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 productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 75,000 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 and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.