Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Position summary:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and strategic Staff Program Manager to lead programs developing and commercializing solutions and products for the semiconductor industry. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead all aspects of high complexity program management responsibilities across R&D, Operations and Sourcing, Service and Product Management. You will work with a range of dual beam products, hardware and software technologies, and various workflows related to manufacturing advanced semiconductor devices.

As the Staff Program Manager, you will ensure that our teams follow product development and program management standard methodologies. You will drive overall project execution, enforce specific regulatory requirements, ensure design control standards are met, and ensure program budget adherence. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your exceptional leadership skills and contribute to the development of world-class solutions for the semiconductor industry.

• Lead cross-functional teams to successfully plan and carry out one or more programs/projects. Lead teams with a passion to win!
• Own the definition, development, and delivery of capital equipment hardware/software product/solutions for semiconductor fabs.
• Conduct detailed schedule analysis of critical paths to identify key technical and schedule risks, and proactively establish mitigation activities or corrective actions.
• Establish a common understanding among team members on why and how the program introduces differentiated solutions.
• Lead project budget, supervise actual versus plan, and resolve issues as they arise.
• Interact with peers, functional groups, and customers, ad build and present reports for project status updates to the business unit and division leadership team levels.
• Partner with Product Marketing and management to develop long-term strategic plans.

• 5+ years of demonstrated success in leading development programs from concept through commercialization.
• A strong educational background in Physics, Engineering, Software or a related field is required. Equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Experience developing complex semiconductor capital equipment, including software features and capabilities. Semiconductor fab experience or metrology equipment experience strongly desired.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively. Solid ability to respond promptly and prioritize customer requests.
• Proven success in fostering agreement among important parties and finding solutions to conflicting needs.
• Experience implementing Critical Chain methodology and Agile/Scaled Agile methods in development projects, using standard program management tools and software.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Outstanding organizational, planning, communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working and communicating effectively with all levels of management.
• Demonstrated ability to operate across multiple cultures.
• Ability to work in a matrix reporting environment.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestically and internationally.
• PMP or Agile certification is preferred.

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Generous vacation and paid time off
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development
• Employee discounts on company products and services