Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. leads in serving science. Our goal is to empower customers worldwide. Whether advancing research, solving analytical problems, improving healthcare, or boosting efficiency, we're here to help. Our team of over 100,000 colleagues offers innovative technologies and services.

Job Title: Project Manager III, Project Management

Location: Lagunilla, Costa Rica

Reports To: Manager, Project Management

Career Band: 6

Position overview:

This will be a crucial position in our company-wide program office that supports the expansion of our shared services offerings to Thermo Fisher businesses. The Project Manager, GBS Enablement will lead all aspects of transition, migration, process improvement, automations, system implementations, and other change and transformation programs and ensure successful program delivery. The Project Manager will also coordinate project portfolios and ensure successful delivery of portfolio goals. They will be responsible for managing the program activities and supervising critical program achievements. The job holder will collaborate with a wide range of partners within and outside of Global Business Services, ensuring a coordinated approach.

Major areas of responsibility:

Coordinates between cross-functional, geographically distributed project teams, to achieve desired outcomesCoordinates with horizontal workstreams to manage interdependencies, support to lead project governance bodies and project workstreamsCollaborates with key collaborators to ensure timely and quality program implementation across workstreams and businessesCoordinates the planning and logistics of ideation sessions, feasibility studies, process assessments and design workshops; manage information collection; facilitate workshops and capture outcomesSupports the completion of complex project plans and achievement deliverables; prepares and maintains project plans for middle size projects, checks resource requirements and seeks resourcesConduct periodic project plan assessments, including achievement and deliverables reviews to ensure readiness and quality of the projectsLeads and implements middle-sized projects or defined areas of major projects, regardless scope (system implementations, migrations, transitions, process reengineering)Manages project requirements, deliverables and progress throughout the project’s lifecycle with Business, Operational teams, IT and any other functionsUses appropriate methods to guarantee timely completion of goals and achievements to meet project scope promptly, with quality and within budget.Identifies and manages risks, issues, actions, decisions, and interdependencies, addresses customer concerns when necessary and works to find mitigation strategies.Resolves issues and manages critical path processes related to project deliveryCollects project information during regular project updates, documents and shares project progress, results and barriers to project execution, track achievements to ensure timely completionResponsible for regular reporting cadences, ensure clear communication of project outcomes (risks, issues, actions, and decisions), lead Steering Committee discussions for small/middle-size projectsLeads project portfolio for a business/workstream, ensures progress, and maintains overall health and savings.Builds a culture of excellence in line with our Thermo Fisher Value

Required education/experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably business related5+ years involvement in projectsExperience in Finance operations (OTC, PTP, FA, Inventory) or Customer Service is preferredGBS experience is highly desirableProject Management knowledge/certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile, etc) is an advantageExperience in Agile project management is an advantageProficiency in English (verbal and written)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Project management skills and capabilities (planning tools, defining deliverables, argument, case, reason, and baseline development)Experience in successfully leading project deliverables and working on big projectsAbility to work independently, within a team, and collaboratively across teamsCapable of balancing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, efficient in time managementExcellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills across all levels of the organizationSound workshop facilitation skillsGreat Teammate, able to work effectively with othersAbility to deal with highly sensitive information in line with confidentiality expectationsGood MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) skills