Sr. Manager, Cold Storage OEM
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Job Location:
Marietta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond. 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.
DESCRIPTION:
As Sr. Manager R&D Cold Storage OEM you will lead a team to manage OEM solutions for cold storage products used in laboratory clinical and medical device markets. You will manage a multidisciplinary design team responsible for original equipment manufacturer product development guiding products from concept through commercialization.
In this highly visible leadership role you will ensure products meet customer needs regulatory requirements and business objectives utilizing a disciplined New Product Development (NPD) execution. Your work will directly influence product quality compliance readiness speed to market and long-term platform sustainability.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Technical & Program Leadership
- Lead and manage the OEM Product Development team supporting new and existing lab equipment programs.
- Own development specification and qualification aligned with customer and product requirements and regulatory expectations.
- Provide technical leadership and hands-on problem solving related to system evaluation and requirements compliance.
Design Control & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure adherence to ISO 13485 design control processes including design planning risk management verification validation and commercialization activity performed by OEM.
- Oversee creation and maintenance of Design History Files (DHF) design specifications drawings and technical documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead and facilitate design reviews risk assessments and product safety evaluations.
- Support product approval strategies including test methods acceptance criteria and compliance to applicable standards (e.g. UL IEC FDA Energy Star).
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Product Management Quality Regulatory Supply Chain and PMO throughout the NPD process.
- Support product road-mapping activities by translating customer and market needs into actionable technical strategies.
- Collaborate with global OEM partners robust production readiness and scalability.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Establish and sustain standard work design best practices and common engineering processes.
- Apply Lean PPI VAVE and simulation to accelerate development and improve value.
- Foster a strong safety culture and continuous improvement mindset across the team.
People Leadership
- Recruit develop and mentor engineers building technical depth and leadership capability within the team.
- Set clear performance expectations and support career development through coaching and feedback.
- Balance strategic planning with hands-on technical engagement to deliver results.
- Travel: Up to 10% domestic with limited international travel.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering electrical engineering mechatronics computer engineering or related technical discipline
- Masters degree preferred
Experience
- 10 years of product development experience with complex electromechanical systems preferably refrigeration or thermal systems
- 3 years of people management or senior technical leadership experience
- Experience developing ULT HVAC/R or temperature-controlled systems strongly preferred
- Experience in regulated product development environments (medical device laboratory equipment or life sciences)
- Demonstrated experience applying ISO 13485 design controls
- Hands-on experience with PLM systems and change management
- Experience managing project budgets schedules and resource planning
- Familiarity with Lean PPI or continuous improvement methodologies
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Strong technical foundation in refrigeration systems mechanical design and control systems integration
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business and customer value
- Proven leadership communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strong problem-solving mindset with data-driven decision making
- Ability to manage multiple programs in a fast-paced matrixed environment
- Experience facilitating design reviews risk assessments and technical trade studies
- Commitment to safety quality and operational excellence
Required Experience:
Manager
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