Sr. Director IT, Business Solutions & Data BCD

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Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Within the BioProduction Group (BPG) we are evolving how we leverage data technology and business insight to accelerate innovation improve operational performance and better serve our customers.

The Sr. Director Business Solutions & Data BCD will play a critical role in this transformation. This leader will partner closely with business leaders across operations and commercial functions to define complex business problems shape data-driven solutions and enable scalable capabilities across BPG. This is not a traditional IT delivery role. Instead it is a strategic role focused on problem definition value creation and enterprise scalability working in close partnership with centralized technology and data teams.

How will you make an impact

Business Partnership & Problem Definition

• Partner with BCD leadership to understand strategic priorities and operational challenges

• Translate ambiguous business needs into clear structured problem statements

• Identify opportunities to improve outcomes such as SIOP effectiveness inventory optimization and cycle time reduction

Data & Analytics Leadership

• Define data requirements across commercial operational and process domains

• Identify gaps in current data availability quality and integration

• Collaborate with enterprise data teams to enable analytics and AI-driven use cases

Solution Strategy & Design

• Define scalable solutions leveraging enterprise platforms and emerging technologies

• Ensure solutions are designed for reuse across BPG (BCD SUD PPA FSD)

• Partner with centralized engineering and delivery teams to execute solutions

Cross-Functional & Cross-Divisional Collaboration

• Engage across operations commercial and finance functions

• Identify opportunities to scale solutions beyond BCD into other BPG divisions

• Drive alignment and adoption of standardized approaches

Value Realization

• Define and track business outcomes and success metrics

• Ensure solutions move from concept to adoption and scale

• Continuously refine solutions based on business feedback and performance

How will you get here

Education

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Engineering Business or related field

Experience

• 10 years of experience in IT data or business transformation roles demonstrated experience leading teams

• Experience partnering with business leaders in operations and/or commercial environments

• Strong understanding of data analytics and digital technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in product- or platform-oriented operating models

• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in manufacturing supply chain or life sciences

• Experience working in complex matrixed organizations

• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent)

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Strong business acumen and ability to connect technology to business outcomes

• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and define structured approaches

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Strategic thinking with a focus on scalability and reuse

• Strong communication skills including the ability to engage senior leadership

What This Role Is Not

• Not responsible for day-to-day IT operations or infrastructure

• Not a project or program management role

• Not a divisional CIO managing local IT delivery

Our Mission

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. As part of the BPG IT organization this role contributes to that mission by enabling scalable data-driven capabilities that accelerate innovation and operational excellence.

Compensation and Benefits

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers competitive compensation annual incentive plans and a full range of benefits including health dental vision 401(k) and career development opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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