Director (f/m/d) Material Characterisation

Thermo Fisher Scient. Ger. B.V. & Co. KG; Karlsruhe; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Fringe benefits

Exciting company culture

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in Karlsruhe seeks a Director (f/m/d) Material Characterization to lead a global business encompassing rheology, extrusion/compounding and pharma extrusion.

You will craft a compelling product and innovation roadmap, strengthen commercial execution, and optimize a complex portfolio across regions from research to production. The role requires strategic leadership, hands-on execution, and collaboration with R&D, product management and operations to deliver growth,

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in a global industrial, instrumentation, analytical technologies, life sciences or similarly complex technology business.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing business strategy and translating strategy into operating priorities and results.
• Experience leading product management and portfolio strategy, including new product development, commercialization and lifecycle management.
• Strong commercial orientation with demonstrated experience in pricing, channel strategy, market development and customer engagement.
• Experience partnering with R&D and engineering organizations to build and execute innovation roadmaps.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex global operations and make effective trade-offs across growth, investment, productivity and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and accelerate growth: Develop and execute the global MC strategy, own the segment P&L, and identify and prioritize attractive opportunities for sustainable organic growth across products, applications, geographies and industries.
• Build a differentiated, innovation-led portfolio: Define and execute the product and technology roadmap, strengthen portfolio and lifecycle management, and partner with R&D and product management to accelerate differentiated innovation based on customer and market needs.
• Drive commercial excellence: Lead a customer-first commercial strategy, strengthening funnel management, pricing, channel effectiveness and strategic customer relationships to drive share gain, market expansion and consistent growth.
• Deliver operational and financial performance: Establish rigorous cross-functional operating mechanisms and partner with operations and supply chain to improve quality, delivery, productivity, gross margin, working capital and profitability while effectively managing investment and cost.
• Build and develop a high-performing organization: Lead and develop a diverse team, strengthen the leadership and talent pipeline, and foster a culture of customer focus, accountability, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement while effectively leading through change.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, science or related

MBA or other advanced degree

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our team of more than 100,000 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, Patheon and PPD.

Director (f/m/d) Material Characterization

How will you make an impact?

The Director Material Characterization (MC) will lead a global business that offers comprehensive solutions for rheology, extrusion/compounding and pharma extrusion to help customers confidently compound, measure and characterize material properties from research to production.

The successful candidate will be a strategic transformer and hands-on business leader who can develop and execute a compelling product and innovation roadmap, strengthen commercial execution, optimize a complex global portfolio and create a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

MC is a global business serving customers across the Americas, APAC and EMEA. Customer segments include industrial and academia across chemical, pharma, and food applications.

What will you do?

• Set strategy and accelerate growth: Develop and execute the global MC strategy, own the segment P&L, and identify and prioritize the most attractive opportunities for sustainable organic growth across products, applications, geographies and industries.
• Build a differentiated, innovation-led portfolio: Define and execute the product and technology roadmap, strengthen portfolio and lifecycle management, and partner with R&D and product management to accelerate differentiated innovation based on customer and market needs.
• Drive commercial excellence: Lead a customer-first commercial strategy, strengthening funnel management, pricing, channel effectiveness and strategic customer relationships to drive share gain, market expansion and consistent growth.
• Deliver operational and financial performance: Establish rigorous cross-functional operating mechanisms and partner with operations and supply chain to improve quality, delivery, productivity, gross margin, working capital and profitability while effectively managing investment and cost.
• Build and develop a high-performing organization: Lead and develop a diverse team, strengthen the leadership and talent pipeline, and foster a culture of customer focus, accountability, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement while effectively leading through change.

How will you get here?

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, science or a related discipline required

MBA or other advanced degree preferred

Experience

• Progressive leadership experience in a global industrial, instrumentation, analytical technologies, life sciences or similarly complex technology business
• Demonstrated success developing and executing business strategy and translating strategy into operating priorities and results
• Experience leading product management and portfolio strategy, including new product development, commercialization and lifecycle management
• Strong commercial orientation with demonstrated experience in pricing, channel strategy, market development and customer engagement
• Experience partnering with R&D and engineering organizations to build and execute innovation roadmaps
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex global operations and make effective trade-offs across growth, investment, productivity and profitability
• Experience leading organizations through significant change, transformation or restructuring
• Proven ability to attract, develop and retain high-performing teams and build strong succession pipelines

What we offer

• Employment with an innovative, future-oriented organisation
• Outstanding career and development prospects
• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits
• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement and innovation

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of , color, religion, _ , orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or any other legally protected status.