Project Manager, Technical Operations

Thermofisher Scientific; Warrington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific company in Warrington is seeking a Project Manager for their Technical Operations team. The role involves coordinating technical transfers and managing professional teams to drive continuous improvement in product lifecycle management. Strong leadership and excellent communication skills are required to interact across diverse teams globally. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career development and learning every day.

Benefits

Focus on career pathing

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects and working well under pressure.
• Outstanding leadership with the ability to track team progress.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across cultures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical transfer for new products.
• Lead teams through design transfer and product lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement to optimize efficiency.

Skills

Project management experience

Leadership abilities

Excellent communication skills

Continuous improvement initiatives

Proficiency in Oracle Cloud PLM

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Project Manager for our Technical Operations team at our manufacturing site in Warrington, UK. You'll collaborate with Program and Product Management leadership, and also with local QA, Purchasing, Engineering and Ops teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the smooth technical transfer in connection with bringing new products to the manufacturing site.
• Coordinate professional teams of operational staff and scientists through design transfer and product lifecycle management.
• Serve as a knowledge leader supporting the Warrington Technical Operations team.
• Challenge the status quo, driving continuous improvement to optimise efficiency and align operations with evolving business needs.
• Assess workloads and priorities, implementing them in alignment with business goals.
• Resolve operational problems swiftly to minimise delays, advancing issues to relevant on-site and off-site partners when necessary.
• Write and review new product documentation, incorporating QA and manufacturing input, such as SOPs, Risk Assessments, and spreadsheet validation.
• Coordinate validation/verification processes, risk assessments, and other departmental change control activities.
• Ensure that new products, site-to-site transfers, and sustaining projects adhere closely to site Quality Manual Systems and regulatory requirements.
• Support and align with safety standards and the hazardous waste management program, including safe hazardous waste handling and maintaining good housekeeping.

Qualifications

• Experience project management and proven ability to work well under pressure.
• Outstanding leadership abilities, with the capacity to coordinate, encourage and keep on track a team with varied strengths and functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including with different cultures, and with the ability to produce high-quality documentation.
• Demonstrated capability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency or willingness to train in Oracle Cloud PLM.
• Experience working in life-science products or medical device products would be advantageous.
• Varied work, no two days the same, with opportunity to learn every day!
• Opportunity to work with a broad range of different people, in different functions and based across the globe.
• A great environment with focus on career pathing and professional development.

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