Director Strategy and Business Transformation

ThermoFisher Scientific; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 192,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

401(k) retirement plan

PTO and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Paramus, NJ seeks a Director, Strategy & Business Transformation for the Laboratory Chemical Division. You will shape LCD’s long-term strategy, lead STRAP and Strategy Deployment, and drive high-impact transformation initiatives that deliver sustainable growth and earnings improvement.

This role translates strategy into a focused portfolio of priorities with clear milestones, KPIs, and financial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, or related discipline; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership across strategy, transformation, operations, or general management.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into measurable business results.
• Strong experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation and change.
• Strong business and financial acumen with experience driving growth and earnings.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Division President to shape LCD's long-term strategy.
• Own and lead STRAP, integrating market, portfolio, operational, and financial perspectives.
• Drive high-impact transformation initiatives delivering growth and earnings.
• Translate strategy into priorities with milestones, KPIs, and accountability.
• Build alignment across Business Units and functions around strategic choices.
• Oversee two Program Managers to ensure successful execution.
• Establish governance for transformation milestones and benefits realization.
• Collaborate with Finance to create business cases and benefit targets.
• Foster enterprise leadership path toward General Manager roles.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Transformation delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Executive presence

Strategic planning

Ambiguity leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

MBA preferred

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

The Director, Strategy & Business Transformation is a key member of the Laboratory Chemical Division (LCD) Divisional Leadership Team and strategic partner to the Division President. This leader will shape LCD’s long-term strategy, lead STRAP and Strategy Deployment, and drive high-impact transformation initiatives that deliver sustainable growth and earnings improvement.

The role will translate strategy into a focused portfolio of executable priorities with clear accountability, milestones, KPIs, and financial outcomes. Two Program Managers will support execution of the division’s highest-priority strategic and transformation initiatives.

This position is designed to provide broad enterprise leadership experience and serve as a potential pathway to future General Manager roles within LCD.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & STRAP

• Partner with the Division President and DLT to shape LCD’s long-term strategy and strategic priorities.
• Own and lead STRAP , integrating market, customer, competitive, portfolio, operational, technology, and financial perspectives.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate growth, strengthen competitive advantage, and improve profitability.
• Develop strategic scenarios, business cases, and recommendations for key business decisions.
• Build alignment across Business Units and functions around strategic choices and priorities.

Strategy Deployment

• Lead Strategy Deployment , translating STRAP into a focused portfolio of initiatives, A3s, KPIs, milestones, financial commitments, and accountable owners.
• Establish the operating cadence to track performance, resolve barriers, and accelerate execution.
• Prioritize resources and leadership attention against the initiatives with the greatest strategic and financial impact.
• Partner with Finance to establish business cases, benefit targets, and rigorous tracking of realized impact.
• Deploy two Program Managers to drive execution of key strategic initiatives.

Business Transformation

• Lead high-impact, cross-functional transformation and change initiatives across LCD.
• Build and drive a pipeline of opportunities delivering sustainable earnings improvement, productivity, margin expansion, growth, and working-capital improvement.
• Drive structural improvements in business processes, capabilities, operating models, and ways of working.
• Establish rigorous governance and accountability for transformation milestones, risks, and benefit realization.
• Partner across functions and Business Units to remove barriers, accelerate execution, and ensure benefits are realized and sustained.

Division Leadership

• Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the Division President and DLT.
• Bring an enterprise perspective to decisions, balancing growth, customer, operational, organizational, and financial priorities.
• Constructively challenge assumptions and bring fact-based insights to complex business decisions.
• Build alignment and mobilize teams across Business Units, regions, and functions.
• Foster a culture of accountability, execution, and continuous improvement.

AI and Innovation

• Shape and own the division’s AI, Innovation and business transformation roadmap, translating strategic priorities into a portfolio of high-value initiatives that leverage AI, automation, data and emerging technologies to improve growth, productivity, customer experience and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that translate AI and innovative concepts into scalable business solutions. Establish clear business cases, success measures and adoption plans; track realized value; and use evidence to determine which opportunities should scale, stop or evolve.

Measures of Success

• Clear, differentiated STRAP with strong CLT, DLT and organizational alignment.
• Effective translation of strategy into executable priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Delivery of strategic and transformation initiatives against milestones, KPIs, and financial commitments.
• Creation and realization of a strong pipeline of sustainable earnings improvement.
• Demonstrated improvement in growth, margin, productivity, working capital, and organizational effectiveness.
• Increased execution discipline and accountability across LCD.
• Demonstrated readiness for broader P&L and General Manager leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, or related discipline; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience across strategy, business transformation, operations, commercial leadership, business development, or general management.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into measurable business results .
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional transformation and change.
• Strong business and financial acumen with experience driving growth, productivity, margin expansion, and earnings improvement.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge, and align senior leaders across a global organization.
• Enterprise mindset, bias for action, and ability to lead effectively through ambiguity and change.
• Demonstrated potential for broader P&L and General Manager leadership.
• Life Sciences, Laboratory Products, Chemicals, Scientific Products, or related industry experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $192,100.00–$280,000.00.

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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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.