Program Manager III: Oncology Companion Diagnostics & NGS

ThermoFisher Scientific; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

401(k) plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Carlsbad, CA, seeks a Program Manager III to oversee defined project workstreams within NGS-based oncology companion diagnostics. You will coordinate across scientific, clinical, regulatory, quality, and operations teams, maintaining plans and governance to meet program milestones.

The role emphasizes managing workplans, tracking risks, and collaborating with external partners, with a strong focus on design controls, validation, and lifecycle activities in a regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline required.
• PMP or equivalent program-management certification preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with an advanced degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience managing project workstreams in a regulated product-development environment (diagnostics, IVD, medical devices).
• Familiarity with oncology, precision medicine, NGS, molecular diagnostics, or companion diagnostics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage workplans for assigned workstreams with activities, milestones, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate contributors across assay development, bioinformatics, regulatory, quality, and operations.
• Translate requirements into clear workstream tasks and track progress against the plan.
• Maintain schedules, risks, dependencies, and decision records for assigned work; report to leadership.
• Coordinate information exchange with external partners following plans and escalate changes as needed.
• Track design controls, risk management, traceability, verification/validation, and regulatory submissions with Regulatory and Quality.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in molecular biology or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Program-management tools

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Carlsbad, CA, seeks a Program Manager III to oversee defined project workstreams within NGS-based oncology companion diagnostics. You will coordinate across scientific, clinical, regulatory, quality, and operations teams, maintaining plans and governance to meet program milestones.

The role emphasizes managing workplans, tracking risks, and collaborating with external partners, with a strong focus on design controls, validation, and lifecycle activities in a regulated