Senior Program Manager, Biotech Solutions -US - East Coast/Central Region
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring a Senior Program Manager, Biotech Solutions -US - East Coast/Central Region. This is a full-time role in North Carolina. Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Risk hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
The Sr. Program Manager, Biotech Solutions provides strategic leadership for high-visibility biotech sector initiatives, with primary responsibility for managing cross-functional strategic programs, collaboration across groups and divisions, and senior stakeholder alignment. This role serves as a trusted partner to senior leaders, owning the planning and execution of complex initiatives that advance sector priorities, strengthen customer relationships, and deliver measurable business impact across the biotech organization.
A day in the Life:
- Owns outcomes of key cross-functional strategic initiatives
- Creates and owns the overall program roadmap to deploy and monitor progress against short-term and long-term strategic goals of the assigned initiatives
- Applies sophisticated project management techniques, monitors project progress, and ensure on schedule, mitigates risk, and proactively addresses issues to ensure project success.
- Owns executive-ready deliverable outputs from strategic initiatives
- Drives and sustains strategic relationships and alignment across the sector.
- Provides strategic oversight for technical and process integration across cross-functional initiatives.
- Develops varied materials, presentations, and/or tools to support department's remit and strategies.
- Leads initiatives to develop, optimize and improve processes, associated systems/applications, training and communications.
- Collaborates to strategically solve problems and process improve with key sector level team members.
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).
- Hands on experience and knowledge of clinical trial operations
- Experience influencing cross-functional groups and senior leaders
- Demonstrated experience managing complex initiatives
- In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Understanding of clinical research and the drug development process
- Executive stakeholder management and influence without authority.
- Strong understanding of process improvement fundamentals.
- Solid investigative and analytical skills.
- Decision-making under ambiguity
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Proven understanding of clinical management technology and systems, and strong computer skills.
- Executive communications and synthesis of insights.
- Effective judgment, decision making, critical issue, and risk management skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
- Strong social skills and problem-solving ability.
- Capable of directing and promoting collaboration in a multi-disciplinary and/or multi-cultural team setting.
- Balances strategic oversight with appropriate attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Experience managing projects and timelines
- Operates with a high degree of autonomy in a dynamic, ambiguous environment
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How do I apply for the Senior Program Manager, Biotech Solutions -US - East Coast/Central Region position at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
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Where is the Senior Program Manager, Biotech Solutions -US - East Coast/Central Region position at Thermo Fisher Scientific located?
This position is based in North Carolina. Thermo Fisher Scientific has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Senior Program Manager, Biotech Solutions -US - East Coast/Central Region at Thermo Fisher Scientific earn?
Thermo Fisher Scientific has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior Program Manager, Biotech Solutions -US - East Coast/Central Region role at Thermo Fisher Scientific posted?
This role was posted on April 21, 2026 (63 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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