Sr. Manager, Process Engineering

Sr Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

When you’re part of the team, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have a real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals. Join the team in Pleasanton, CA, while supporting multiple divisions of the Life Sciences Group!

Discover Impactful Work

This position will lead a sustaining team of scientists and engineers to improve production operations. The manager leads a team to establish and refine operating specifications, improves manufacturing techniques and production yields, and introduces new processes to improve efficiencies. The sustaining team will improve and monitor production processes via statistical process control (SPC), conduct technical problem-solving, perform failure analysis using root cause countermeasure techniques, solve process failures, and lead process improvements by initiating quality changes for continuous improvements.

A Day in the Life

Lead a workforce consisting of professional salaried employees. Employee development and welfare are also a key component of the management function. Develop manufacturing engineers on project teams and continuous improvement efforts internally and externally to the site, our business partners, and other manufacturing sites with common processes. Develop and drive accountability for daily tier metrics, as well as develop operating mechanisms to ensure targets are achieved on a day-to-day basis. Participate actively in the PPI business system / continuous improvement activities and be responsible for PPI Kaizen and Productivity projects.Typical activities supported at the facility range from well-established legacy product lines to new technologies and processes that require flexibility and innovative problem-solving. The position supports ISO 13485 facilities and contains FDA-regulated manufacturing. It shall be responsible for maintaining compliance through commissioning and validation support activities and ongoing sustaining activity. Expect to engage with regulatory agencies and customers during inspections and audits.Partnered with development and technical transfer teams to handle work for new product introductions and externally driven projects. Inspire changes using risk-based approaches, such as pFMEAs and risk analysis techniques.Responsible for implementing process control monitoring and trending, as well as Pareto charting to drive continuous improvements.This role will be responsible for developing operating plans and budgets that include headcount, capital planning, and expenses for manufacturing support activities.

Keys to Success

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or life science degrees such as biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, chemical engineering or related field.

Experience

8+ years of experience in operations, technical operations, and/or R&D sustaining.Proven experiences in problem-solving, new introductions, process improvements, and manufacturing sustaining engineering activities.Must have experience in supervising and leading scientific teams and have a strong understanding of ISO and cGMP quality requirements. Proven track record of developing individuals and teams for domain expertise and leaders.Experience with qPCR assays and oligo manufacturing processes and techniques is needed.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical and problem solving abilities with key knowledge in Oligo chemistry. bio-chemistry, and qPCR assays. A strong Lean/Six Sigma and statistical analysis abilities is desired. Excellent project management and interpersonal skills are required, providing the ability to encourage, empower, and collaborate.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension/retirement, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

EEO/Reasonable Accommodation

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform critical job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Compensation And Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $155,900.00–$233,900.00.

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 programsEmployee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursementAt 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 policyRetirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings planEmployees’ 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