R&D Project Manager II

• Lead, design and qualify products for Laboratory products which are globally manufactured and help to reduce the cost, drive design standardization across site.
• As part of a multi-functional team, major responsibility will include leading high sophisticated projects in the capacity of a Program manager.
• Strong design knowledge and exposure towards global qualification standards
• Ensures that assigned projects are delivered timely, to specification, and at or below targeted cost through solid engineering plans, including quality, cost, schedule, and risk assessment. Reports on project progress.
• Approaches problems in a rational manner and with outstanding tools to ensure comprehensive understanding and effective resolution.
• Build knowledge & proficiency across product lines.
• Promotes an environment of learning, coordinates technical training, addresses, and fills technical gaps, and helps to buildup technical pipeline.
• Efficiently interfaces to sourcing, operations, quality, service, and global R&D team, as well as external suppliers, vendors and customers.
• Perform cost benefit analysis and finalize annualized savings for given project.
• Work with Regulatory Affairs team members to acquire the required product approvals.
• Perform VAVE study and identify cost out opportunities which are quality neutral.
• Had to have clear track record of delivering more than $1M cost savings in a calendar year.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 8+ years of experience in product cost and VAVE project execution.
• VAVE certified & PMP certified (Good to have).
• Minimum 5 end-to-end high sophisticated project execution experience in the role of project leader.
• Proficient with phase gate / technical review process.
• Awareness on regulatory requirements, certification, and engineering standards
• Problem solving, critical thinking, attention to detail, responsibility and out of box thinking.

Thermo Fisher Scientific