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$193K - 283K a year
Lead manufacturing engineering initiatives, oversee product lifecycle management, and ensure regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Requires extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, technical leadership, GMP knowledge, and strategic planning.
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. DESCRIPTION: Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Senior Director of Manufacturing Engineering, where you'll advance technical excellence and innovation in our pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. You'll provide strategic leadership for complex engineering initiatives, capital projects, and operational improvements across our network. Managing a team of engineers and scientists, you'll oversee product lifecycle management, technology transfers, and process optimization while ensuring regulatory compliance. This role provides an opportunity to influence pharmaceutical manufacturing, working at the intersection of technical innovation and operational excellence. You'll partner with cross-functional teams to implement strategic initiatives, enhance manufacturing capabilities, and deliver value optimization projects that support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. REQUIREMENTS: • Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with significant exposure to both small and large molecule drug products • Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Scientific discipline, or related field • Leadership experience managing technical teams of engineers and scientists • Expert knowledge of GMP manufacturing processes and regulatory requirements • Established experience in technical transfer activities and process validation • Experience in capital project management and strategic planning • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute site master plans and capacity strategies • Deep understanding of drug substance and drug product development processes • Experience with current and emerging pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies • Business acumen and ability to align technical strategy with business objectives • Proficiency in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration • Experience leading change management initiatives • Effective communication and presentation skills • Strategic thinking capability with demonstrated problem-solving skills • Ability to travel up to 50% as required • Experience in budget management and resource allocation • Professional network within pharmaceutical manufacturing industry • Commitment to developing and supporting technical talent Compensation The salary range estimated for this position based in North Carolina is $192,700.00–$282,600.00. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.
This job posting was last updated on 1/15/2026