Sr. Director/general Manager, Site

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Job Description

Position: Sr. Director/General Manager (GM), Mississauga

Reports To: Vice President/General Manager (VP/GM), Oral Solid Dose Business, DPD-NA

Location: Mississauga, Ontario

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 125,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, 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 real-world impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals.

How will you make an impact:

The General Manager for the Mississauga site is a critical role with accountability for significant revenue and leadership of close to 1,000 colleagues. This leader will play a key role in expanding the OSD business within the rapidly expanding Contract Developing and Manufacturing (CDMO) services industry. This individual will strategically deploy internal capabilities to deliver results using a combination of external market intelligence and a deep understanding of customer needs.

What will you do:

Strategy

• Shapes strategies that set direction for the site within the Americas, leveraging disruptive techniques.
• Effectively collaborates with business and functional leaders to deploy a shared vision and clear operational strategy with leading indicators for success.
• Successfully partners with commercial team to build plans for execution.
• Ensures objectives are implemented which align with strategic business plans of the Drug Production Division, the Pharma Services Group, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Operational Excellence and Execution

• Drives financial results for the site, including revenue, margin expansion and cash flow, and to meet and exceed operational metrics and goals.
• Fosters a continuous improvement culture, driving the harmonization of processes and best practices to accelerate growth, improve customer experience, and maximize asset utilization.
• Demonstrates trusted partnerships with customers, driving the acquisition of new business by expanding services to current and new clients.
• Uses business data and analytics to assess risk and make appropriate trade-offs.
• Role models leveraging all business functions to positive outcomes.

Structure and Organization

• Drives optimal organization to achieve improved productivity, profitability and competitive strength.
• Builds a high performing team through acquisition of top talent, coaching, addressing talent gaps/opportunities and driving development.
• Drives individual accountability and ownership for results.
• Embraces and lives the 4 "I" values (Intensity, Integrity, Innovation, and Involvement) and ensures all activities are carried out in accordance with Thermo Fisher Scientific values, policies, and applicable laws.

How will you get here:

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree, with an advanced degree in business administration preferred.
• Extensive experience delivering strong operational results in a highly regulated, complex manufacturing environment, with proven ability to drive margin expansion and operational improvements.
• Relevant general management and P&L experience, and proficient at enabling business functions.

Skills and Attributes

• Highly resilient, agile and results oriented with ability to develop creative growth strategies and guide execution.
• Ability to inspire, coach, mentor and influence senior leaders to achieve performance objectives.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively in a multi-cultural, matrixed organization.
• Ability and desire to travel up to 20% of time, primarily within region.