Director, Strategy and Business Development - Based in Carlsbad, CA

Job Description

Director, Strategy & Business Development

Life Sciences Solutions Group (LSG)

POSITION BASED IN CARLSBAD, CA

About Us:

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part of a hard-working, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With annual revenues of approximately $40 billion and the most significant investment in R&D in the industry, we give our over 100,000 colleagues the resources and chances to create meaningful contributions to the world.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain five reasons to work with us. We are one team of 100,000+ colleagues. We share a standard set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. Working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation, and support patients in need—#StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives are valued.

Reporting to the Vice President, Business Innovation Strategy and Business Development, the Director of Strategy & Business Development – Life Sciences Solutions Group (LSG) will look holistically across the business to develop and implement a comprehensive business strategy, including innovation and inorganic initiatives, to drive greater customer value, product differentiation, and enable growth.

How will you have an impact?

The Director will develop frameworks and tackle problems across a variety of areas, each of which will have a significant impact on the long-term success of LSG.

- Lead market intelligence and analysis, drawing insights and implications for the businesses.

- Identify, define, and articulate industry, market, and emerging trends and how they may affect LSG businesses.

- Apply project management, analytical and decision support skills to lead ‘special projects’ that advance key strategic priorities for specific opportunities.

- Collaborate with divisional market intelligence teams to build a single source of truth for market sizes and growth rates to advise strategic priorities.

- Drive translation of strategy to portfolio planning and provide direction for investment priorities.

- Collaborate cross-functionally with team members across LSG Divisions (Business GMs, Product Management, Research & Development, Finance, Legal and others as needed) in technical and business assessment of potential candidates in support of business opportunities.

- Drive projects through cross-functional teams. Lead day-to-day management of deals with potential partners.

- Develop a business case and present it to senior management.

- Drive all communications and negotiations on business deals.

- Provide clear, concise project updates to key collaborators.

How you will get there:

- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in life sciences or related field. MBA or related advanced degree desired

- 7+ years of meaningful professional experience, including broad experience in strategy and market/financial analysis within a Corporate or Consulting setting; 3+ years’ experience at a top-tier management consulting firm preferred.

- Experience working on large strategic initiatives from framing the problem, conducting research/analysis, building business and implementation plans and driving execution.

- Experience in the Life Sciences Industry, leading Business Development / Corporate Development deals.

- Apply a broad business perspective: have in-depth knowledge of the market, industry and organization, and their impact on work processes and results.

- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation), able to represent ideas and recommendations at all levels in the organization, across functional and geographic boundaries.

- Strong analytical and financial skills (market sizing modeling or financial modeling) to work on sophisticated business issues with minimal direction.

- Effective at forming relationships, collaborating, and influencing others; experience working with senior executives across various geographies and functions.

- Ability to travel approximately 20%.

With Thermo Fisher Scientific, it’s not just a career. It’s a chance to realize your best – professionally and personally.

Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Compensation and Benefits

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 programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At 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 policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ 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