Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with an annual revenue of approximately $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 sophisticated analytical challenges, growing 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 distributed team of more than 130,000 colleagues delivers an unrivalled 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.

For details, visit www.thermofisher.com

We are looking for a strategic, technically strong, and people-oriented Senior Manager to own the development of software applications that powers our world-class electron microscope systems. This individual will play a key role in guiding software teams that enable scientific breakthroughs in materials science, life sciences, and semiconductor research. As a senior leader you will lead all aspects of software programs across AI platform, Test infrastructure, Cybersecurity and other teams collaborating with cross-disciplinary R&D teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, test engineers, tech leads, across multiple projects.
• Build a motivating environment that champions innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Conduct performance evaluations, career development planning, and skills growth initiatives.
• Own delivery of software features on time and within scope across multiple agile teams and release trains.
• Identify risks, drive resolution of technical blockers, and implement process improvements.
• Engage with senior leadership and external collaborators to align roadmap, priorities, and resourcing.
• Represent the software organization in program reviews, customer interactions, and technical deep dives.
• Champion software scalability, modularity, and maintainability to support next-gen microscopy systems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in people or program leadership roles.
• Experience leading software development for complex instrumentation, ideally in scientific, medical device software products.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and CI/CD practices
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Familiarity with software used in imaging, data acquisition, or scientific workflows
• Experience working in a global, matrixed R&D environment