Director, Operations

Thermo Fisher

Springfield, OH

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Business Growth, Business Support, Cancer, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Financial Operations, Food Safety, Leadership, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Automation, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Strategy, Physical Demands, Process Improvement, Product Lifecycle, Product Support, Product/Service Launch, Safety/Work Safety, Supply Chain, Talent Management, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Sourcing
LOCATION
Springfield, OH
POSTED
Today
Director, Operations

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.

The Director, Operations is responsible for leading site operations at Oakwood Village and evolving the organization to support increasing scale, complexity, and strategic importance within the division.

This role oversees end-to-end manufacturing operations and builds the organizational and operational capabilities required to support a growing and increasingly complex portfolio.

The Director will play a key role in shaping the site into a scalable, high-performing, and globally relevant manufacturing and technology hub.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead overall operations strategy and execution for the Oakwood Village site
  • Drive operational excellence across safety, quality, delivery, and cost
  • Scale manufacturing capacity to support business growth
  • Strengthen product lifecycle and operational readiness capabilities
  • Enhance advanced manufacturing, automation, and digital capabilities
  • Partner with supply chain to improve sourcing and supplier performance
  • Build and develop a future-ready leadership team
  • Own site-level financial and operational performance

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or Operations related field
  • 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience
  • Experience leading manufacturing operations in regulated environments
  • Demonstrated ability to scale operations and drive continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
  • Experience in highly technical or regulated industries
  • Experience supporting new product introduction
  • Experience in global or multi-site environments

Leadership Competencies

  • Strategic thinking and execution
  • Change leadership
  • Operational rigor and accountability
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Talent development

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment

Periodic travel may be required

About the Company

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Thermo Fisher

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
https://corporate.thermofisher.com/en/home.html