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Work Schedule 
 
Standard (Mon-Fri) 
 
Environmental Conditions 
 
Office 
 
Job Description 
 
When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world. 
 
Acquired in 2022 as The Binding Site, the Specialty Diagnostics business, Protein Diagnostics (PDX) provides specialist diagnostic products to clinicians and laboratory professionals worldwide. Our people are dedicated to improving patient lives by delivering innovative medical solutions that improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers, such as Multiple Myeloma, and immune system disorders. 
 
The Job 
 
As a member of the Protein Diagnostics (PDX) leadership team, you will lead the global Market & Strategy function supporting the entire breadth of the product lines. You will have ownership for long term planning, enhancing business growth objectives through marketing initiatives and be a key collaborator with other marketing and data science functions to provide key insights and direction. 
 
Our preference is for this role to be based at our Birmingham, UK office (at least 3 days per week) where most of our leadership team are based. We are open to providing visa sponsorship and relocation support for the right candidate. 
 
Alternatively, we are open to hiring the role based out of a variety of our European offices (office-based, not home-based), providing you are willing to travel to the Birmingham, UK office on a regular (weekly/bi-weekly) basis. In addition, frequent international travel will be required (mainly UK, Europe and US) – up to 50% of working time, including overnight stays. 
 
What will you do? 
 


* Drive planning, strategy execution, strategic marketing and communications activity for the Division
* Support the division’s growth targets, in a complex and evolving market
* Lead the team, driving collaboration with Commercial, R&D, Field applications and other functions to ensure achievement of growth and targets.
* Lead and build a strong team of strategy and marketing professionals, through direct and matrix reporting, project managers.
* Drive cross-functional and cross-business partnership to achieve business results. Build and facilitate internal communication plan to align all functions across the Division key initiatives for growth.
* Demonstrate and champion core authentic leadership behaviors.
* Apply the PPI systems and business processes to adopt and inspire change within department and organization. 
 
 

Who We Are Looking For 
 


* Undergraduate degree in a relevant course of study. MBA and/or additional advanced degree is strongly preferred
* A background in In-vitro Diagnostics (IVD) and/or Lifesciences industries strongly preferred, including experience with equipment & consumables in bioproduction
* You will have led a global marketing team, with experience of the European and US IVD/Lifesciences markets
* You will have a broad Marketing background which may include multi-channel Marketing, Digital Marketing, Product Marketing, Product Management etc
* Experience with developing and deploying marketing strategy; Able to perform against robust growth targets, considering various metrics and data inputs
* An experienced people leader (managing managers) with strong talent management and people development skills
* Ability to work across a heavily matrixed environment. Effective at interpersonal relationships.
* Strong project management skills with ability to lead short term results concurrent with longer-term strategic achievements
* Executive presence; Strong presentation skills
* Travel: approximately 50% including international travel
* Advanced level of English (written and spoken) 
 
 

What’s In It For You 
 
We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

Marketing strategies

Growth

Data Science

Innovation

Support

Data

Project management

Team collaboration

Digital

Digital marketing

Product marketing

Communication Skills

Biology

Strategy

Market research

People Management

Development

Growth strategy

Analysis

Sr. Director, Global Marketing and Strategy