Job Description

: When you are part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will do important work, like helping customers find cures for cancer, protecting the environment, or making our food safe which will have a real-world impact. Thermo Fisher will in turn support you in achieving your career goals. Location/Division-Specific Information We are seeking an IT Manager with proven technical hands-on experience to join and help innovate our E1 ERP. You will serve as a key functional resource for the company\'s global E1 instance for the finance function. In addition to hands-on delivery, this position will be responsible for managing the offshore team. How will you make an impact You will be accountable for ERP projects, enhancement, assessments, and execution matters including service delivery (break/fix). In addition, you will provide expertise to and work closely with other groups that support the assessment and delivery of ERP enhancements, projects, and support. What will you do Manage and develop a team of highly skilled offshore functional systems analysts, including setting annual performance goals, developing career plans, and ensuring the team is highly motivated You will be the key resource in the delivery of cost, determination of scope, and effort estimation for all projects and enhancements using your own knowledge and liaising with other stakeholders for this purpose Collaborate with other team members, functional leads, and offshore and external vendors, to ensure that projects and enhancements are delivered, leveraging the global resource pool, in a cost-effective manner without negatively impacting quality Lead in assessment/blueprinting of enhancements/projects & ensuring solutions meet or exceed business value propositions as well as meet architectural policies Effective and efficient delivery of all functional ERP project execution activities to ensure that they are delivered in a consistent, harmonized, and optimal manner within the guidelines of the project management framework (PMF) Management and accountability for the achievement of all metrics (SLAs) Quality & cost delivery of all functional aspects of enhancements and projects Effectively manage the relationship with internal business partners and external vendor teams to deliver business needs Collaborate with other stakeholders to deliver a seamless global project execution model Gather and effectively use data to deliver continuous improvement Actively participate in the project and enhance reviews Mentor other Systems Analysts within the group Able to articulate solution options and use ERP configuration creatively versus developing enhancements Prepare functional specifications for conversions and enhancements Coordinate with the development team and monitor the progress of developing activities and updating the status to stakeholders Provide and support user training where appropriate Help in the management of Root Cause Analysis for service delivery issues Actively participate in Major Incident Management (MIM) calls and Post-Mortem Reviews How will you get here Education Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Management Information Systems Experience 15+ years of experience in E1 Finance ERP in sophisticated environments 5 + years of managing a team of Systems analysts Oracle E1 ERP GL, Fixed Assets, Projects, AP experience is mandatory Solid experience with Agile / Scrum development Ability to work as part of a large cross-functional, geographically distributed team as well as function independently Experience using project management software tools, such as MS Project, Jira, etc. to effectively lead, manage, monitor, and control project activities. Experience working with E1 integration with 3rd party application Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. Ability to speak to technical-level staff and develop written reporting and presentational content with level-appropriate messaging up to and including senior-level leadership Ability to translate details into specific tasks needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving complex environment Proven ability to navigate the technology environment and work effectively with multiple groups around the globe At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 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. Apply today! Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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