When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part of an inquisitive team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. 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.**Location/Division Specific Information**:Waltham/Pittsburgh (Hybrid)**Discover Impactful Work**:The Finance Digital Transformation team is driving innovation in RPA, Data Analytics, and AI to standardize and simplify Finance processes. We're seeking an Automation Finance Manager to lead this evolution, providing tailored technology and process solutions for business simplification, standardization, and transformation. Collaborating with business partners, this role implements automation solutions, optimizing the Finance function in the AIG division.**A day in the Life**:- Thrive in a dynamic setting, overseeing Automation and Analytics projects from Ideation to Production.- Engage with cross-functional teams and leadership, gathering requirements, mapping processes, and collaborating with IT teams to deliver top-tier automation solutions for Finance processes.- Offer guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering their and self professional growth.**Keys to Success**:**Education**:- Bachelor's degree in information systems / finance or any other relevant field**Experience**:- Collaborate with finance business experts to identify and define automation-targeted business problems.- Drive lean value stream mapping events, eliminate waste in AS-IS processes, and design streamlined TO-BE processes for automation solutions.- Handle automation opportunity backlog, prioritize projects through Cost Benefit Analysis, and align with program objectives.- Drive monthly operating rhythm to review funneled projects with the Automation Governance Council, prioritize automation projects based on cost benefit analysis and hand-over for development.- Identify repetitive manual tasks & justify the benefit through automation. Focus on driving the productivity improvements at a micro-process level & to make valuable contributions through robotic process automation (RPA) or other automation tools like Power Automate.- Define agile execution methodologies, gather core requirements, and work with Solution Architects and developers for timely project completion.- Evangelize automation capabilities, educate cross-functional groups, and promote efficiency opportunities.- Organize project teams, manage interdependent projects, and coordinate execution across multiple initiatives.- Resolve roadblocks, manage risks, and scope changes, and communicate progress at various organizational levels including leadership and executives.- Create Proof of Concepts for automated solutions using RPA software and other tools, demonstrating feasibility.- Ensure deliverable quality to meet stakeholder expectations.- Drive a continuous learning culture within the team, staying updated on emerging technologies and industry trends.**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**:- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and/or related business process excellence trainings are a plus.- Advanced Excel is a must.- Strong presentation skills- Credible change agent with demonstrated initiative, facilitation & interpersonal skills; exhibits confidence; proven ability to work well with & influence all levels of stakeholders.- Proven ability to lead; demonstrated abilities to deliver effective presentations and educate at all levels of the organization.- Clear & strategic problem solver: strong problem-solving skills; good business acumen; recognizes & addresses systemic issues, leverages & shares best practices.- Demonstrated analytical, quantitative, and decision-making skills.- Ability to reason through complex situations with strength in identifying and mitigating risks.**Physical Requirements / Work Environment**:At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 90,000 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.**Benefits**:We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, 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!Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. 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. #StartYourSto
