Sr Manager Application Science- Software Strategy and Workflow

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Job Description

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.

Discover Impactful Work

The Senior Manager, Application Science - Software Workflow and Strategy, leads a team that represents the scientific voice of the customer across the Genetic Sciences Division software portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of genetics, AI, laboratory workflows, and software development, translating customer needs and scientific use cases into actionable guidance for software teams.

This leader brings deep domain expertise in genetics or proteomics workflows, strong fluency in scientific software development, and the ability to work effectively across Product Management, UX, Software Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial teams. This is not a hands-on software development role; rather, it requires someone who can translate scientific and workflow needs into actionable guidance for software teams. A critical part of the role is helping define how AI, automation, and evolving lab-in-the-loop workflows can make genetic and proteomic scientists more effective by simplifying workflows, supporting interpretation, and reducing manual effort. The successful candidate will connect strategy to execution, helping shape future direction while ensuring teams can act on it effectively.

Location

This is a fully onsite role based at our South San Francisco, CA office. Carlsbad, CA and Pleasanton, CA may also be considered as alternative work locations. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing team that represents customer scientific workflows across the GSD software development lifecycle.
• Provide domain leadership in genetics and proteomic workflows to ensure software solutions align with real laboratory needs.

Strategy and Workflow Direction

• Partner with Product Management to provide scientific and workflow input into software strategy, roadmap planning, and long-range priorities.
• Help define future-state laboratory workflows, including how AI and automation can improve the experience of genetic scientists, and translate that vision into actionable guidance for software teams.

Customer and Workflow Translation

• Engage with customers, key opinion leaders, and internal stakeholders to understand workflow pain points, unmet needs, and emerging expectations.
• Translate scientific and workflow insights into clear use cases, requirements guidance, and development inputs for software teams.

Cross-Functional and Team Leadership

• Work effectively across Product Management, UX, Software Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to guide scientifically grounded software decisions in a matrixed environment.
• Lead through influence while building team capability, driving strong execution, and connecting strategic priorities to day-to-day action.

Keys to Success

Education

Advanced degrees in Genetics, Proteomics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field, with significant experience in genetics or genomics, including hands-on understanding of laboratory workflows, downstream analysis, and biological interpretation.

Experience

• Demonstrated interest in and practical understanding of how AI can improve scientific software and laboratory workflows.
• Proven ability to think strategically and contribute to future workflow and software direction, not just tactical execution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, including effective partnership across Product Management, UX, Software Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial teams.

Preferred

• Familiarity with responsible AI, workflow automation, and decision-support concepts in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory environments, including FDA, ISO 13485, IVDR, or forensic accreditation standards, where applicable.

Leadership Profile

• Ability to connect strategy to roadmap and drive successful execution
• Demonstrated leadership in a matrixed environment
• Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams
• Strong judgment and comfort operating in ambiguity
• Innovation mindset balanced with scientific rigor and customer trust

Travel

• Approximately 20-30%, including customer visits, internal meetings, workshops, conferences, and cross-site collaboration.

Other

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check and drug screen. 

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards