[Remote] Innovation Director, Clinical Research Group

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leader in clinical research, utilizing digital innovation, data science, and AI to enhance the development of life-changing therapies. The Innovation Director will drive innovation across the business landscape, overseeing a portfolio of high-impact opportunities and collaborating with senior leaders to ensure strategic alignment and value realization.ResponsibilitiesOwn and oversee a portfolio of innovation opportunities, ensuring coherence, prioritization, and alignment to strategic and commercial objectivesLead identification, shaping, prioritization, and progression of opportunities, ensuring sustained focus on the highest-value initiativesGuide portfolio prioritization and investment trade-offs, balancing emerging opportunity development with scaling of validated conceptsContribute to governance, portfolio reviews, and investment decision-making activities across the innovation landscapeSupport and influence long-term strategic planning activities within the assigned remit, contributing to future innovation priorities and capability directionIdentify patterns, dependencies, risks, and emerging opportunities that inform broader portfolio and enterprise innovation decisionsOversee the development and communication of the enterprise innovation story, ensuring a clear, consistent, and compelling narrative across internal stakeholders, clients, partners, and external industry audiencesPartner with commercial, strategy, and communications teams to position innovation capabilities, thought leadership, and strategic initiatives effectively in the marketRepresent the organization internally and externally as a recognized innovation leader, contributing to strategic discussions, industry engagement, client interactions, and thought leadership activitiesSkillsBachelors degree in Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, or a related fieldPrevious experience leading innovation, transformation, strategy, product discovery, or technology-enabled business initiatives that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years' experience)Experience leading large-scale or enterprise-level portfolios, strategic initiatives, or cross-functional innovation programsDemonstrated success shaping and progressing high-impact innovation opportunities through structured discovery, validation, and transition activitiesExperience influencing senior and executive stakeholders within matrixed organizationsStrong leadership experience across cross-functional business, digital, data, and technology environmentsExperience representing innovation initiatives in senior governance forums, strategic planning discussions, or external industry settingsDeep understanding of innovation, experimentation, and evidence-based investment approachesStrong commercial awareness and understanding of how innovation supports growth, differentiation, and competitive positioningStrong communication and storytelling capabilities, including the ability to position innovation strategies, opportunities, and outcomes for executive, client, and external audiencesAbility to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical portfolio prioritization and progressionStrong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilitiesUnderstanding of emerging technologies, digital transformation, and innovation trends relevant to clinical research and healthcareExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across global and cross-functional teamsAble to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable mannerAble to work upright and stationary for typical working hoursAbility to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiencyAble to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activitiesMay require as-needed travel (0-20%) domestic and internationalMust be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorshipMust be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screeningAdvanced degree (MBA, MS) preferredIn some cases, an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the roleBenefitsThis 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.Remote USMay require as-needed travel (0-20%) domestic and international.Company OverviewThe world leader in serving science To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it, we need to anticipate customer needs. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Écublens, Vaud, CH, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.thermofisher.com/de/de/home/industrial/spectroscopy-elemental-isotope-analysis/oes-xrd-xrf-analysis/optical-emission-spectrometry-oes.html.