Communications & Change Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific-Lagunilla, Costa Rica

* Job Title*: Program Enablement, Communications & Change Manager

  • * Reports to*: Program Enablement, Change, Communications and Training (CC&T) leader
  • * Group / Division*: Corporate / Global Business Services (GBS)
  • * Career Band*: Band 7
  • * Job Track*:Professional

Position Summary:
The role targets preparing GBS and customers/partners to change to new structures, processes, and technology. This role will lead organizational change activities, often through a series of waves across multiple divisions and functions as part of various projects such as transitions/migrations, new system implementations, process improvements, etc. The position will proactively identify the business changes, risks, and mitigation activities and include internal customer engagement to support change readiness.

This is a meaningful role in ensuring projects or initiatives are implemented efficiently with mínimal impact on the business and promoting a positive, sustained culture aligned with GBS leadership vision. It is a valuable role to lead change activities to enable successful change execution.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading internal and external change plans and activities to support GBS program enablement and the business by driving the successful completion of plans.
  • Responsible for communications and change plans - people, processes, and systems/enabling technology.
  • Change impact analysis to ensure all changes are detailed, understood, and mitigated.
  • Change readiness assessment activities to collect feedback about readiness and activities required to support the project launch dates and resolution activities.
  • Customer engagement enables awareness and understanding of the objectives and required details.
  • Leads Change Agent/Champion networks supporting the change efforts.
  • Supports training activities to ensure readiness for project launch.
  • The execution of all change activities and report-out during various forums and toll gate reviews, etc.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Excellent communication experience - verbal, written, and presentation.
  • Experience in delivering high-quality content that communicates complicated changes.
  • Proficiency in the English language (verbal and written), other languages a plus
  • Experience in leading change in a multi-geographical environment
  • GBS or shared services experience is an advantage.
  • Experience, understanding, and a passion for organizational change.
  • Success in building collaborative partner relationships with a wide range of colleagues.
  • Ability to operate independently, lead through ambiguity and change, and capable of balancing multiple projects and timelines simultaneously.
  • Ability to handle confidential information in line with confidentiality expectations.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.