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Thermo Fisher Scientific lists this Senior Manager, Design & Visual Communications opportunity in waltham, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)
Environmental Conditions
Office
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.
Location : Waltham, MA. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.
DESCRIPTION
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Design & Visual Communications is responsible for creating executive-level visual communications that support the company's highest strategic priorities. As a trusted creative partner to the office of the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Corporate Strategy, Investor Relations, Brand, Corporate Communications, and other senior leaders, this role transforms complex business, scientific, and strategic concepts into compelling visual narratives that inform, influence, and inspire.
This position combines executive presentation design, original graphic design, information visualization, and enterprise visual communications to produce materials used across the company's most visible initiatives. Success in this role requires equal strengths in creative execution, strategic thinking, relationship management, and project leadership. The individual must be comfortable working directly with senior executives and cross-functional leaders, managing multiple high-profile projects simultaneously, and providing thoughtful creative counsel in a fast-paced corporate environment.
The role also serves as a steward of the company's enterprise visual assets, ensuring imagery accurately reflects the organization's science, products, services, facilities, and brand while maintaining the highest standards of technical accuracy, authenticity, and visual excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Presentation Design & Visual Storytelling
Design communications optimized for modern digital channels, selecting the appropriate combination of presentation, motion, interactive, web, video, and visual content to maximize audience engagement
Design executive presentations for the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and other senior leadership audiences for high profile external and internal events, including Investor Day, earnings communications, Board meetings, leadership conferences and strategic planning sessions
Translate complex scientific, financial, operational, and strategic information into compelling visual stories that simplify complexity while maintaining technical accuracy
Create original visual concepts that strengthen executive messaging and improve audience engagement
Partner directly with executives and communications leaders to refine messaging, organize information, and elevate visual effectiveness
Deliver exceptional work under tight deadlines while managing multiple concurrent executive priorities
Graphic Design & Information Visualization Create original graphic design solutions that communicate complex ideas through compelling visual storytelling
Design custom illustrations, diagrams, icons, infographics, process flows, scientific concepts, and data visualizations that extend beyond standard presentation templates
Develop visual identities and creative assets for enterprise initiatives, executive events, internal campaigns, and strategic communications
Apply advanced principles of typography, composition, color theory, information hierarchy, and visual design to improve clarity and engagement
Produce publication-quality graphics for executive presentations, digital communications, reports, leadership events, and enterprise initiatives
Transform abstract concepts into clear, memorable visual experiences that support strategic decision making
Leverage AI-assisted creative workflows to accelerate ideation, visualization, image generation, editing, and presentation development while maintaining exceptional quality, originality, and brand integrity
Enterprise Visual Communications & Brand Stewardship Provide creative direction and quality oversight for enterprise photography supporting executive communications, scientific storytelling, leadership events, laboratories, manufacturing operations, and corporate initiatives
Review visual content to ensure accurate representation of company products, laboratory environments, manufacturing operations, and safety practices
Apply strong visual and technical judgment to identify inconsistencies, including incorrect personal protective equipment (PPE), inaccurate laboratory practices, outdated branding, or competitor products appearing in company imagery
Collaborate with photographers, creative partners, and communications teams to produce authentic visual assets aligned with corporate brand standards
Curate and manage enterprise visual assets within the corporate Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform, maximizing long-term reuse across executive presentations, Investor Relations, Annual Reports, sustainability reporting, leadership meetings, and enterprise communications
Champion visual consistency while continuously expanding the organization's library of reusable enterprise assets
Develop scalable visual systems, reusable templates, presentation frameworks, and enterprise design components that improve consistency, efficiency, and creative quality across executive communications
Strategic Partnership & Project Leadership Serve as a trusted creative advisor to executives, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, and other business partners
Lead multiple high-profile projects simultaneously while balancing competing priorities and evolving business needs
Build strong collaborative relationships across functions through exceptional communication, responsiveness, and professionalism
Guide stakeholders through the creative process by asking insightful questions, challenging assumptions when appropriate, and recommending effective visual communication strategies
Coordinate projects from concept through final delivery, ensuring alignment among business objectives, messaging, timelines, and visual execution
Operate with the highest degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality when supporting executive leadership and sensitive corporate initiatives
Business & Technical Knowledge Develop a strong understanding of Thermo Fisher Scientific's businesses, products, services, technologies, and customer markets
Build familiarity with the company's scientific portfolio to ensure visual communications accurately represent products, applications, laboratory workflows, and customer environments
Continuously expand knowledge of the life sciences industry, healthcare, biotechnology, diagnostics, laboratory operations, and related technologies
Apply business and technical knowledge to improve the credibility, accuracy, and effectiveness of executive communications
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, Digital Media, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Eight or more years of experience in executive communications, corporate creative services, graphic design, or visual communications
Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, with demonstrated experience creating executive presentations for senior leadership
Advanced expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop and Illustrator
Demonstrated ability to create original graphic design, illustrations, infographics, diagrams, and visual communication assets from concept through execution
Exceptional understanding of typography, layout, composition, information design, and visual storytelling
Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Proven ability to manage multiple high-profile projects while meeting demanding deadlines
Strong organizational, project management, and stakeholder management capabilities
Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting C-suite executives within a Fortune 500 or similarly complex global organization
Experience developing presentations for executive leadership, Board of Directors, Investor Relations, or corporate strategy
Experience working within a global corporate communications or executive communications function
Experience managing enterprise Digital Asset Management systems
Photography or creative direction experience in scientific, healthcare, manufacturing, or technology environments
Familiarity with laboratory operations, scientific instrumentation, life sciences, healthcare, or regulated industries
Technical Skills Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Microsoft PowerPoint (Expert)
Adobe Creative Services Suite: Photoshop and Illustrator (Expert)
Artificial Intelligence tools and platforms (Preferred)
Professional photography equipment and image editing workflows (Preferred)
Digital Asset Management platforms (e.g., Canto, Adobe)
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $130,000.00-$160,000.00.
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
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Worksite address
waltham, MA, 02254, US
Who can apply
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