Director, Technology & AI Enablement, ANZ

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Drive Transformation. Shape Innovation. Make an Impact.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, every one of our 120,000 extraordinary minds contributes to a mission that matters—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. When you join us, you become part of a global organisation where your work accelerates scientific breakthroughs and real-world impact.

We are seeking a strategic, forward-thinking Digital & IT leader to guide the digital future of our Australia and New Zealand organisation. As Director, Digital & IT (ANZ), you will play a pivotal role in shaping technology strategy, driving AI adoption, enhancing digital capability, and advising both internal leaders and external customers on transformative digital solutions.

This is not a traditional IT role—it's a leadership position at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and customer innovation.

The Director, Digital & IT (ANZ) serves as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and a key partner to global and regional Digital & IT teams. You will design and execute the ANZ digital, technology, and AI roadmap, ensuring our systems, platforms, and data capabilities scale with business growth and operational excellence.

A unique and exciting part of this role is its customer-facing remit. You will work directly with clients to support their digital transformation journeys, acting as a subject matter expert in laboratory automation, digital workflows, and Generative AI. Through a consultative and technically skilled approach, you will help customers unlock productivity, strengthen data integrity, and accelerate innovation using Thermo Fisher’s digital solutions.

This role is ideal for a transformative, commercially astute leader who thrives in a global matrix environment and is energised by the opportunity to shape both organisational and customer success.

• Lead the digital, technology, and AI strategy across ANZ in line with enterprise growth priorities.

• Translate digital and AI vision into actionable, value-driven business roadmaps.

• Strengthen data foundations, governance, and capability to build enterprise readiness for AI.

• Ensure digital and IT initiatives deliver measurable outcomes in productivity, efficiency, and customer experience.

• Act as the bridge between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring clarity, alignment, and delivery excellence.

• Oversee IT governance, security, infrastructure, application portfolio, and business continuity planning.

• Advocate for ANZ priorities within global Digital & IT structures.

• Partner directly with customers to assess digital opportunities and support transformation initiatives.

• Provide expertise in automation, digital workflows, and Generative AI to enhance scientific and operational outcomes.

• Build strong external relationships that reinforce Thermo Fisher as a trusted digital innovation partner.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Digital & IT team.

• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Align talent and capability to strategic priorities and future business needs.

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-term technology investment planning.

• Ensure governance, compliance, and disciplined value realisation from digital and IT initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or related field (postgraduate preferred).

• 10+ years of progressive digital/IT leadership, ideally in complex global or matrixed environments.

• Proven track record in digital transformation, AI-led innovation, and enterprise-scale technology delivery.

• Experience advising senior leaders and customers on digital strategy and operational improvement.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise systems and ERPs (JDE preferred).

• Broad commercial exposure across industries is advantageous.

• Strategic orientation and ability to translate vision into actionable business impact.

• Strong commercial acumen and financial insight.

• Inspirational leadership with a focus on capability building and accountability.

• High change agility and resilience in fast-paced environments.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.

• High integrity, professionalism, and commitment to continuous improvement.

• Travel requirement: 5–10%.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.