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Director Global Strategic Projects

EMD Group · Burlington, MA
$165k – $248k/yrPosted Aug 1, 2026

<p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Work Your Magic with us! <span style="color:#ffffff">Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we!

Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.

That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. </span></span></p><p> </p><br><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your Role:</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the Director of Global Strategic Projects, you are responsible for the identification, scoping, and delivery of strategic projects across the >10b USD Life Science sector.

Reporting to the Head of Global Strategy and Market Intelligence, you will independently seek out and develop opportunities to drive strategic projects, leading a wide range of stakeholders towards a common goal. This is an on-site position at our Burlington, MA office with domestic and international travel required to meet business needs.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More specifically, this role involves:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 0.0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Identifying, scoping, initiating, and leading strategic efforts supporting MilliporeSigma’s global strategy.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Supporting and improving execution of strategic efforts in the broader organization, proactively identifying interdependencies and opportunities for improvement.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preparing strategic decisions for MilliporeSigma’s executive leadership.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shaping strategic priorities through an in-depth understanding of the organization, its customers, and competitors.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leading cross-functional teams in project delivery, including delivery of multiple efforts simultaneously.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who You Are</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 0.0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in business, natural sciences, or related science discipline.

With 8+ years’ experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles, with a focus on the life science, biopharma, and/or biotech space or similar industry</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OR</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 0.0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Master’s degree in business, natural sciences, or related science discipline. With 6+ years’ experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles, with a focus on the life science, biopharma, and/or biotech space or similar industry</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OR</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 0.0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PhD in business, natural sciences, or related science discipline.

With 5+ years’ experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles, with a focus on the life science, biopharma, and/or biotech space or similar industry</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proven track record of project leadership tackling strategic, high-criticality challenges.</span></li><li style="color: black; line-height: 12.85pt; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ability to travel domestically and internationally (Anticipated <10% annually)</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0.0in; margin-bottom: 0.0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Experience mobilizing and leading cross-functional teams with wide ranges of skillsets and backgrounds.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ability to build trust-based relationships across a wide range of stakeholders and to drive diverse interests towards alignment.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ability to rapidly ramp up into new content and context.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Experience developing effective documents and presentations on complex strategic topics at pace.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ability to prioritize across competing demands for attention and capacity.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Understanding of the life science ecosystem, biopharma value chain, and market dynamics.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Experience in the life science tools and bioprocessing space.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Postgraduate degree in business and/or natural sciences.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.0in; margin-top: 0.0in; margin-right: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Project management certifications, especially in agile project delivery.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pay Range for this position: $165,100- $247,700</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors.

Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites.

For more information click </span><a title="https://careers.emdgroup.com/us/en/benefits" href="https://careers.emdgroup.com/us/en/benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></strong></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><br><p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately.

The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"> </p>

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