Thermo Fisher

Sr. Manager, Research & Development

Giheung, Korea, Republic of
Full-time
Posted Nov 4, 2026

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Skills

Communication
Dutch
Industrial Automation
Korean
Leadership
Systems Engineering

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

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.

Sr. Manager, Research & Development

Job Summary

•Build and lead a new R&D team in Korea across software, hardware, and systems engineering.

•Lead lab automation development for semiconductor customers.

•Oversee integration of electron microscopy equipment with factory automation systems.

•Manage product development, testing, deployment, and project timelines.

•Recruit, coach, and develop engineers while managing team performance.

•Collaborate with customers, Product Marketing, and global R&D teams to resolve technical issues.

•Improve development processes and ensure product quality and timely delivery.

•Support customers in Korea and overseas, with international travel of up to 25%.

DESCRIPTION:

Join the Thermo Fisher R&D Enhanced Value Solutions (EVS) team to lead Vulcan Lab Automation solutions for semiconductor customers in South Korea and beyond. Help define, align, and execute product automation roadmaps that achieve growth strategies of the Semiconductor Business Unit through connecting electron microscopy systems with factory hosts, automated material handling, and process workflows.

The Senior Manager will lead a team of both Software and Hardware Engineers responsible for aligning customer requirements, assessing technical feasibility, and developing, testing, and deploying the solutions. With a high degree of strategic and operational influence, the Senior Manager is responsible for working together with Semiconductor Business Unit Product Marketing, other Semi R&D Product Lines, end Customers, Suppliers, Field stakeholders, and other functions to translate Strategic Planning into a winning product roadmap for our customers. This position is ideal for a manager or senior manager who has managed an engineering organization to successfully develop and launch complex high technology products in a customer environment.

Other key responsibilities include:

•Develop team and organization through talent acquisition and development

•Achieve quarterly and annual operation plan metrics

•Competency management to support current and future development requirements

•Build trusted relationships across product lines and departments

REQUIREMENTS:

•Engineering or Science degree, MS/MBA or other advanced degree is preferred

•10 years of work experience in complex technology product development, at least 5 years in a management position

•Proven ability to interact effectively with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to achieve significant business objectives

•Proven team leadership, coaching, and employee development

•Sophistication in data driven decision making

•Excellent written and spoken communication with team members, peers, and senior management

•Must have ability to obtain a valid passport and travel internationally if needed

•Proficient in Korean and English (Czech or Dutch language is an advantage)

•Willingness to travel up to 25% as needed