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Development Director roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific span R&D leadership, commercial development, and scientific program management across life sciences, diagnostics, and laboratory products. Thermo Fisher has a consistent track record of sponsoring international talent for senior development functions, making it a realistic target for qualified visa-seeking candidates.
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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.
Purpose
Secures and retains business for PPD through professional, consultative, proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers at existing and new clinical sponsors. Positions PPD as a primary or preferred provider for all clinical development work to be outsourced. Qualifies deals and develops proposals including defining the solutions and recommending pricing structures to meet strategic company goals. Serves as the primary contact until work is sold, then coordinates with the relevant clinical development area(s) to ensure a successful implementation. Acts as a liaison between sponsor and company on all business development activities and requirements. Gathers data on marketing trends and competitive products/services and pricing.
Essential Functions and Other Job Information:
- Orchestrates RFP strategy calls, develops client proposals, prepares client presentations, and negotiates and closes contracts. Signs new business authorizations at or above assigned authorization goal.
- Makes cold calls and client visits; maintain sales database; maintain cold call and client visit activity reports.
- Ensures client satisfaction through periodic client contact; report and develop recommendations to address client dissatisfaction; respond to all client requests.
- Mentors and trains junior level staff.
- Candidate must have strong experience in Bioanalytical Lab sales.
Qualifications Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification. Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience. Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Scientific, sales and/or marketing background with concentration in pharmaceutical/biotech area.
- Proven track record of developing mid- and high-level business contacts.
- Excellent interpersonal skills in order to manage and fully integrate with Operations, Finance, Bids & Contracts and Marketing, and follow-up to expand relationships and business opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience in identifying and developing sales leads, making professional presentations, managing the sales process through close, and handling all aspects of contract negotiations.
- Understanding of sales automation systems and Microsoft Office programs.
Management Role:
No management responsibility.
Working Conditions and Environment:
Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. This role requires independent travel up to 30-50%, inclusive of traveling in automobiles, airplanes, and trains.
Physical and Mental Requirements
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Frequent mobility required.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
- Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.
- Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.
- Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
- Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
- Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
- Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary pay range estimated for this position Lead Account Manager based in California is $169,600.00–$200,000.00. 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.
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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.
Purpose
Secures and retains business for PPD through professional, consultative, proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers at existing and new clinical sponsors. Positions PPD as a primary or preferred provider for all clinical development work to be outsourced. Qualifies deals and develops proposals including defining the solutions and recommending pricing structures to meet strategic company goals. Serves as the primary contact until work is sold, then coordinates with the relevant clinical development area(s) to ensure a successful implementation. Acts as a liaison between sponsor and company on all business development activities and requirements. Gathers data on marketing trends and competitive products/services and pricing.
Essential Functions and Other Job Information:
- Orchestrates RFP strategy calls, develops client proposals, prepares client presentations, and negotiates and closes contracts. Signs new business authorizations at or above assigned authorization goal.
- Makes cold calls and client visits; maintain sales database; maintain cold call and client visit activity reports.
- Ensures client satisfaction through periodic client contact; report and develop recommendations to address client dissatisfaction; respond to all client requests.
- Mentors and trains junior level staff.
- Candidate must have strong experience in Bioanalytical Lab sales.
Qualifications Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification. Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience. Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Scientific, sales and/or marketing background with concentration in pharmaceutical/biotech area.
- Proven track record of developing mid- and high-level business contacts.
- Excellent interpersonal skills in order to manage and fully integrate with Operations, Finance, Bids & Contracts and Marketing, and follow-up to expand relationships and business opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience in identifying and developing sales leads, making professional presentations, managing the sales process through close, and handling all aspects of contract negotiations.
- Understanding of sales automation systems and Microsoft Office programs.
Management Role:
No management responsibility.
Working Conditions and Environment:
Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. This role requires independent travel up to 30-50%, inclusive of traveling in automobiles, airplanes, and trains.
Physical and Mental Requirements
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Frequent mobility required.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
- Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.
- Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.
- Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
- Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
- Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
- Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary pay range estimated for this position Lead Account Manager based in California is $169,600.00–$200,000.00. 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.
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
Development Director roles at Thermo Fisher typically require an advanced degree in a life sciences or engineering discipline. Make sure your transcripts and credential evaluations clearly map your degree to the role's field before you apply.
Target divisions with active R&D pipelines
Thermo Fisher's Biosciences, Genetic Sciences, and Laboratory Products divisions run deep product development pipelines. Focusing your search on these units improves your chances of landing a Development Director opening tied to active sponsorship workflows.
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Use Migrate Mate to filter Thermo Fisher Scientific's current Development Director openings by visa type. This saves time by surfacing only roles where sponsorship is actively offered, rather than manually screening postings.
Clarify sponsorship scope during the offer stage
When you receive an offer, confirm whether Thermo Fisher will support both the H-1B petition and future Green Card sponsorship through PERM. Some divisions move faster on EB-2 or EB-3 filings than others, so getting this in writing before you sign matters.
Account for H-1B cap timing in your job search
If you're not currently in H-1B status, USCIS lottery registration opens in March for an October 1 start date. Structure your Thermo Fisher application timeline so any offer and petition preparation can realistically land before or after a lottery cycle.
Document cross-functional leadership for the LCA wage tier
DOL Labor Condition Applications for Development Director roles are filed at a wage level tied to scope of supervision and complexity. Prepare a clear record of team sizes you've managed and budgets you've controlled so Thermo Fisher's legal team can accurately classify your petition.
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Does Thermo Fisher Scientific sponsor H-1B visas for Development Directors?
Yes. Thermo Fisher Scientific has an established history of filing H-1B petitions for Development Director roles, particularly in its R&D and scientific program management functions. The company works with immigration counsel to handle petition preparation, LCA filing with the DOL, and USCIS submission. If you're on OPT or a transferable H-1B, these roles are realistic targets.
How do I apply for Development Director jobs at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
Applications go through Thermo Fisher's careers portal at thermofisher.com. Search by job function under Research and Development or Product Management, then filter by location. You can also browse verified Development Director openings with sponsorship details on Migrate Mate, which aggregates Thermo Fisher's active visa-sponsoring roles in one place so you're not guessing which postings support international candidates.
Which visa types does Thermo Fisher Scientific commonly use for Development Director positions?
H-1B is the most common pathway for Development Director roles. Thermo Fisher also supports F-1 OPT and CPT for candidates transitioning out of graduate programs, TN status for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying scientific disciplines, and employment-based Green Card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 PERM filings for longer-tenured employees.
What qualifications does Thermo Fisher Scientific expect for Development Director roles?
Most Development Director postings require a graduate degree in a life sciences, biomedical, or engineering field, along with substantial experience leading product or program development initiatives. Cross-functional team leadership, familiarity with regulated development environments such as FDA or ISO frameworks, and a track record of delivering commercial or scientific programs on schedule are consistently emphasized across postings.
How do I time my application if I need H-1B sponsorship?
USCIS opens H-1B cap registration each March, with approved petitions taking effect October 1. If you're currently on OPT, your 12-month or 24-month STEM extension window needs to align with that cycle. Applying to Thermo Fisher in the fall or winter gives enough runway to receive an offer, complete the LCA with the DOL, and have a petition ready before the March registration window opens.
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