Technical Product Owner

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm with deep expertise in healthcare, focused on a select set of subsectors, including pharmaceutical services and technology, medtech and related services, life science tools and diagnostics.

This decision follows a thoughtful evaluation as part of Thermo Fishers ongoing business strategy to actively manage and strengthen our portfolio.

We expect the transaction will be completed in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is complete, Thermo Fisher will continue to operate the business.

If you join the microbiology business prior to the close of the transaction, your employment is expected to transition to Astorg.

For more information, please review:

Thermo Fishers press release

Astorg press release

How will you make an impact?

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to join us.

We are transferring this role from abroad to Finland and thus we are looking for a new person to join us in this role on site in Vantaa.

Joining an international team of professionals, you will play a key role in improving operational processes. In this role, you will help shape and deliver software solutions for microbiology products. You will turn customer, business, and stakeholder needs into clear development priorities, working closely with product management, project management, R&D, development team, and other stakeholders.

This role does not include direct line management responsibility, but you will guide the team through backlog ownership, prioritization, agile ways of working, and delivery coordination. A software background and the ability to build alignment across different stakeholders are key to succeeding in this role.

What will you do?

Own and prioritize the development backlog: Maintain a clear, value-driven backlog and define user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria for the development team.

Translate needs into development priorities: Work with product managers, users, customers, and internal stakeholders to turn business and customer needs into actionable software requirements.

Facilitate agile delivery: Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily coordination, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning. Help the team stay focused, remove blockers where possible, and continuously improve its ways of working.

Act as the link between stakeholders and development: Ensure clear communication, alignment, and expectation management across stakeholders.

Support technical and quality decisions: Use your software development understanding to support solution discussions, maintainability and compliance.

Drive continuous improvement: Help improve team ways of working, backlog quality, delivery practices, and development processes.

What will you need?

Problem-Solving and Adaptability: Creative problem-solving skills and adaptability in a constantly evolving domain.

Communication & Leadership Skills: Demonstrates excellent communication, presentation, and social skills. Shown ability to align diverse collaborator groups around a common product vision.

Experience in Product Ownership: Several years of experience in a similar role with a consistent record in backlog management, requirement definition, and agile delivery.

Agile/Scrum Proficiency: Understanding of Agile methodologies and experience leading agile ceremonies.

Tool Familiarity: Familiarity with Jira, GitHub or similar tooling for tracking progress and collaborating with the team.

Proficient communication skills in English. Finnish is considered advantageous.

Education: Bachelors, Masters or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Is seen as a benefit:

Experience with, or strong interest in, applying AI-based tools and capabilities to improve software development practices, team efficiency, and product functionality.

Proficiency in software development on Windows platform using Java or C#/.NET, SQL.

Domain Knowledge: Experience in clinical microbiology, diagnostics, or healthcare software.

Regulated Environment Experience: Knowledge of developing software in regulated industries and understanding compliance frameworks.

Certified/Advanced Training: Relevant certifications.

In addition to the exciting and versatile job, we offer:

Compensation on various methods from annual bonus scheme to colleague recognition program

Variety of occupational health care services and insurance

Possibility to work remote with agile and mobile working methods

Epassi leisure benefit

Various hobby clubs with company sponsorship such as golf club, boating club, sport club etc.

Possibility to take part in our charity work

Career development and progression possibilities offered by our global network

Our comprehensive training platform and programs.

Interested?

Join our team's mission and send in your application, including a cover letter,CVand salary request in English.

Apply via Careers atThermoFisher Scientific |ThermoFisher Scientific jobs. Please apply as soon as possible; the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

The selected candidate will go through a health check which includes a drug test.

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Our Finland locations include Vantaa and Joensuu, employing over 800 professionals in R&D, production, supply chain, quality, marketing, sales, and administrative support. We hire professionals in different fields including engineering, chemistry, microbiology, and bioinformatics.

Our Vantaa site develops laboratory automation solutions, clinical chemistry and industrial chemistry analyzers and assays, food safety kits, pipettes and other diagnostics and research solutions. It is conveniently located close to the Vantaankoski railway station.