Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Manager - DEA Compliance

Apply by Oct 30, 2026

Posted Sep 3, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Legal & Compliance Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Education
BS/BA preferred, with experience in Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or another relevant business-related field.

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Role Summary

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The Manager - DEA Compliance provides technical and people leadership for the site DEA Compliance team and oversees compliance with applicable regulations. The role also works across the site and network to improve processes and support the continued supply of DEA-regulated products.

What You'll Do

  • Leads and develops staff and site Controlled Substance Program Coordinators, including coaching, training, and prioritizing work.
  • Manages DEA inspections, investigations, and inquiries, and coordinates follow-up actions.
  • Evaluates and improves policies, procedures, and business processes, including contingency and risk mitigation planning.
  • Educates employees, customers, and suppliers on DEA regulations and internal policies and procedures.
  • Leads process automation initiatives, tracks and reports KPIs, collaborates with network sites on best practices and audits, and...

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Qualifications

The posting describes competencies in functional, technical, and operational excellence; innovation, collaboration, and team effectiveness; managing multiple projects; ERP-related inventory management and reporting; data analysis for improvement initiatives; interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and written and oral communication skills; Good Manufacturing Practices; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and leadership and cross-functional team management.

Preferred

  • BS/BA preferred, with experience in Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or another relevant business-related field.
  • Experience working in a regulated distribution, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical environment.
  • Experience hosting regulatory inspections.
  • Implementation of automated data management systems, reporting mechanisms, etc.
  • Import / export documentation and processes.
  • Knowledge of enterprise business systems and business software (SAP, eBR / MES, TrackWise, DMS, etc.).
  • Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and motivating cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives and drive results.

Original job description

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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.


Summary:

This role provides technical and people leadership to the site Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Compliance team and is responsible for all aspects of hiring, performance reviews, goal setting, achieving, and reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), coaching, training, and prioritizing for the group. This individual is responsible for evaluating process, system, and documentation improvements and driving ownership and accountability across the site to ensure excellence in adherence to all regulations.

 

Essential Functions: 

1.      Provides leadership to assigned staff and site Controlled Substance Program Coordinators by performing the following: leading organizational change; developing and empowering staff; cultivating relationships; putting staff in a position to succeed, meeting their personal career goals while also achieving organizational goals; building effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals; driving engagement and creating a climate where staff are motivated to do their best.

2.      Manages DEA inspections, investigations, and inquiries; assures coordination and follow-up of identified actions.

3.      Evaluates and improves policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance. Develops contingency and risk mitigation plans as necessary.

4.      Serves as liaison for communications between Business Group CSP sites

5.      Educates employees, customers, and suppliers on DEA regulations and internal policies and procedures.

6.      Identifies and leads initiatives to automate manual processes. Serves as a change leader within the department and site.

7.      Creates metric tracker; tracks and reports KPI’s monthly or as required.

8.      Ensures continued supply for all DEA-regulated products through evaluation and improvement of site wide business processes.

9.      Collaborates with other network sites to benchmark best practices. Partners with the network to execute internal audits.

10.   Monitors the Federal Register for changes in the regulations.

11.   Provides DEA regulatory insights for quotes and new projects.

 

Supervision:

This individual leads a team of DEA Regulatory Compliance Specialists.

 

Education:

BS/BA preferred, with experience in Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or another relevant business-related field.

 

Preferred Experience:

1.      Experience working in a regulated distribution, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical environment.

2.      Experience hosting regulatory inspections.

3.      Implementation of automated data management systems, reporting mechanisms, etc.

4.      Import / export documentation and processes.

5.      Knowledge of enterprise business systems and business software

(SAP, eBR / MES, TrackWise, DMS, etc.)

6.      Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and motivating cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives and drive results.

 

Equivalency:

Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience will be considered.

 

Competencies:

1.      Ability to drive functional, technical, and operational excellence.

2.      Ability to inspire and foster innovation, collaboration, transparency, and team effectiveness.

3.      Ability to drive multiple projects / initiatives simultaneously.

4.      Understanding of ERP’s role in the business with regards to inventory management and reporting.

5.      Ability to pull data and compile to formulate relevant improvement initiatives across the site.

6.      Positive, can-do attitude.

7.      Effective interpersonal, analytical / problem solving, and communication skills (both oral and written).

8.      Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices.

9.      Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

10.   Effective leadership / cross-functional team management skills.

 

Physical Requirements:

Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 10-35 pound pounds; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp and type for prolonged periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials for prolonged periods of time; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

About the company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Large Enterprise

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.