Why Thermo Fisher Scientific Prioritizes Collaboration and Trust
A Conversation With Lisa Britt
Lisa Britt
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When the pandemic hit, Thermo Fisher Scientific sent everyone who was not responsible for production or essential activity support home to work -- bouncing the company's remote rate from less than 20% to nearly 60% overnight. Today, about 30% of that pandemic-related "work-from-home workforce" is back on-site, which is significantly lower than the post-pandemic in-house rate Thermo Fisher is aiming for. "You have to come back together when it is safe to do so," says Thermo Fisher's CHRO and SVP, Lisa Britt. "There are some critical things that are better done together."