Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our Finance teams are essential to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop unique career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $35 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

We are seeking a Sr. Finance Manager who will provide finance and collaborative leadership to the Medical Communications business, including direct business partner support to the leaders of our Medical Information, Clinical Trial Services, Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Strategy, and Medical Writing Healthcare Communications service areas.

Reporting to the Finance Leader of Medical Communications and Patient First Digital Solutions, this role will provide strategic finance partnership and decision support and may manage a direct report in the future.

What you will do:

• Partner with service area leaders on revenue forecasting and strategic decision-making, evaluate revenue, backlog, and pipeline opportunities, and incorporate business feedback

• Prepare and develop the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Strategic Operating Plan (STRAP), and monthly & quarterly business reviews in coordination with your FP&A partner

• Build investment cases to support growth and profitability

• Monitor and analyze financials across the P&L, including leading monthly and quarterly reporting (revenue, margin, OpEx, CapEx, AR, AP), lead synthesis of performance measurements and accompanying insight generation

• Lead data analysis for the business, navigating complex data to identify trends and business insights; enhance operational efficiency

• Develop and maintain dashboards for key performance indicators using tools such as PowerBI

• Identify insights & root causes around performance against key business metrics, enabling understanding of progress against strategic business plans

• Identify and manage risk & opportunities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and adopt new analytical tools

• Partner with leadership management team on team development, prioritization, and decision-making

• Participate in and lead strategic improvement initiatives within the business

External Applicants: Locations available are Morrisville (Raleigh), NC or Wilmington NC. We offer a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in office/2 days at home. Relocation is not available for this opportunity.

Internal Applicants: Location requirements will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Qualifications:

Education:

• An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• Previous finance experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years’ experience)

• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization preferred

• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Proficient at understanding and proactively communicating the financial implications of business decisions and dynamics

• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel for sophisticated financial analysis, reporting, and modeling; prior exposure to PowerBI is preferred

• Business partnership experience with ability to influence indirectly

• Intellectual curiosity, versatility, & adaptability

• Strong desire to formulate and drive operational improvements and challenge the status quo

• Ability to learn quickly and succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic organization

• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work

• Good understanding of business processes, operations, and financial controls

• Skilled in effectively communicating information to various levels of management and capable of confidently expressing independent viewpoints

Working Conditions:

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are committed to fostering a healthy and harmonious workplace for our employees. We understand the importance of creating an environment that allows individuals to excel. Please see below for the required qualifications for this position, which also includes the possibility of equivalent experience:

• 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.

• Ability 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.

• May require as-needed travel (0-20%).

Salary Transparency

This is a salaried role that will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Compensation will be initially discussed during the screening period, with actual compensation confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO & Affirmative Action

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.