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Sr Finance Manager - Cell Biology

ThermoFisher Scientific • Carlsbad, CA • 9h ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Finance will serve as a key strategic finance leader within Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cell Biology Business Unit, a ~$1.6B global business operating in a highly innovative and fast-growing market. This role provides finance leadership and business partnership across commercial, marketing, and R&D functions while also leading core FP&A operating mechanisms and business unit consolidations.

The individual will partner closely with senior commercial leadership to drive growth-focused analytics, improve investment decision making, and provide actionable financial insights that influence business strategy and execution. In addition, the role will oversee critical business unit planning and forecasting processes and help elevate finance support capabilities across the organization.

This position offers broad exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to work across strategic, operational, and analytical finance activities in a fast-paced and highly visible environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary finance business partner to the Sr. Director of Commercial for the Cell Biology Business Unit, providing financial leadership and analytical support to help drive growth and commercial execution

Provide oversight and coaching for direct report supporting R&D and Marketing finance activities, including forecasting, investment analysis, and strategic project support

Lead commercial analytics efforts, including funnel analysis, conversion rate tracking, run-rate acceleration analysis, and evaluation of commercial and marketing investment effectiveness

Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support commercial initiatives, pricing strategies, OEM partnerships, and other strategic opportunities

Support ad hoc analytical projects and strategic initiatives for senior business leaders across commercial, R&D, and marketing functions

Own FP&A consolidations for the ~$1.6B Cell Biology Business Unit, including financial reporting, variance analysis, forecasting consolidation, and preparation of leadership review materials

Lead and administer key finance operating mechanisms, including:

Weekly business performance review processes

Monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles

Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

STRAP / long-range strategic planning processes

Drive process improvement and simplification initiatives across finance processes, reporting, and analytics to improve efficiency, transparency, and business insight generation

Partner with the Costa Rica Center of Excellence to appropriately route and optimize transactional and standardized finance/accounting activities while ensuring high-quality support to the business

Develop strong partnerships across Commercial, Marketing, R&D, FP&A, and Division Finance teams to support achievement of business objectives

Development & Exposure Opportunity:

This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and broad visibility across a large, innovation-focused global business. The successful candidate will gain experience across commercial finance, strategic planning, investment analysis, business operations, and organizational leadership while helping shape financial decision making across multiple critical business functions.

The role is intentionally designed to combine operational FP&A leadership with strategic finance partnership and analytical problem solving. Success requires intellectual curiosity, strong communication skills, business judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in dynamic and ambiguous environments.

Minimum Requirements / Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

5+ years of progressive finance and FP&A experience

Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing decision making in a matrixed environment

Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities, including experience evaluating growth investments and business performance drivers

Experience leading forecasting, budgeting, and planning processes in a complex organization

Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, manage multiple priorities, and solve complex business problems independently

Systems experience preferred, including Excel, Hyperion Planning, EDW, Power BI, and other business intelligence or financial reporting tools

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into concise and actionable recommendations

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $130,000.00-$194,000.00.

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

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