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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. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
As the Business Analyst – Portfolio Management, you’re a key driver in the Healthcare Market Division’s strategy. You’ll turn market signals and data into the choices that matter which product categories to prioritize, what to launch or expand upon, and how to win across acute and non‑acute segments. Your dashboards, scenarios, insights, and recommendations will be leveraged by portfolio leaders and division leadership in the strategic planning process. The work you do will shift the portfolio mix toward higher‑margin offerings (e.g., Private Label), accelerate third‑party partner growth, and unlock cross‑portfolio synergies through cross-division alignment—directly impacting revenue growth, gross margin, and customer retention.
- Set direction - help shape the portfolio strategy and portfolio roadmap for the division.
- Support new product introductions by analyzing market fit and forecasting demand.
- Conduct competitive benchmarking to ensure Fisher Scientific’s portfolio remains differentiated and competitive.
- Move the needle: design and measure Focus Initiatives/Sales Blitz programs that create pipelines and lift win rates.
- Executive visibility: present insights that inform decisions on category focus, resource allocation, and product roadmaps.
- Portfolio strategy: size markets (TAM/SAM/SOM), map white space, prioritize categories, and recommend expansion/exit plays tied to ROI.
- Focus Initiatives & Sales Blitz: own hypothesis design, targeting, funnel diagnostics, and scale-up plans to increase follow‑up and conversion.
- Growth business cases: develop scenarios for new offerings, Private Label expansion, and third‑party partners; partner with Finance on pro formas.
- Decision engines: build and maintain executive‑ready Power BI dashboards that drive STRAP, QBRs, and monthly reviews; reduce manual reporting.
- Cross‑functional orchestration: be the connective tissue across Commercial, Portfolio Management, Finance, and Market Development—turn insights into action with clear owners, OKRs, and timelines.
- Enablement: deliver tools, playbooks, and training for frontline teams (e.g., PL alternatives tables, gap/contract compliance analyses).
- Governance & outcomes: define metrics (e.g., pipeline, win rate, mix, program revenue) and lead a cadence to track, learn, and iterate.
What success looks like (6–12 months)
- A clear portfolio thesis and prioritization model across categories with quantified white‑space opportunities.
- 2–3 Focus Initiatives launched or scaled with measurable lifts in follow‑up rate, pipeline created and win rate.
- Private Label mix improved in priority categories with a refreshed PL selling toolkit adopted by the field.
- Third‑party program strategy defined; top performers identified for franchised migration with target revenue impact.
- Executive Power BI suite published and adopted; manual reporting hours reduced and data‑to‑decision time accelerated.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or science-related fields; advanced degree or professional certification a plus.
- 4+ years of experience spanning business analysis, strategy/operations, or portfolio/product analytics in matrixed organizations; life sciences/healthcare exposure preferred.
- Fluency in problem framing and storytelling: simplify complex analyses into crisp choices and trade‑offs for senior leaders.
- Technical toolkit: advanced Excel; working SQL; BI proficiency (Power BI preferred); familiarity with ERP/finance systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), Office 365, and SharePoint. Experience working with Databricks for data processing, analytics, and visualization a plus.
- Program leadership: demonstrated ability to align cross‑functional stakeholders, set OKRs, and drive execution with a test‑and‑learn mindset.
Growth & Exposure
This role offers day‑to‑day exposure to Portfolio Leadership, Finance, and Commercial leaders through STRAP, QBRs, and initiative reviews. You’ll build a strategic toolkit—market sizing, scenario modeling, commercialization play design—that opens pathways into Portfolio Management, Strategy, or Commercial Operations.
Travel
0–25% (including occasional global travel).
Benefits & Culture
Join 100,000+ colleagues united by our values—Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement—working together to solve tough scientific challenges and support patients in need. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and provide the resources you need to do the best work of your career.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and offer reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a strong company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan that add meaningful long‑term value. Feedback suggests these features stand out among core financial benefits even when base pay feels average.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple national medical options alongside dental and vision, with company‑paid life and disability coverage. This breadth is considered a solid foundation even if some costs may not be the lowest among peers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, backup care, adoption assistance, and specialized family resources are available. Feedback suggests these supports are a notable plus for colleagues managing family and caregiving needs.
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What We Do
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. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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