Work Schedule
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OfficeJob Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important 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 outstanding career experiences and perspectives.
How you will make an impact:
The Clinical Trials Division (CTD) is part of the Pharma Services Group (PSG) to support Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device companies in planning, supplying, and executing clinical trials.
Position Summary
Lead the operational finance governance of Thermo Fisher’s Agentic AI Purchase Order (PO) Intake Validation and Quote Matching Solution. This role is responsible for owning the monitoring of AI-driven PO intake, PO-to-Quote mapping, exception validations, coordinating cross-functional resolution, and partnering with Development and CERT (Customer Experience Resolution) teams to continuously enhance AI logic, automation, and platform capabilities supporting the Quote-to-Cash process.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor daily AI PO intake, validation performance, and operational health.
- Own Finance exception management for PO-to-Quote mapping, validation failures, duplicate POs, blanket POs, pricing, customer master, and billing eligibility.
- Coordinate timely resolution with Sales, Project Managers, Finance, Customer Experience, Commercial Operations, and Master Data teams.
- Ensure accountable owners are engaged, provide solution options, track SLAs, and escalate high-risk or aged exceptions.
- Serve as Finance business lead for platform enhancements, partnering with Development and CERT on roadmaps, business requirements, testing, process rules, and production releases.
- Recommend improvements to AI decision logic, validation rules, workflows, and automation opportunities.
- Develop operational reporting and KPIs including validation accuracy, exception aging, automation rate, and invoice readiness.
- Maintain governance, audit readiness, process documentation, and compliance with Finance controls.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
- 5+ years of Finance, Order-to-Cash, Commercial Operations, or Finance Transformation experience.
- Experience with enterprise platforms (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, or similar).
- Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement skills.
- Preferred: AI-enabled business processes, Agile/SDLC, UAT, Lean or Six Sigma.
Core Competencies
- Finance process ownership and governance
- Cross-functional leadership and influence
- Problem solving and root cause analysis
- Business process improvement and automation
- Executive communication and stakeholder management
- Data-driven decision making
Success Measures
- Improved AI PO validation accuracy
- Reduced manual exceptions and faster resolution times
- Increased PO-to-Quote match rate and invoice readiness
- Improved SLA compliance, customer experience, and DSO
- Delivery of platform enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
- 5+ years of Finance, Order-to-Cash, Commercial Operations, or Finance Transformation experience.
- Experience with enterprise platforms (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, or similar).
- Strong analytical skills, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement capability.
- Finance process ownership, governance, and compliance with finance controls.
- Experience with AI-enabled business processes, Agile/SDLC, UAT, Lean or Six Sigma.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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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.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
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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