Financial Analyst III, LSG Digital Finance

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Carlsbad, CA, USA
In-Office
83K-125K Annually
Senior level
Biotech
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
The Role
Support FP&A and Spend teams to design, deliver, and sustain scalable finance analytics, reporting, and planning solutions. Translate finance needs into technical specs, ensure data integrity, support testing and rollout, develop documentation and training, troubleshoot issues, and identify AI/automation opportunities to improve adoption and efficiency.
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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As a Financial Analyst III within LSG Digital Finance, you will support the FP&A Engagement team and help shape the future of digital finance. You will partner with Finance and technical teams to deliver innovative analytics, reporting, and planning solutions across Spend, P&L, and Measured Cash Flow.

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine finance, data, technology, and change leadership, turning business needs into scalable digital solutions that improve decision-making and user experience.

Join the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and help advance our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with FP&A and Spend teams to understand business needs and provide functional support for business intelligence and analytics tools.

  • Collaborate with Finance and technical Enablement teams to design and deliver standardized, scalable finance solutions.

  • Support change management, communications, and training (CC&T) activities to drive successful implementation and sustained adoption of new tools and capabilities.

  • Ensure data integrity across financial dashboards, reports, key performance indicators, and analytics.

  • Translate finance requirements into clear technical specifications, wireframes, and user stories for development teams.

  • Develop user documentation, training materials, and implementation resources.

  • Assess data readiness, validate data quality, and support user acceptance testing for new features and enhancements.

  • Troubleshoot user, system, and data issues; coordinate resolution with technical teams and communicate progress to stakeholders.

  • Gather user feedback and recommend enhancements that improve usability, consistency, scalability, and business value.

  • Use approved generative AI tools and Codex, where appropriate, to accelerate requirements drafting, documentation, user communications, SQL/Python review, test-case development, issue analysis, data validation, and repeatable product support activities.

  • Identify and pilot practical opportunities to use AI, Codex, automation, and reusable workflows to reduce manual effort, improve product support, strengthen adoption tracking, accelerate documentation, enhance user enablement, and scale digital finance capabilities.

Requirements

Core competencies:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.

  • Ability to translate technical concepts for finance and business audiences.

  • Strong project management and organizational skills, with experience supporting the implementation and adoption of new tools and processes.

  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions and within a matrixed organization.

  • High attention to detail and a consistent track record of delivering high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment.

Technical skills:

  • Basic to intermediate SQL experience preferred, or willingness to develop data querying skills.

  • Experience with Databricks, Python, cloud-based data tools, Git-based workflows, or AI-assisted development tools such as Codex preferred but not required.

  • Familiarity with agile product delivery, Jira, user stories, acceptance criteria, scrum ceremonies, testing, release readiness, or digital product support preferred.

  • Curiosity and willingness to learn new digital, analytics, and AI-enabled finance capabilities.

  • Experience in finance or data-focused roles involving business intelligence, analytics, planning, forecasting, and reporting.

  • Understanding of data orchestration, refresh scheduling, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.

  • Proficiency in Power BI and Excel. React is preferred but not required.

  • Experience with Thermo Fisher financial tools, including CMR and PLN, is preferred.

  • Travel: <5% domestic/international travel required

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $83,300.00–$125,000.00.

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

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Skills Required

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to translate technical concepts for finance and business audiences
  • Project management and organizational skills with experience supporting tool implementation and adoption
  • Proven ability to collaborate across functions in a matrixed organization
  • High attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work to deadlines
  • Proficiency in Power BI and Excel
  • Experience in finance or data-focused roles involving BI, analytics, planning, forecasting, and reporting
  • Understanding of data orchestration, refresh scheduling, performance monitoring, and issue resolution
  • Basic to intermediate SQL experience or willingness to develop data querying skills
  • Experience with Databricks, Python, cloud-based data tools, Git-based workflows, or AI-assisted development tools such as Codex
  • Familiarity with agile product delivery, Jira, user stories, acceptance criteria, scrum ceremonies, testing, and release readiness
  • Experience with React
  • Experience with Thermo Fisher financial tools such as CMR and PLN

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
100,000 Employees

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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