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Senior Financial Analyst – Sera, Cell Biology Business Unit
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 Senior Financial Analyst will serve as the finance lead for the Sera business within Thermo Fisher Scientific's Biosciences Division (BID). The individual will partner directly with the Senior Director and General Manager of the Sera business and their leadership team, providing actionable financial insights to support business performance and strategic decision making.
The role will have broad responsibility across FP&A, including revenue and gross margin analytics, operating expense management, capital investment, new product introduction modeling, forecasting, and strategic planning. This position offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to develop broad experience across BU and operational FP&A, strategic investment analysis, and business partnership within a global, highly matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a key finance business partner to the Senior Director and General Manager of the Sera business and their leadership team, providing financial analysis and insights to support business performance and strategic decision making.
- Perform detailed revenue and gross profit analysis, identifying key business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities and translating financial results into actionable insights.
- Develop and maintain analytics to understand gross margin performance, including the financial impact of price and supply volatility, product mix, sourcing dynamics, and other business drivers.
- Analyze manufacturing variances (OCOGs) and partner with operations, supply chain, accounting, and other stakeholders to understand root causes, quantify financial impacts, and identify opportunities to improve performance.
- Own forecasting, tracking, and analysis of the Sera operating expense budget, partnering with functional leaders to manage spending, evaluate investment priorities, and identify risks and opportunities.
- Support and oversee financial analysis related to capex investments, including business cases, financial returns, project tracking, and significant investments such as new site build-outs and capacity expansion.
- Develop financial models and business cases supporting new product introductions (NPI) and other incremental investments, including revenue and margin assumptions, investment requirements, scenario analysis, returns, and key financial risks.
- Support core FP&A operating mechanisms such as weekly KPI tracking, monthly business reviews, annual operating plan, and long term strategic planning
- Prepare clear, concise financial analyses and leadership materials that synthesize complex financial and operational information into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Marketing, R&D, Accounting, FP&A, and Division Finance teams to understand business drivers and support achievement of financial and strategic objectives.
- Support ad hoc analytical projects and strategic initiatives for Sera and Cell Biology leadership, including scenario modeling, investment analysis, productivity initiatives, and evaluation of business opportunities.
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA and/or CPA a plus.
- 4+ years of progressive finance, accounting, or FP&A experience, preferably within a manufacturing, life sciences, or complex global business environment.
- Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities with the ability to identify key business drivers and translate data into actionable insights.
- Experience with forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, variance analysis, and management reporting.
- Strong business acumen and intellectual curiosity, with an interest in understanding the operational and commercial drivers underlying financial performance.
- Ability to analyze complex revenue, gross margin, manufacturing, and investment dynamics and clearly communicate implications to business partners.
- Proven ability to work effectively through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and independently solve complex business problems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into concise, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills required; experience with Hyperion Planning, EDW, Power BI, or other financial reporting and business intelligence tools preferred.
The role is designed for an individual who combines strong analytical capabilities with curiosity and business judgment and who wants to grow beyond traditional financial reporting into a highly engaged finance business partnership role. Success will require the ability to work through ambiguity, connect financial and operational data, communicate clearly, and proactively identify insights that improve business performance and decision making.
Travel requirements
• Less than 10% domestic/international travel required
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $103,100.00–$154,700.00.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
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- 4+ years of progressive finance, accounting, or FP&A experience
- Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities
- Experience with forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, variance analysis, and management reporting
- Strong business acumen and intellectual curiosity
- Ability to analyze revenue, gross margin, manufacturing, and investment dynamics
- Ability to work through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and independently solve complex business problems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
- MBA and/or CPA
- Experience in a manufacturing, life sciences, or complex global business environment
- Experience with Hyperion Planning, EDW, Power BI, or other financial reporting and business intelligence tools
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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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