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OfficeJob Description
As a Commercial Finance leader of a $1.4B division, you will serve as the strategic finance business partner to the Senior Director, Global Sales Excellence, while supporting the Services Connected digital platform. Reporting directly to the VP Finance, Instrument & Enterprise Services (IES), this highly visible role will partner with commercial and functional leadership to improve commercial performance, strengthen financial rigor, and accelerate profitable growth.
The Senior Manager, Commercial Finance will play a key role in transforming commercial finance into a proactive, data-driven organization by improving forecasting, commercial analytics, pricing insights, sales productivity, and financial decision support.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Performance & Business Partnership
· Serve as the primary finance business partner to the Senior Director, Global Sales Excellence and leadership team.
· Provide financial leadership supporting commercial strategy, sales effectiveness, and revenue growth initiatives.
· Partner with Commercial Excellence to improve forecasting accuracy, pipeline visibility, sales productivity, and commercial execution.
· Deliver actionable insights on commercial performance, customer profitability, pricing effectiveness, discounting, installed base, and revenue opportunities.
· Challenge business assumptions and influence strategic decisions through fact-based financial analysis.
Digital Platforms
· Provide financial leadership for the Services Connected digital platform, including recurring revenue, customer adoption, profitability, and investment analysist
· Monitor business performance against strategic objectives and identify opportunities to improve financial outcomes.
· Develop financial models supporting digital transformation, automation initiatives, and customer experience improvements
Planning, Reporting & Process Excellence
· Partner with the commercial and finance teams to lead the weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning processes across assigned commercial functions.
· Drive continuous improvement in forecasting, commercial reporting, financial governance, and management operating rhythms.
· Develop standardized KPI reporting and executive dashboards supporting commercial decision making
Leadership
· Build commercial finance capabilities through stronger business acumen, financial modelling, storytelling, and analytical skills.
· Influence across a highly matrixed global organization while building trusted partnerships with Commercial, Customer Care, FP&A, Marketing, IT, and Operations
· Champion a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Qualifications:
· A degree in Finance or Accounting, preferably an MBA, CPA or CMA certification.
· 8–10+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally supporting commercial organizations within a global company
· Demonstrated expertise in financial planning, forecasting, commercial analytics, pricing, profitability analysis, and business case development
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into executive-level recommendations.
· Strong communication and influencing skills with experience supporting senior leadership
· Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and drive organizational change.
· Self-motivated; bias for action
· 10% travel requirement
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $130,000.00–$194,950.00.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 or Accounting
- MBA preferred
- CPA or CMA certification preferred
- 8–10+ years of progressive finance experience
- Experience supporting commercial organizations within a global company
- Expertise in financial planning and forecasting
- Expertise in commercial analytics, pricing, and profitability analysis
- Experience with business case development
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to synthesize complex information into executive-level recommendations
- Strong communication and influencing skills with senior leadership experience
- Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive organizational change
- Self-motivated with a bias for action
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.
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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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