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Position SummaryThe Senior Finance Manager, North America Commercial Finance will serve as a strategic finance partner to the North America Commercial Leadership Team within the Genetic Sciences Division. This role will provide financial leadership, business insight, and decision support to help drive revenue growth, improve commercial execution, and optimize business performance.
The successful candidate will combine strong commercial acumen with core FP&A expertise, partnering closely with Commercial, Marketing, Business Unit, and Finance leaders to shape go-to-market strategy, identify areas of opportunity and risk, and translate business performance into actionable recommendations.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as the primary finance partner to the North America Commercial Leadership Team, providing strategic financial guidance and decision support.
- Partner with commercial leadership on go-to-market strategy, including customer segmentation, sales coverage, pricing, channel, portfolio, and resource allocation decisions.
- Develop a deep understanding of market, customer, and business dynamics to proactively identify growth opportunities, emerging risks, and actions to improve performance.
- Lead forecasting, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and long-range planning for the North America Commercial organization.
- Lead monthly and quarterly business performance reviews, providing clear insights into revenue, operating expenses, key business drivers, and performance versus plan.
- Maintain a forward-looking view of risks and opportunities and partner with business leaders to develop appropriate actions and mitigation plans.
- Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to evaluate commercial investments and strategic initiatives.
- Translate complex financial and commercial data into concise, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, forecasting, analytics, and planning processes, including opportunities for simplification and automation.
- Promote strong financial discipline, accountability, and compliance with company policies and controls.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
- Progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, or a related field, with demonstrated experience supporting senior business leaders.
- Strong understanding of financial and commercial performance drivers, including revenue growth, pricing, volume, mix, margin, operating expenses, and return on investment.
- Demonstrated experience leading forecasting, annual planning, financial reporting, and business performance reviews.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills with the ability to turn data into clear business insights.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to effectively partner across functions and levels within a matrixed organization.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with strong execution, attention to detail, and a high degree of ownership.
- Experience within life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare, or a similarly complex commercial environment preferred.
The ideal candidate is a commercially minded finance leader who is proactive, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating as both a strategic advisor and a hands-on finance leader. They will anticipate business needs, constructively challenge assumptions, communicate clearly with senior leaders, and bring a strong bias toward action and continuous improvement.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $151,650.00 - $170,000.00.
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
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California 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, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
- Progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, or a related field
- Experience supporting senior business leaders
- Understanding of financial and commercial performance drivers, including revenue growth, pricing, volume, mix, margin, operating expenses, and return on investment
- Experience leading forecasting, annual planning, financial reporting, and business performance reviews
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to turn data into clear business insights
- Strong communication and influencing skills across functions and levels in a matrixed organization
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution, attention to detail, and ownership
- Experience within life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare, or a similarly complex commercial environment
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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