Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
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 will you make an impact?
The Senior Financial Analyst – Business Finance will be a key member of the Clinical Sequencing Division finance team, supporting the medium- and long-term decision making that shapes CSD’s growth and strategic positioning. Reporting to the Director of Business Finance, this role will provide analytical support across product, R&D, marketing, medical and scientific affairs, and strategy-related topics, while also serving as the lead finance partner to CSD’s $100M Companion Diagnostics (CDx) business.
This role is designed for a finance professional who can combine strong analytical capability with business curiosity and sound judgment. Approximately 60% of the role will support the broader product business through analysis that informs strategic choices, investment prioritization, and planning. The remaining 40% will support the CDx business directly, including partnership on deal economics, planning processes, and financial visibility across the business. This structure provides meaningful opportunity to build business-partnering skills in a focused business environment while contributing to the broader strategic finance agenda of CSD.
What will you do?
- Support the Director, Finance – Business Finance with analysis related to product strategy, R&D investment, portfolio priorities, roadmap tradeoffs, market opportunity, and long-range planning
- Build financial models, scenarios, and decision-support analyses to help evaluate strategic options and resource allocation choices
- Translate business, market, product, and financial data into clear insights and recommendations for leadership
- Support strategic planning processes, including AOP and STRAP, through analysis, modeling, and preparation of supporting materials
- Partner with Product Management, R&D, PMO, Marketing, Medical & Scientific Affairs, and Strategy / Market Intelligence teams on selected projects and analyses
Companion Diagnostics (CDx) Finance Partnership
- Serve as the lead finance partner to the $100M CDx business, supporting business leaders with financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support
- Support the financial evaluation of new CDx opportunities, including deal modeling, contract economics, pricing considerations, risk assessment, and key financial terms for long-term pharma partnerships
- Advise on financial implications of contract structures and business strategies before agreements are signed
- Lead CDx finance support for MBR, QBR, AOP, and STRAP processes
- Provide financial visibility into CDx revenue, costs, profitability, and key business drivers
- Coordinate with the Costa Rica shared service center resource responsible for contract financial administration to help ensure accurate and timely execution of CDx financials after contract signature
- Partner closely with the COE resource on project financial tracking, revenue and cost recognition, and contract-related reporting, while maintaining overall visibility to CDx business performance
- Help identify risks, opportunities, and process improvement needs across the CDx financial workflow
Analytics and Future of Finance
- Leverage dashboards, digital tools, and AI-enabled approaches to improve analysis, reporting, and decision support
- Help simplify manual work, improve data quality, and strengthen the finance support model for a growing and evolving business
- Contribute to a more modern finance capability through stronger analytics, automation, and business storytelling
How will you get here?
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
Experience
- 4+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, business finance, strategic finance, commercial finance, or related analytical roles
- Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis
- Experience working in a matrixed business environment preferred
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to connect financial analysis to business drivers and strategic choices
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large and sometimes ambiguous data sets
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally and build effective partnerships without direct authority
- Strong attention to detail, good judgment, and ability to balance rigor with pragmatism
- Interest in product, market, and strategy questions in addition to core finance work
- Experience with dashboards, visualization tools, and financial systems preferred
- Interest in automation, digital tools, and AI-enabled finance preferred
- Aligned with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4I Values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement
Travel requirements
• Less than 10% domestic/international travel required
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $103,100.00–$150,000.00.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
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 4+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, business finance, strategic finance, commercial finance, or related analytical roles
- Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and business analysis
- Experience working in a matrixed business environment
- Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large and ambiguous data sets
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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