Thermo Fisher Scientific · 22 hours ago
Sr Director Finance, San Jose, CA - Relocation Offered
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$210K/yr - $280K/yr
15+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific is a leading company in the life sciences sector, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Finance for their Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry business unit. The role involves overseeing financial management, collaborating with leadership to drive growth, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
BioinformaticsBiotechnologyCloud Data ServicesConsultingHealth CareLife ScienceManagement Information SystemsOffice SuppliesPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive financial leadership, encompassing P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and investment decisions
Lead the annual strategic and financial planning processes, manage month-end closures including reporting, forecasting, and proactive financial management to identify business risks and opportunities for mitigation, ensuring predictable financial outcomes!
Drive detailed & standardized financial reporting and business metrics to support sound investment decisions, profitable growth, and financial accountability
Prioritize investments effectively to drive return on capital, collaborate with world-wide commercial teams to maintain pricing discipline and achieve share gain, conduct detailed analytics to efficiently manage middle-of-the-P&L (OCOGS), and ensure attainment of R&D project business cases to enhance shareholder returns
Build, lead, mentor, and develop a diverse global team
Offer exceptional financial and strategic support to the V.P./General Manager and other members of the Business Unit leadership team, collaborating effectively with all other functions
Work closely with LSMS global commercial sales, manufacturing operations, marketing, HR, R&D, and IT teams to drive enhancements in pricing, sales strategies, market entry, new product introductions, business solutions, and manufacturing operations
Foster an environment that both challenges and supports with mentorship and strategic insights
Adopt a continuous improvement mentality welcoming external perspectives that progress the finance organization's agenda
Ensure compliance and accounting-controllership are integrated into business decisions, in line with company policies, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Provide finance leadership for the global Business Unit sites and provide statutory reporting oversight
Qualification
Required
An undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; MBA desired
A minimum of 15 years of finance experience inclusive of prior P&L management experience
Consistent record delivering outstanding results and getting results beyond the finance function
Outstanding leadership, communication, confident and mature manager, and business partner
Ability to effectively lead and implement ideas in a matrix environment and across functional and global business reporting structures
Prior experience with manufacturing operations a plus
Outstanding analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
Strong communication skills, both spoken and written, with all levels of management
Strong systems and analytic capabilities including HFM and Power BI
Must possess a strong set of personal and business values aligned with our 4i values
Fluent in English
Ability to travel domestic and internationally ~25%
Benefits
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
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15.97BKey Investors
National Grid
2025-11-24Post Ipo Debt· $2.42B
2025-09-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-08-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.95B
Leadership Team
Stephen Williamson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Daniella Cramp
Senior Vice President and President, Bioproduction Group
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