Thermo Fisher Scientific

Senior Manager, Finance, Pharma Analytics BU

Thermo Fisher Scientific

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: PleasantonCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $141,800 - $195,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Serve as the primary finance partner to BU leadership, offering clear, data-driven guidance on revenue performance, margin optimization, and investment allocation
  • Support long-range planning, annual operating plan, and monthly/quarterly outlooks; articulate drivers, risks, and opportunities with confidence and accuracy
  • Challenge assumptions constructively, pushing for disciplined decision-making and operational accountability
  • Leverage ChatGPT and AI-assisted analysis to accelerate insight generation, scenario testing, and communication clarity across finance and cross-functional partners
  • Own P&L management and deep-dive financial analytics across product lines, regions, and channels
  • Lead monthly business reviews, synthesizing financial insights into succinct, actionable narratives
  • Drive standardization and speed in reporting, forecasting, and KPI tracking
  • Elevate gross margin analysis, product mix understanding, and pricing/volume/margin decomposition
  • Build and maintain Power BI dashboards that improve visibility, self-service reporting, and proactive performance management
  • Strengthen forecasting processes by improving data quality, cadence, and cross-functional alignment with Commercial, Operations, Product Management and R&D
  • Partner with Supply Chain and Operations Finance to understand COGS, manufacturing variances, and inventory implications
  • Improve financial controls and support audit, compliance, and SOX requirements
  • Manage and develop a financial analyst in support of total PPA FP&A consolidations
  • Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Collaborate across Thermo Fisher’s matrix to align business unit finance with divisional and group objectives
  • Champion adoption of Power BI, GenAI, and modern analytics practices within the PPA finance team

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
  • 7–10+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally within life sciences, tools, diagnostics, or manufacturing environments
  • Strong technical skills in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis
  • Clear communicator who can simplify complexity and influence senior stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed organization with shifting priorities
  • MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred
  • Experience supporting product-driven businesses with complex portfolios
  • Familiarity with Hyperion/Oracle and financial consolidation/reporting tools
  • Hands-on experience using AI/GenAI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) for analytics, automation, or enhanced business communication
  • Track record of implementing process upgrades or analytics improvements
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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial modelingforecastingdata analysisP&L managementfinancial analyticsgross margin analysispricing analysisKPI trackingreportingprocess upgrades
Soft skills
clear communicationinfluencing stakeholdersconstructive challengeoperational accountabilitytransparencycontinuous improvementcollaborationadaptabilitydecision-makingsynthesizing insights
Certifications
MBACPACMA