Sr. Finance Manager- Medical Communications

About the position

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Our Finance teams are essential 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 unique career experiences and perspectives. We are seeking a Sr. Finance Manager who will provide finance and collaborative leadership to the Medical Communications business, including direct business partner support to the leaders of our Medical Information, Clinical Trial Services, Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Strategy, and Medical Writing Healthcare Communications service areas. Reporting to the Finance Leader of Medical Communications and Patient First Digital Solutions, this role will provide strategic finance partnership and decision support and may manage a direct report in the future.

Responsibilities

• Partner with service area leaders on revenue forecasting and strategic decision-making, evaluate revenue, backlog, and pipeline opportunities, and incorporate business feedback
• Prepare and develop the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Strategic Operating Plan (STRAP), and monthly & quarterly business reviews in coordination with your FP&A partner
• Build investment cases to support growth and profitability
• Monitor and analyze financials across the P&L, including leading monthly and quarterly reporting (revenue, margin, OpEx, CapEx, AR, AP), lead synthesis of performance measurements and accompanying insight generation
• Lead data analysis for the business, navigating complex data to identify trends and business insights; enhance operational efficiency
• Develop and maintain dashboards for key performance indicators using tools such as PowerBI
• Identify insights & root causes around performance against key business metrics, enabling understanding of progress against strategic business plans
• Identify and manage risk & opportunities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and adopt new analytical tools
• Partner with leadership management team on team development, prioritization, and decision-making
• Participate in and lead strategic improvement initiatives within the business

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Previous finance experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years’ experience)
• Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization preferred
• Proficient at understanding and proactively communicating the financial implications of business decisions and dynamics
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel for sophisticated financial analysis, reporting, and modeling; prior exposure to PowerBI is preferred
• Business partnership experience with ability to influence indirectly
• Intellectual curiosity, versatility, & adaptability
• Strong desire to formulate and drive operational improvements and challenge the status quo
• Ability to learn quickly and succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic organization
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work
• Good understanding of business processes, operations, and financial controls
• Skilled in effectively communicating information to various levels of management and capable of confidently expressing independent viewpoints

Benefits

• Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results
• Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities