Finance Director, Life Sciences Group - Global Operations

Finance DirectorAs part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.This Finance Director role will support the Life Sciences Group (LSG), including the operations ecosystem support for the Bioproduction Group (BPG). The candidate will be responsible for driving and managing key operating mechanisms in the global business such as the annual operating plan, monthly financial reporting/forecasting, capital/inventory forecasting, data insight/foresight, as well as partner with various leadership teams to develop actions and recommendations to enable the business to achieve its financial objectives. This role offers a great opportunity to join a fast-growing business and partner with leadership to execute on both short-term and long-term goals.Essential Functions:Provides leadership to an overall organization of up to nine with three direct senior manager roles by:Leading organizational changeDeveloping and empowering staffCultivating relationshipsPutting staff in a position to succeedMeeting their personal career goals while also achieving organizational goalsBuilding effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goalsDriving engagement and creating a climate where staff are motivated to do their bestDevelops and coordinates monthly operating reviews with each of the Division operations teams and shared operational support functions, including preparing templates to standardize and facilitate the process incorporating all key metricso Partner with Group Finance to develop OCOGs/Inventory/CAPEX reporting to support the organizational leadership structure, providing clarity to divisional profitability and cash flowso Prepares, coordinates and provides consistency to capital requests and financial justifications including spending tracking and forecastingo Leads annual budgeting and monthly forecast coordination and reporting for Operations working directly with the group, divisions, shared operations functions leaders and finance partnerso Prepares and coordinates all division level management reporting and analysis, including monthly and quarterly bridgeso Works with group level PPI resources to validate and report value capture on project trackers. Performs analysis linking operational activities with their financial impact and suggest to management ideas on related actionable improvementso Initiates actions to improve business supporting and business management tools (systems, procedures, instructions, formats, performance indicators, etc.)Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (CPA and/or MBA preferred)7+ years of professional experience in the finance/accounting fieldsCost Accounting/Consolidations experience preferredAbility to navigate and influence in a matrix organizationStrong leadership, problem solving, and a team first mentalitySystems experience preferred, including, but not limited to: EDW, Hyperion Planning, CMRKnowledge of PowerBI or Business Intelligence Tools helpfulStrong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interpret and summarize financial analysis results in a clear, concise, and accurate mannerDemonstrates strong business acumenConfidence to interact with all levels of the organizationDesire to formulate and drive process improvements, with confidence to challenge the status quoTechnical ability to effectively navigate interplay between financial systemsApplies strong technical and analytical skills to influence strategic business decisionsAt Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part of an innovative, forward-thinking company with outstanding opportunities for career growth and development. We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan, healthcare benefits, a company 401(k), and a broad range of additional employee benefits.Most importantly, you'll join a culture grounded in our values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement — and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through the people and leaders you support.Compensation and BenefitsThe salary range estimated for this position based in California is $164,500.00–$213,400.00.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 programsEmployee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursementAt 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 policyRetirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings planEmployees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount