Thermo Fisher

Finance Director, Life Sciences Group - Global Operations

Carlsbad, California, USA
Full-time
$164,500.00–$213,400.00
Posted Nov 5, 2026

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Skills

Accounting
Communication
Leadership
Operations
Power BI
Problem Solving

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As 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:

o leading organizational change

o developing and empowering staff

o cultivating relationships

o putting staff in a position to succeed

o meeting their personal career goals while also achieving organizational goals

o building effective teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals

o driving engagement and creating a climate where staff are motivated to do their best

Develops 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 metrics

o Partner with Group Finance to develop OCOGs/Inventory/CAPEX reporting to support the organizational leadership structure, providing clarity to divisional profitability and cash flows

o Prepares, coordinates and provides consistency to capital requests and financial justifications including spending tracking and forecasting

o Leads annual budgeting and monthly forecast coordination and reporting for Operations working directly with the group, divisions, shared operations functions leaders and finance partners

o Prepares and coordinates all division level management reporting and analysis, including monthly and quarterly bridges

o 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 improvements

o 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 fields

•Cost Accounting/Consolidations experience preferred

•Ability to navigate and influence in a matrix organization

•Strong leadership, problem solving, and a team first mentality

•Systems experience preferred, including, but not limited to: EDW, Hyperion Planning, CMR

•Knowledge of PowerBI or Business Intelligence Tools helpful

•Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interpret and summarize financial analysis results in a clear, concise, and accurate manner

•Demonstrates strong business acumen

•Confidence to interact with all levels of the organization

•Desire to formulate and drive process improvements, with confidence to challenge the status quo

•Technical ability to effectively navigate interplay between financial systems

•Applies strong technical and analytical skills to influence strategic business decisions

At 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 Benefits

The 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 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