Director, Finance – Molecular Biology - $45B Industry Leader!
At a glance
Director-level Finance Leadership role at Thermofisher. Carlsbad · full-time · $164,500–$219,300 base.
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What you'll do
- Shape long-range growth plans and portfolio priorities with the business leader and Molecular Biology leadership team
- Assess portfolio health using financial results, customer trends, competition, pricing, product lifecycle and innovation
- Run strategic planning and business reviews, then assign actions, owners and milestones and track completion
- Work with R&D and Product Management on investment cases, launch economics and decisions to advance or stop projects
- Guide finance teams and support major customer deal models, forecasts, reporting and financial controls
What you bring
- A relevant bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or another analytical field
- At least ten years of progressively senior experience in a global organization
- At least five years managing people, with a record of developing strong finance teams
- Experience advising senior leaders and evaluating portfolios, investment cases, product economics and resource choices
Who this fits
This director-level role suits a finance leader who combines commercial judgment with strategic portfolio analysis and can turn complex information into decisions and execution. You’ll lead local finance teams and partner with a VP and GM and the Molecular Biology leadership team. The schedule is standard Monday through Friday, and the role is based in Carlsbad, California.
From the employer
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob 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.
Provide strategic financial and business leadership for the Molecular Biology Business Unit (~$1B in revenue) within the Biosciences Division. As a key member of the Molecular Biology Leadership Team, this role will serve as a strategic partner to the Vice President & General Manager, with a particular focus on improving the mid- and long-term health, competitiveness, and value creation potential of the Molecular Biology portfolio.
Bring financial insight and commercial judgment to the decisions that shape a business. In this role, you’ll partner with the Vice President & General Manager and Molecular Biology Leadership Team to turn strategy into clear portfolio choices, investment priorities, and action.
You’ll help set the long-range growth agenda, guide resource allocation, and strengthen business performance. Success means helping leaders make better decisions, advance strategic priorities, and improve portfolio and business outcomes.
What you’ll do
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to the VP & GM and Molecular Biology Leadership Team, shaping business strategy, long-range growth plans, the portfolio roadmap, and value creation priorities.
- Connect financial performance with market growth, customer trends, competitive position, innovation, pricing, product lifecycle, profitability, and strategic fit to assess and improve portfolio health.
- Lead and mentor local finance teams and operating partners, building their skills and strengthening their business perspective.
- Work with the leadership team to lead strategic planning, annual operating plans, and quarterly and monthly portfolio health and business reviews. Turn discussions into clear choices, actions, owners, milestones, and expected outcomes, then follow through to completion.
- Partner with R&D and Product Management to improve innovation investment decisions, including business cases, portfolio priorities, stage-gate decisions, launch economics, post-launch performance, and whether to accelerate, redirect, or discontinue investments.
- Work with commercial colleagues to develop and model major customer deals and support contract compliance.
- Maintain strong financial stewardship through accurate forecasts and reporting, timely compliance with the corporate reporting calendar, adherence to local accounting standards and US GAAP, and effective internal controls.
What you’ll bring
- A record of partnering strategically with senior leaders, combining financial expertise with commercial judgment and the ability to influence important business and investment decisions.
- Experience assessing business and product portfolios, including growth potential, competitive position, profitability, innovation investment, product lifecycle economics, and resource allocation.
- The ability to turn complex financial, market, and operational information into clear recommendations and actions.
- Strong understanding of sustainable value creation in a P&L-accountable business, including revenue growth, market share, pricing, gross margin, innovation productivity, return on investment, resource allocation, and cash generation.
- Experience developing business cases and financial models for product development, portfolio investments, acquisitions, capital deployment, lifecycle decisions, and strategic growth initiatives.
- A track record of moving from insight to execution by establishing clear actions, accountability, milestones, and operating practices that improve business outcomes.
- Proven ability to recruit, develop, and lead high-performing teams, including finance talent with strong business partnering and strategic skills.
- Excellent communication, executive presentation, and analytical skills.
- Leadership and initiative that reflect Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4i values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or another relevant analytical field
- MBA or equivalent preferred
- 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience in a global organization
- 5 or more years of management experience
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company 401k, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $164,500.00–$219,300.00.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