Senior Financial Analyst

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Senior Financial Analyst – Sera, Cell Biology Business Unit At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important 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 outstanding career experiences and perspectives. How you will make an impact: The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as the finance lead for the Sera business within Thermo Fisher Scientific's Biosciences Division (BID). The individual will partner directly with the Senior Director and General Manager of the Sera business and their leadership team, providing actionable financial insights to support business performance and strategic decision making. The role will have broad responsibility across FP&A, including revenue and gross margin analytics, operating expense management, capital investment, new product introduction modeling, forecasting, and strategic planning. This position offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to develop broad experience across BU and operational FP&A, strategic investment analysis, and business partnership within a global, highly matrixed organization.

Serve as a key finance business partner to the Senior Director and General Manager of the Sera business and their leadership team, providing financial analysis and insights to support business performance and strategic decision making. Perform detailed revenue and gross profit analysis, identifying key business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities and translating financial results into actionable insights. Develop and maintain analytics to understand gross margin performance, including the financial impact of price and supply volatility, product mix, sourcing dynamics, and other business drivers. Analyze manufacturing variances (OCOGs) and partner with operations, supply chain, accounting, and other stakeholders to understand root causes, quantify financial impacts, and identify opportunities to improve performance. Own forecasting, tracking, and analysis of the Sera operating expense budget, partnering with functional leaders to manage spending, evaluate investment priorities, and identify risks and opportunities. Support and oversee financial analysis related to capex investments, including business cases, financial returns, project tracking, and significant investments such as new site build-outs and capacity expansion. Develop financial models and business cases supporting new product introductions (NPI) and other incremental investments, including revenue and margin assumptions, investment requirements, scenario analysis, returns, and key financial risks. Support core FP&A operating mechanisms such as weekly KPI tracking, monthly business reviews, annual operating plan, and long term strategic planning Prepare clear, concise financial analyses and leadership materials that synthesize complex financial and operational information into meaningful business insights and recommendations. Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Marketing, R&D, Accounting, FP&A, and Division Finance teams to understand business drivers and support achievement of financial and strategic objectives. Support ad hoc analytical projects and strategic initiatives for Sera and Cell Biology leadership, including scenario modeling, investment analysis, productivity initiatives, and evaluation of business opportunities. Minimum Requirements / Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA and/or CPA a plus. 4+ years of progressive finance, accounting, or