Business Unit Finance Director- East Coast

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 12+ years of progressively responsible finance and business partnering experience, including managing global teams

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent consultancy skills with ability to function as an effective and trusted partner to internal clients at all levels of the organization
• Proven leadership and management skills
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of accounting/financial principles and best practices with sophisticated analytical and quantitative skills
• Expert business acumen with ability to understand complex organizational structures and environments
• Advanced level of skill in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data
• Proven skill to influence at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively delegate and balance work and deliver against competing demands

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• This role requires independent travel up to 25%, inclusive of traveling in automobiles, airplanes, and trains