Senior Finance Manager - qPCR Assays & Content

Thermo Fisher Scientific ‚Ä¢ Carlsbad, California ‚Ä¢ Full Time ‚Ä¢ $130,000–$190,000 / year

Posted on Tue, Jul 28, 2026

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

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:
qPCR Assays & Content is a $0.4B business within the Genetic Sciences Division, which offers qPCR solutions in Research, Clinical and Animal Health markets.
We are seeking a Finance Senior Manager who will provide finance and business partnering leadership across our global sites. This role will lead the finance function and be the key business partner for the VP/GM & Director team headquartered in Carlsbad California. This role will own the financial planning and analytics. In addition, the position holder will provide valuable decision support, identify and implement operational improvement opportunities and develop a strong business team!
What you will do:
• Lead AOP / QBR / STRAP/ MBR, in a matrixed financial forecast
• Monitor and analyze financials, including leading monthly and quarterly reporting (revenue, gross margin, OPEX, KPI's, CAPEX)
• Lead data analysis for the business, using complex data and problem solving
• Analyze financial and business performance against key business metrics and identify pertinent financial highlights, enabling understanding of progress against strategic business plans
• Understands and deploys the best tools / methods to effectively communicate complex data and topics
• Develops high quality effective presentations (i.e. engaging, motivating, concise, well-prep)
• Identify, communicate, and lead risk & opportunities
How you will get here:
Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree plus 6+ years of experience in progressive finance, including financial planning & analysis, reporting and analytics
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• An ideal candidate will possess excellent academic credentials and strong finance skills
• Proven understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), XX ERP (or equivalent), PowerPoint, and Hyperion is preferred
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Proven business partner and influencer


Travel requirements
• 10% domestic/international travel required

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $130,000.00$190,000.00.

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:

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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