Director, Finance - Viral Vector & Advanced Therapies Business

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Waltham, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Director serves as a key member of the leadership team for the Viral Vector Services & Advanced Therapies business within the Pharma Services Group. As a leading CDMO partner supporting gene and advanced therapies, we provide end-to-end capabilities spanning process and analytical development through clinical and commercial manufacturing. Our experienced teams have successfully supported more than 100 client programs, delivering first-in-human clinical materials and accelerating innovative therapies from the laboratory to patients worldwide.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA strongly desired.
• Minimum of 10 years of dynamic finance experience with management roles, including finance leadership and operations finance expertise.
• Consistent record of outstanding results and team development
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to navigate in a matrix environment and across functional and global structures
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Strong executive presence
• Proficient in systems and data analytics
• Strong personal and business values aligned with the organization's principles

Nice To Haves

• Experience in driving transformation within operational organizations is desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership for the Viral Vector Services sites in the United States and Belgium, as well as the mRNA manufacturing site in Italy.
• Carry full responsibility for the financial performance of the business, including ownership of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow across the supported sites.
• Develop and execute financial strategies that drive profitable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.
• Lead a high-performing finance team responsible for forecasting, planning, performance management, and financial controls while ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer commitments.
• Influence key decisions related to investments, capacity, productivity, and resource allocation through data-driven insights and strong business partnership.
• Optimize operational performance, enhance financial outcomes, and support the continued growth of our global Advanced Therapies network.
• Establish efficient and effective methods and measure what matters to provide appropriate real-time insights.
• Drive meticulous, standardized, and clear financial reporting to key site level and business level metrics (i.e. backlog, site utilization, productivity savings, and return on investment) and provide insights to execution for all business initiatives.
• Ensure compliance and strong controls are applied throughout all business activities, upholding policies and US GAAP.
• Lead processes to develop operating plans down to the lowest level required driving accountability at the point of impact and ensuring there is alignment at all levels of the organization to deliver on financial objectives.
• Lead financial elements of the forecasting processes, including strategic plans and ongoing forecasts using predictive insights and innovative forecasting methods to drive improved accuracy and predictability.
• Collaborate to drive effective prioritization of business initiatives and alignment with financial objectives.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop talent, encouraging a continuous improvement mentality.
• Act as a trusted business partner to leadership, providing financial management and strategic insights and leading critical initiatives to drive profitable growth and achieve/outperform goals.
• Facilitate strong alignment and business partnership with all functions to drive successful outcomes including complexity reduction, efficiency, indirect cost management, inventory risk management, and capital allocation.

Benefits

• 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
• Short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director