Director, IT – Financial Transformation

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🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1956

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Healthcare • Logistics • Manufacturing

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by supporting life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing laboratory productivity, and improving patient health through diagnostics and the development of life-changing therapies. With a global team, they offer innovative technologies and pharmaceutical services through brands such as Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD.

📋 Description

• Define and execute the technology strategy supporting the global Finance function within the Clinical Trials Division • Own the Oracle Cloud Financials platform and related financial systems, including SAP S/4HANA and Oracle Cloud ERP • Lead finance system strategy, finance applications, and business process transformation • Develop and execute a multi-year Finance technology roadmap • Align IT investments with Finance priorities including digital transformation, compliance, efficiency, and scalability • Advise Finance executives, process owners, and regional finance leaders • Evaluate and implement AI, automation, analytics, and cloud-based finance technologies • Drive ERP modernization, optimization, upgrades, releases, migrations, and transformation programs • Establish governance for ERP configuration and enhancements • Standardize finance business processes across regions and business units • Define global process templates, eliminate unnecessary customization, and promote best practices • Lead process documentation, governance, harmonization, and continuous improvement • Build relationships with Finance executives and stakeholders across the Clinical Trials Division • Lead steering committees and governance forums • Lead global finance transformation initiatives from strategy through implementation • Oversee cross-functional programs involving Finance, IT, Clinical Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and external partners • Manage project portfolios, budgets, risks, and executive communications • Drive organizational change management and user adoption • Manage the global Finance application ecosystem • Ensure systems support SOX, internal controls, audit, segregation of duties, and regulatory requirements • Develop talent and succession plans • Foster accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement • Manage strategic vendor relationships and outsourced service providers • Deliver measurable business value through standardization, automation, ERP optimization, improved financial close, adoption, and compliance

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or related field • 12+ years of progressive IT leadership experience • 7+ years supporting enterprise Finance organizations • 5+ years leading global ERP implementations or support organizations • Experience leading and working with geographically distributed teams • Understanding of clinical trial or life sciences industry financial operations • Preferred experience with Oracle Cloud ERP, SAP, or other enterprise systems • Preferred experience with finance transformation initiatives within clinical trials or life sciences environments • Preferred experience with Shared Services organizations supporting global operations • Preferred experience with global process ownership models • Preferred experience with system or cloud migrations • Preferred experience with mergers & acquisitions integration in the life sciences sector • Preferred pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry experience • Familiarity with clinical trial financial management and passthrough cost models • Strong knowledge of ERP Finance modules, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Consolidation, Financial Planning & Analysis, Master Data Management, integration platforms, and financial systems supporting clinical trial operations • Strategic thinking, executive communication, business acumen, financial management, organizational leadership, influence without authority, change leadership, talent development, customer focus, results orientation, cross-functional collaboration, global mindset, and understanding of clinical research business models

🏖️ Benefits

• Global career development opportunities • Resources to achieve individual career goals • Fully remote work arrangement