Project & Budget Analyst

Thermo Fisher Scientific; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Financial Manager for clinical research projects. This role involves administering budgets for studies, analyzing financial data, and collaborating with project leads to ensure resource efficiency. A bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance or related field.
• 2+ years complex project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Administers daily financial management of simple or moderately complex studies.
• Performs analysis of budget to actual data on a specified basis.
• Works closely with project lead to update resource forecasts.

Skills

Budgeting

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Digital Literacy

Project Management Principles

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, mathematics or related field

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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.

Discover Impactful Work:

We are passionate about being data and technically agile and driving enhanced value for our clients and patients. Determined to improve patient health, we help PPD provide industry-leading statistical, programming and clinical pharmacology contributions through global delivery, consistent quality adherence and scientific insight.

A day in the Life:

• Administers the daily financial management of simple or moderately complex studies, for the functional area's portion of a project budget, as assigned with minimal supervision.
• Performs review of contract and bidding assumptions.
• Performs analysis of budget to actual data on monthly or other specified basis.
• Works closely with project lead to update resource forecasts and unit grids, present and resolve pending issues with resource forecasts, unit grids and contract modifications.
• Close collaboration with other departments and project lead to coordinate financial aspects of functional area's portion of projects.
• Assists project team to identify risks, define reasons for unsupported hours, and attends risk meetings as needed.
• Prepares estimates for contract modifications.

Keys to Success:Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, mathematics or related field or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification, and Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years). The following education and experience is preferred:

Experience

2+ years complex project management experience to include allocation of resources against budget, forecasting, and completion/coordination of related quantitative and analytical tasks

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Shown budgeting and forecasting skills
• Solid analytical skills and capable of handling data effectively
• Solid problem solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong digital literacy (Microsoft Office, etc.) for analysis and presentation of data
• Good understanding of project management principles and application
• Capable of focusing on individual projects while covering similar aspects across multiple projects
• Capable of working independently
• Capable of providing mentorship and promoting partnership in a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities
• Positive attitude