Project Budget Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Join Us as a Project & Budget Analyst

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.

We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years.

As a Project & Budget Analyst, you will contribute to the achievement of financial and business objectives through timely monitoring and analysis of budgets and resource data for assigned project portfolio. You will work cross-functionally with other departments and functional project leads to complete assigned tasks on time.

What You'll Do:
• Administer 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.
• Perform review of contract and bidding assumptions.
• Perform analysis of budget to actual data on monthly or other specified basis.
• Work closely with project lead to update resource forecasts and unit grids,
present and resolve pending issues with resource forecasts, unit grids and
contract modifications.
• Work closely with other departments and project lead to oversee financial
aspects of functional area's portion of projects.
• Assist project team to identify risks, define reasons for unsupported hours, and
attend risk meetings as needed.
• Prepare estimates for contract modifications.

Education and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, mathematics or related field or equivalent and relevant formal
academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to
2+ years).
• 2+ years complex project management experience (including allocation of resources against budget,
forecasting, and completion/coordination of related quantitative and analytical task) is preferred

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Strong budgeting and forecasting skills
• Solid analytical skills and capable of handling data effectively
• Problem solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, etc.) for analysis and data presentation
• Good understanding of project management principles and application
• Know how to multitask
• Able to work independently
• Capable of providing mentorship and promoting teamwork in a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to adjust to changing priorities
• Excellent teamwork skills

Working Environment:
Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Why join us?
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.
Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs.