Senior Financial Analyst | JMCRS Operations

We are looking for a curious, seasoned Financial Analyst to join our team in supporting JAX Mice and Clinical Research Services. This senior-level role is ideal for a finance professional who combines strong data handling and analytical skills with a deep operational understanding and a collaborative approach to problem-solving. The successful candidate will execute complex financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting initiatives while working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. A key part of this role is fostering strong partnerships across the organization to support critical decision-making and ensure long-term financial sustainability.

What You’ll Contribute

• Build and maintain accurate financial and operational reports that drive action and improve outcomes.
• Communicate monthly the performance of supported areas to senior leaders with clear and actionable metrics that support operational decision making and financial performance improvements.
• Lead annual OPEX budgeting and monthly OPEX forecasting for supported areas using clear, actionable metrics that support financial performance and are easy for non-financial stakeholders to understand.
• Evaluate strategic expenditures and projects (e.g. CAPEX, R&D, Licensing) with ROI-based analysis, and collaborate across teams to monitor project outcomes.
• Lead or support ad hoc financial projects, reports, and strategic initiatives as needed.
  
  

What You Are Good At

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in financial analysis, with a focus on budgeting, forecasting, and operational finance.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of budgeting with five (5) or more years of successful experience providing a systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of budgets as the principal responsibility.
• Knowledge of the supervisory process and techniques of leadership as would normally be acquired through five (5) years of progressively increased responsibility culminating in a management position.
• Three to five years of financial analysis, costing and financial tool development required.
• Exceptional analytical acumen for investigating and explaining why financial and non-financial variances occur.
• Strong understanding of cost structures and the key drivers of operational and manufacturing expenses (e.g. labor, materials, outsourced & insourced services).
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational goals into measurable financial and non-financial KPIs.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with operational teams to ensure financial and non-financial KPIs are actionable.
• Proven experience in developing metric-driven financial models that enable fast and flexible planning cycles, including annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and scenario simulations for proposed changes.
• Adept at distinguishing leading vs. lagging indicators to drive proactive decision-making.
• Proficient in transforming data into compelling narratives that inspire strategic action.
• Capability to present findings clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in tools such as Excel and Power BI to extract, relate, interpret, and visualize data from multiple systems.
  
  

The salary range is $85,987 - $143,962. Salary will be determined based on qualifications and relevant experience.

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About JAX

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org .

EEO Statement

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