Associate Director Finance Network Profitability & Strategic Performance (REMOTE)

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Overview

The role is responsible for supporting and executing profitability analysis, performance optimization, and strategic financial decision support across a network of 20+ operational sites spanning multiple service lines. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance – Network Profitability & Strategic Performance, the position serves as a key analytical and finance partner, developing insights into historical performance drivers, site economics, service line profitability, and long-term value creation opportunities.

The role leverages financial analytics, operational performance metrics, and business intelligence to evaluate profitability across locations, customers, services, and cost structures. Working closely with the Senior Director and cross-functional partners, the Assistant Director identifies and evaluates opportunities related to margin improvement, resource optimization, pricing, network efficiency, and capital allocation.

The position develops a fact-based understanding of profitability drivers and translates complex financial and operational data into actionable insights and recommendations that support improvements in margins, productivity, operational efficiency, and return on invested capital across the network.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and execute comprehensive profitability analysis across 20+ sites and multiple service offerings, identifying historical trends, margin drivers, cost variability, and opportunities to improve long-term financial performance. Develop financial models and analytical views that enable the Senior Director and business leaders to understand underlying performance drivers.
• Partner with Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Business Unit teams to analyze site-level economics, service-line profitability, customer profitability, resource utilization, and operational performance. Develop fact-based insights and recommendations to improve margins and optimize business outcomes, supporting the Senior Director in driving alignment and follow-through on key initiatives.
• Support the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of a network profitability framework that standardizes performance measurement, KPI reporting, benchmarking, and financial transparency across locations and service types. Maintain analytical rigor and consistency in profitability methodologies and reporting.
• Conduct strategic and ad hoc analyses related to volume, mix, labor productivity, overhead allocation, network footprint, capacity utilization, pricing, and investment opportunities. Develop financial models, scenarios, business cases, and recommendations to support the Senior Director and leadership decision-making.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline required.
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent advanced business qualification preferred.

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Strategic Finance, Operations Finance, Consulting, Business Analytics, or related roles.
• Experience performing profitability and financial analysis in complex, multi-site, multi-service, or geographically dispersed organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to identify margin, productivity, cost optimization, and business performance opportunities through financial and operational analysis.
• Strong ability to translate financial analysis into clear business insights and actionable recommendations.
• Strong financial modeling, business case development, and presentation skills.
• Ability to partner effectively with operational and commercial stakeholders and contribute to cross-functional initiatives.
• Advanced analytical capabilities utilizing large datasets, business intelligence tools, and financial reporting platforms.

Compensation Data

The annual pay range for this position in the USA is $120K - $135K USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, location and any collective agreements, if applicable. Remote candidates located outside the USA should be aware that the relevant pay range varies based on country and location.

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.