Associate Director Finance DSA Lab Sciences; CPA REMOTE

Position: Associate Director Finance DSA Lab Sciences (CPA required) (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 This role partners with operational and commercial leaders across the Global CRL Lab Sciences business to drive financial performance, operational productivity, and data-driven decision-making. As a Finance Business Partner, you deliver actionable insights through forecasting, headcount and productivity analysis, commercial performance evaluation, KPI management, and operating income monitoring.

Serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders, you connect financial results with operational and commercial drivers, including scientific demand, volume throughput, backlog, capacity, and market trends. You support resource planning, operational efficiency, forecast accuracy and performance improvement initiatives across a global laboratory services portfolio.

Success in this role requires strong analytical and financial planning capabilities, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights, communicate key business drivers, and influence decision-making across operations, commercial teams, and finance. Through a combination of financial expertise and business acumen, you identify risks, opportunities, and actions that enhance growth, profitability, and operational effectiveness.

The role also supports the annual planning process, monthly business reviews, and strategic initiatives, ensuring leaders have timely and accurate information to make informed decisions.

This position may require occasional domestic and/or international travel (e.g. to CRL or client venues)
This position will work remote from home office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Business Partnership:
Serve as a trusted advisor to Operational and Commercial leaders, providing financial guidance, challenging assumptions, and influencing key business decisions.
• Forecasting:
Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes, improving forecast accuracy and business visibility.
• Backlog Management:
Monitor backlog performance, client demand trends, and forecast slippage to improve predictability and planning.
• Business Analytics:
Develop KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting that drive data-based decision-making and performance improvement.
• Margin Optimization:
Analyze pricing, margins, and study profitability to identify opportunities for revenue growth and margin expansion.
• Business Insights:
Translate complex operational and financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Performance Management:
Drive accountability through performance reviews, action tracking, and follow-up with business leaders.
• Resource Planning:
Support capacity, workload, productivity, and headcount planning through data-driven analysis.
• Strategic Investments:
Develop financial models and business cases to support investment decisions, strategic initiatives, and ROI tracking.
• Operating Income Performance:
Partner with operational and cost center leaders to improve efficiency, productivity, and operating income performance.
• Commercial Partnership:
Partner with Commercial leadership to evaluate pipeline, bookings, client trends, and market opportunities that support growth objectives.
• Commercial Effectiveness:
Analyze commercial productivity, resource utilization, and organizational performance to…