Associate Director Finance Network Profitability & Strategic ; 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.

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.

• 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.

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,…