Margin and Operations Finance Manager

Baylor Genetics

. Serve as FP&A's primary finance partner to laboratory operations and related operating functions .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) with a focus on cost modeling, operational performance analysis, and strategic financial insights. Proficient in developing financial and operational KPIs while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive margin improvement initiatives.

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Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)Cost ModelingAdvanced Excel SkillsWorkday Adaptive PlanningOperational Performance Analysis

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Hard Skills

Cost Behavior AnalysisGross Margin ModelingCapacity Utilization ModelingCost-Per-Test ModelsROI AnalysisNPV AnalysisScenario AnalysisVariance AnalysisKPI DevelopmentFinancial Forecasting

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

Workday Adaptive PlanningBusiness Intelligence ToolsFinancial Modeling Software

Industry Keywords

Laboratory OperationsHealthcare OperationsSupply Chain ManagementCost AnalyticsHigh-Volume Operating Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as FP&A's primary finance partner to laboratory operations and related operating functions
Establish forward-looking visibility into cost of services, gross margin, cost-to-serve, capacity, labor productivity, reagent and consumable utilization, supply-chain economics, and operational improvement initiatives
Own forward-looking FP&A forecasts for cost of services using operational drivers
Translate revenue and operating assumptions into gross-margin outlooks
Develop and maintain cost-per-test and cost-to-serve models
Model laboratory capacity, throughput, utilization, and incremental capacity requirements
Analyze staffing, overtime, throughput, labor utilization, and productivity
Analyze reagent and consumable utilization, yield, waste, purchase economics, and volume sensitivity
Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement on sourcing, purchasing, inventory, and vendor initiatives
Produce integrated gross-margin bridges and operational variance analyses
Establish financial baselines, validate business cases, and track realized savings from margin initiatives
Evaluate operating investments using ROI, payback, NPV, and scenario analysis
Develop leading financial and operational KPIs
Track COS and gross-margin forecast accuracy and quantify margin risks and opportunities
Participate in operating reviews and translate operational performance into financial implications and actions
Prepare analyses for executive reviews, forecasts, and Board materials
Partner with FP&A Systems & BI to embed cost drivers and margin reporting into Adaptive and governed BI tools

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or related field required
MBA or advanced degree preferred
Typically 7+ years of progressive FP&A, operations finance, cost analytics, or strategic-finance experience
Experience in diagnostics, laboratory, manufacturing, healthcare operations, or another high-volume operating environment preferred
Strong knowledge of cost behavior, fixed versus variable cost structures, gross margin, standard costs, and operational-driver modeling
Demonstrated ability to build cost-to-serve, capacity, productivity, business-case, and scenario models
Experience partnering directly with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, or technical leaders
Advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills
Workday Adaptive Planning or comparable EPM experience preferred
Experience analyzing labor, materials/reagents, consumables, logistics, send-outs, and other operational cost drivers strongly preferred
Ability to distinguish accounting variance from underlying operational economics and translate findings into management actions
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex margin and operational issues to senior leadership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace
Reasonable accommodation during the application process