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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.
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.
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Who's Hiring
- Clients Blackbox68
- Alvarez & Marsal21
- Abco Maintenance19
- Molina Healthcare7
- Energy Systems7
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services24
- Technology & Software6
- Healthcare & Medical Services5
- Construction & Real Estate2
- Energy1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote head of performance marketing jobs.
- 7 or more years of experience in paid media with at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Proven ownership of substantial paid search and paid social budgets with measurable ROAS outcomes
- Deep proficiency in Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and attribution platforms such as Google Analytics
- Experience building and managing a performance marketing team across multiple channels
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into budget and strategy recommendations
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or a related field, with an MBA preferred at senior levels
Tips for Your Remote Head of Performance Marketing Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote head of performance marketing openings from companies across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your channel expertise and apply directly without sifting through non-remote listings.
Prove async communication in your materials
Remote hiring managers read your cover letter and resume as a live test of written clarity. Show you can communicate strategy, context, and results in writing, since most remote head of performance marketing collaboration happens through Slack, Notion, and Loom rather than in meetings.
Quantify budget ownership and attribution experience
Remote employers can't observe your process, so they hire on outcomes. Lead every application with specific numbers: total paid budget managed, ROAS or CAC improvements, and the attribution model you used to measure performance across channels.
Prepare for remote-specific screening questions
Distributed teams consistently ask how you prioritize across channels without a manager directing daily work and how you align paid strategy with product and analytics partners you never meet in person. Prepare concrete examples that show independent judgment at the channel and budget level.
Remote Head of Performance Marketing Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote head of performance marketing job?
Target companies that are remote-first or run distributed marketing teams, since they build workflows around async communication from day one. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, written clarity, and demonstrated ownership of paid channel performance without day-to-day oversight. Candidates who can show cross-channel attribution experience, budget ownership at scale, and a history of shipping results independently stand out in remote hiring processes.
Which companies hire remote head of performance marketings?
Remote head of performance marketing roles are posted by Clients Blackbox, Alvarez & Marsal, and Abco Maintenance and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first SaaS companies, D2C e-commerce brands, and high-growth fintech firms are the most consistent sources of these fully distributed roles.
Can you get a remote head of performance marketing job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry is harder because employers expect you to manage paid budgets and report results without close supervision from day one. Early-career candidates have the best shot at remote-first startups willing to train, especially if they can show hands-on work running paid campaigns, freelance client results, or a portfolio of channel experiments with measurable outcomes.
Do you need a degree for remote head of performance marketing jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in performance marketing weigh demonstrated results, platform certifications, and owned-channel experience more heavily than a formal degree. A portfolio showing CAC improvement, ROAS gains, or scaled paid budgets carries more weight in remote hiring conversations than the name of a university.
Which industries hire the most remote head of performance marketings?
The sectors hiring the most remote head of performance marketings are Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed performance teams because paid acquisition strategy translates cleanly to async workflows and results-based accountability.
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