Senior Manager, R&D Finance
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JobgetherLife sciences
US-based remote positionFull-TimeManager
SalaryRanging from $133,000 to $178,000, depending on relevant experience, qualifications, skills, and work location.
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least seven years of overall professional experience, including six or more years of progressively responsible financial planning and analysis (FP&A) or finance experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or the life sciences industry.
- Required Skills
- SAPMicrosoft ExcelPowerPoint
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Life Sciences, or a related field.
- At least seven years of overall professional experience, including six or more years of progressively responsible FP&A or finance experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences.
- Significant experience supporting global R&D organizations and understanding research, clinical development, and pharmaceutical development processes.
- Experience managing R&D or clinical development budgets, monthly financial close, global financial consolidation, and executive reporting.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and long-range financial planning.
- Expertise in pipeline valuation, portfolio analytics, scenario modeling, and risk-adjusted financial decision-making.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including developing financial models and executive presentations.
- Hands-on experience with financial planning and analytics tools such as SAP, TM1, Anaplan, Hyperion, Power BI, or Tableau.
- Experience using automation or AI-enabled tools to improve financial processes, reporting efficiency, and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to synthesize complex scientific, operational, and financial information into actionable insights for senior leadership.
- Strong stakeholder management, project management, and organizational skills, including managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- An MBA, CPA designation, or another relevant advanced qualification is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Lead quarterly forecasting, monthly financial reporting, and consolidation for global R&D activities.
- Coordinate financial inputs across functions and development programs to consolidate R&D spending, commitments, and projected performance.
- Prepare executive reporting packages, budget-versus-actual analyses, variance commentary, and risk and opportunity assessments.
- Support global R&D budgeting, financial planning, and long-range planning.
- Conduct financial analyses and pipeline valuations to assess investments, development programs, and portfolio priorities.
- Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and risk-adjusted valuation frameworks for investment and resource-allocation decisions.
- Partner with R&D, Commercial, Finance, and other stakeholders to provide financial insights and support governance and investment reviews.
- Maintain and enhance financial models, reporting dashboards, tracking templates, and analytical tools.
- Implement process improvements through reporting automation, standardized workflows, and modern financial technologies, including AI-enabled tools where appropriate.
- Strengthen the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of financial data and reporting while improving FP&A process efficiency.
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