Associate Director, R&D Finance Business Partner (Onsite)

Role Summary

The Associate Director, R&D Finance Business Partner provides strategic and analytical finance business partner with extensive experience supporting Research and Development Programs in the biopharmaceutical industry. Proven ability to partner with R&D program teams and leadership to drive data-informed decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and ensure financial discipline across a complex portfolio of clinical programs. Skilled in forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning with a strong understanding of drug development lifecycles and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Adds significant value to R&D pipeline programs and functions by creating and/or updating financial models and analyses that support decision-making and provide key insights to Senior Leaders and R&D project teams.
• Acts as the senior business partner for the assigned R&D programs and functions as an embedded resource to deliver financial information and data-driven business insights.
• Develops financial reports, including monthly and quarterly financial reports and associated variance reporting to budget and prior periods. Partners with key stakeholders to create an annual forecast and long-range plan, as well as support quarterly latest estimate process.
• Leads technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for various investments across R&D. Prepares financial analyses to support business requirements, governance interactions, and overall financial health of drug development programs.
• Performs ad-hoc analyses as needed that lead to actionable recommendations for the business (e.g., analyzing capital requirements, depreciation expenditure, return on investment).
• Collaborates with cross-functional business partners and teams within R&D, Medical Affairs, Human Resources, IT, Purchasing, and Accounting
• Supports the accounting function by assisting with the periodic contract accruals analyses.
• Challenges and develops current process and methodologies and pushes for improvement.
• Performs other functions and projects as assigned by the Senior Management.
• May work on other project that are specific to the assigned organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in finance, accounting or related field and 10+ years of finance or accounting experience with increasing levels of responsibility. Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) experience with biopharma organization preferred. FP&A systems experience. OR, Master’s degree or MBA preferred and 8+ years of similar experience noted above
• Life science experience
• FP&A expertise, including systems and tools.
• Ability to bridge communication gaps between finance and non-finance stakeholders
• US GAAP knowledge
• Must be computer proficient including advanced user level of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to handle confidential materials and information in a professional manner
• Process improvement mindset, self-motivated and self-directed

Skills

• Internal thought leader with technical and/or business expertise
• Applies in-depth knowledge of own area of expertise to solve problems
• Applies expertise to manage critical projects and/or relationships
• Integrates analysis of business objectives and strategic direction to resolve problems and recommend solutions
• Has input and helps drive short-term strategy and may be involved in long-term strategy on a functional level
• Strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking, influencing skills