Associate Director, TOPS Finance – Technical Development & Quality
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
August 11, 2026
Remote friendly (San Rafael, CA)
United States
Corporate Functions
Associate Director, TOPS Finance – Technical Development & Quality
Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary finance business partner for Technical Development and Global Quality leadership; provide financial analysis, insight, and recommendations.
- Lead annual operating plan, forecast, and long-range planning for supported functions; align plans to business priorities, portfolio timelines, technical milestones, quality initiatives, and enterprise commitments.
- Develop executive-ready financial materials (variance analysis, forecast bridges, investment business cases, risk/opportunity assessments, leadership presentations).
- Partner with functional leaders to translate spend, headcount, capital, program activity, vendor commitments, and project timelines into accurate forecasts.
- Build/maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and KPIs to evaluate strategic options, trade-offs, cost efficiencies, productivity opportunities, and investment decisions.
- Provide financial oversight for operating expenses, capital investments, headcount, allocations, and project spend; ensure internal control and reporting alignment.
- Collaborate with Accounting, Corporate FP&A, TOPS Finance, Procurement, HR, Program Management, Technical Development, Quality, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate actuals and robust, timely forecasting.
- Identify and implement process/reporting/systems improvements to enhance FP&A efficiency, data quality, planning discipline, and transparency.
Leadership Expectations:
- Advise senior leaders; challenge constructively, influence decisions, and connect financial outcomes to operational strategy.
- Maintain ownership, judgement, and accountability; communicate clearly to finance, technical/quality, and executive audiences.
Required Experience/Capabilities:
- 10+ years progressive finance/FP&A/accounting/business advisory (biotech/pharma/life sciences or similar complex multinational preferred).
- Strategic support for operating plans, forecasts, long-range plans, business cases, and resource allocation.
- Strong technical finance skills: modeling, variance analysis, scenario planning, KPI development, investment evaluation, financial storytelling.
- Knowledge of financial planning, management reporting, internal controls, and link between operations and accounting/enterprise performance.
- Advanced Excel & PowerPoint; enterprise systems experience (Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, Anaplan, SAC, Power BI, or similar) strongly preferred.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience supporting technically complex functions (technical operations, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, R&D, CMC, product development).
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field (required).
- Advanced degree/CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA/MBA or equivalent preferred.
Location/Travel:
- Based in San Rafael or US Remote (subject to business needs); occasional travel may be required.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary finance business partner for Technical Development and Global Quality leadership; provide financial analysis, insight, and recommendations.
- Lead annual operating plan, forecast, and long-range planning for supported functions; align plans to business priorities, portfolio timelines, technical milestones, quality initiatives, and enterprise commitments.
- Develop executive-ready financial materials (variance analysis, forecast bridges, investment business cases, risk/opportunity assessments, leadership presentations).
- Partner with functional leaders to translate spend, headcount, capital, program activity, vendor commitments, and project timelines into accurate forecasts.
- Build/maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and KPIs to evaluate strategic options, trade-offs, cost efficiencies, productivity opportunities, and investment decisions.
- Provide financial oversight for operating expenses, capital investments, headcount, allocations, and project spend; ensure internal control and reporting alignment.
- Collaborate with Accounting, Corporate FP&A, TOPS Finance, Procurement, HR, Program Management, Technical Development, Quality, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate actuals and robust, timely forecasting.
- Identify and implement process/reporting/systems improvements to enhance FP&A efficiency, data quality, planning discipline, and transparency.
Leadership Expectations:
- Advise senior leaders; challenge constructively, influence decisions, and connect financial outcomes to operational strategy.
- Maintain ownership, judgement, and accountability; communicate clearly to finance, technical/quality, and executive audiences.
Required Experience/Capabilities:
- 10+ years progressive finance/FP&A/accounting/business advisory (biotech/pharma/life sciences or similar complex multinational preferred).
- Strategic support for operating plans, forecasts, long-range plans, business cases, and resource allocation.
- Strong technical finance skills: modeling, variance analysis, scenario planning, KPI development, investment evaluation, financial storytelling.
- Knowledge of financial planning, management reporting, internal controls, and link between operations and accounting/enterprise performance.
- Advanced Excel & PowerPoint; enterprise systems experience (Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, Anaplan, SAC, Power BI, or similar) strongly preferred.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience supporting technically complex functions (technical operations, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, R&D, CMC, product development).
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field (required).
- Advanced degree/CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA/MBA or equivalent preferred.
Location/Travel:
- Based in San Rafael or US Remote (subject to business needs); occasional travel may be required.