Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary finance partner for strategy and decision making for the US Medical organization; partner with Medical leadership, their teams, and matrixed partners to meet financial targets and support business ambition.
- Shape financial direction using business drivers, performance levers, and strategic trade-offs; own meaningful KPIs, frame risks/opportunities early, and turn analysis into actions that improve performance.
- Lead planning and forecast cycles for Medical with rigor and accountability; own quality of analysis/modeling, drive partner alignment, ensure outputs are accurate/decision-ready with strong controls, governance, and auditable records.
- Own scenario analysis; challenge assumptions and support disciplined investment decisions grounded in data, strategy, and impact.
- Build trusted matrix partnerships; communicate with clarity/credibility, own the narrative, tailor messages, and influence decisions through follow-through and sound judgment.
- Drive process improvement through simplification, standardization, and smart tool use; adapt to change and build digital fluency to improve team performance over time.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelorβs degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years finance business partnering experience (budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, scenario planning).
- Presentation skills translating complex data into recommendations.
- Business advisory experience communicating complex insights to non-finance audiences.
- Influencing/engagement skills with senior stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in a matrix environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA/MS or professional finance qualification (CPA, CIMA, ACCA).
- Pharmaceutical/biotech/medical research finance experience.
- Digital fluency; SAP/planning tools/business intelligence platforms.
- Experience in business/functional unit/commercial P&L.
- Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to bridge finance/non-finance communication.