Manager, R&D Finance

Role Summary

Manager, R&D Finance in Cambridge, MA. Support financial and accounting activities for a strategic R&D partnership, manage a complex cost-sharing structure, and contribute to clinical trial financial duties within the clinical finance team. Drive process improvements across systems and deliverables to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the R&D cost-sharing mechanism for a strategic R&D partnership with an external biotech, including direct and indirect costs.
• Support financial planning, tracking, reporting, variance analysis, and monthly close processes.
• Assist budgeting efforts, including budget consolidation for internal governance and joint steering committees.
• Support monthly/quarterly closes, including accrual calculation and journal entries; ensure timely, accurate closes.
• Foster relationships with functional project members and provide business partnering support to meet alliance deliverables and resolve issues.
• Develop understanding of clinical trial budget management and support the clinical trial finance team with monthly close and process improvements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree
• At least 5 years of experience in R&D/equivalent and FP&A
• Demonstrated understanding of business operations and measurements
• Experience in reporting, planning, and monthly variance analysis
• Financial planning and reporting systems experience
• Experience working with datasets and reporting for stakeholders
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and problem-solving
• Experience operating in a global/matrix environment

Skills

• Analytical: ability to determine analyses to address business questions and interpret data inputs to financial models
• Teamwork: drive decision-making within a cross-functional, global team
• Communication: strong negotiation, diplomacy, and persuasive skills in a matrix environment
• Management: ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to change
• Relationship: ability to gain trust of high-level management and leverage relationships
• Entrepreneurial: ownership of activities and projects, creative problem-solving
• Leadership: set priorities, develop workflows, and direct a team with no formal reporting line
• Industry acumen: define and implement solutions based on pharmaceutical industry trends and needs

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree