Senior Financial Analyst - R&D Business Planning

ZipRecruiter; Cambridge; On-site; USD 74,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotech company is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial health and strategic planning in R&D. This role involves collaborating with clinical operations and stakeholders to ensure efficient capital allocation and accurate financial forecasting. The ideal candidate has a strong finance background, thrives in cross-functional teams, and is motivated by challenges. This position offers significant career growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances

Fitness & Wellness programs

Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in finance or a highly analytical function.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage forecasting needs for early-stage clinical assets.
• Analyze historical spend to identify financial inefficiencies.
• Serve as a key financial partner to study teams.

Skills

Finance

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

About This Role

As a Senior Financial Analyst in R&D Business Planning, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the financial health and strategic planning of our clinical pipeline at both the program and study/trial levels. This role involves partnering closely with our R&D clinical operations team and other R&D functional stakeholders to facilitate robust study planning, clinical trial costing, long-range planning, annual budgeting, and continuous forecasting. You will also collaborate with external vendors to establish and manage precise financial forecasts.

Your contributions will ensure efficient allocation of capital by providing financial insights into the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) and delivering accurate study cost estimates. This role offers exciting career growth opportunities, including taking ownership of late-stage R&D program financials, engaging in strategic financial planning, supporting business development initiatives, and presenting insights to senior leadership.

What You’ll Do

1. Manage forecasting needs for early-stage clinical assets, ensuring alignment across key business stakeholders.
2. Utilize analytics and benchmarks to produce accurate, high-quality study models that are regularly updated.
3. Meet corporate timelines and processes associated with forecasts, including AOP, LRP, and quarterly interim reports.
4. Analyze historical spend to identify financial inefficiencies, propose cost containment solutions, and recommend areas for improvement.
5. Maintain fiscal vigilance on program spend and trends, supporting business planning partners as needed.
6. Serve as a key financial partner to study teams and Global Clinical Operations stakeholders.

Qualifications

Who You Are

You are passionate about finance and have a keen interest in biopharma and the drug development process. You thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy being the "go-to" finance representative for your team. Challenges don’t intimidate you; instead, they motivate you to refine your FP&A skillset. You are an independent thinker with a creative mindset, an eye for detail, and a pragmatic ability to focus on the most impactful priorities.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of work experience in finance or a highly analytical function.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) required.

Preferred Skills

• MBA
• Experience in biotech, pharma, and/or drug development
• Familiarity with Hyperion/Essbase is a plus.

Additional Information

The base salary range for this position is $74,000 to $97,000. The offered base salary is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short-term and long-term incentives, including cash bonuses and equity incentives, based on individual, business unit, and company performance.

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation plus an end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company-paid holidays + 3 days for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year
• Employee Resource Groups

Why Biogen?

We are a global team committed to excellence and innovation. As a mid-sized biotech company, we offer stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a difference. Our talented team works together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role vital to our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

We value diversity and inclusion, reflecting the communities we serve and the patients we help. Our culture is built on empowering employees from diverse backgrounds, fostering innovation and belonging.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected category. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.