Director, Finance Transformation

Biogen, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Fitness reimbursement

Sick time

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Biogen, Inc. seeks a Director of Finance Transformation to spearhead FP&A technology and process modernization. This role bridges finance and IT, owning system enhancements, automation, and AI-enabled analytics across the FP&A function.

You will steer multi-year plans, drive the AI roadmap, and ensure vendor/IT alignment while delivering measurable finance outcomes in a complex biopharma environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of FP&A experience with planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Hands-on ERP/EPM implementation experience (Oracle, Workday, SAP or Anaplan).
• Familiar with AI/ML applications in finance for forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Ability to translate finance and technology requirements into specs.
• Experience in a matrixed environment with IT, business leaders and vendors.
• Proven track record of credibility and influence with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a multi-year FP&A technology and process plan.
• Translate strategy into actionable requirements across initiatives.
• Drive the AI roadmap for FP&A including predictive forecasting.
• Represent FP&A in finance system design and modernization efforts.
• Partner with IT and data engineering on enterprise data strategy.
• Monitor progress and identify risks to milestones; adjust plans.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and roadmaps with technical fluency.
• Lead reporting/visualization capabilities in a scalable environment.

Skills

FP&A experience

ERP/EPM implementation

AI in finance

Requirements translation

Matrixed environment

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Workday

SAP

Anaplan

Job description

About This Role

As the Director of Finance Transformation, you will be at the forefront of Biogen's finance and IT modernization initiatives and the strategic owner of these workstreams within the FP&A organization. This newly created role is pivotal in bridging finance and technology, ensuring that enterprise-wide initiatives such as system enhancements, process automation, and AI-enabled analytics are designed and delivered to advance FP&A’s capabilities. You will define what FP&A needs from transformation efforts, influence cross-functional prioritization, and hold stakeholders accountable to finance outcomes. With deep FP&A experience and having lived through major systems implementations, you are energized by the broad scope and opportunity to make a lasting impact on FP&A operations. Your contributions will enhance FP&A's ability to service the business, fitting seamlessly into Biogen's overall business structure.

What You’ll Do

Define and maintain a multi-year view of FP&A’s technology and process needs, focusing on enterprise data strategy, planning, and reporting architecture. Translate FP&A strategy into actionable requirements across key initiatives including system modernization and reporting evolution. Drive the AI roadmap for FP&A, identifying high-value use cases such as predictive forecasting and automated variance analysis. Represent FP&A in finance system design and modernization efforts, ensuring alignment with operational requirements. Partner with IT and data engineering on the enterprise finance data strategy, embedding FP&A’s reporting and analytics needs. Review systems deliverables to ensure they meet FP&A’s functional and operational requirements. Monitor finance workstream progress, proactively identifying risks and ensuring milestones are met. Engage thoughtfully with vendor proposals and project roadmaps, evaluating recommendations with technical fluency. Lead the development and integration of FP&A’s reporting and visualization capabilities into a scalable environment. Expand analytical capabilities, including tools for outlier detection and predictive forecasting. Communicate transformation priorities clearly to Senior Finance leaders and drive adoption within FP&A through training.

Who You Are

You are a visionary leader who thrives in a dynamic environment, with a passion for transforming finance operations through innovation and strategic thinking. You possess a deep understanding of FP&A and have the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable finance strategies. Your collaborative nature and strong communication skills make you an effective bridge between finance and technology teams. You are committed to driving change and are motivated by the opportunity to make a significant impact on business performance.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience in FP&A with expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Direct, hands-on experience in at least one full-cycle ERP or EPM implementation such as Oracle, Workday, SAP, or Anaplan.
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in finance such as driver-based forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Ability to translate finance and technology requirements, write functional requirements, and review data models.
• Experience in a matrixed environment working with IT, business leaders, shared services, and external vendors.
• Proven track record of operating at a senior stakeholder level with credibility and influence.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Preferred Skills

• Background in biopharma, life sciences, or healthcare.
• Familiarity with modern data infrastructure concepts such as data warehouses and BI tooling.
• MBA or CPA.

Job Level

Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $188,000.00-$259,000.00

Base salary offered 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 bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees' and their families 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 Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives. At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.

Read on to learn more about Biogen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

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