Director, Global Commercial Finance Business Partner

BioSpace; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k retirement savings plan

Flexible paid vacation

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Finance Business Partnering to provide strategic finance partnering to Global Commercial. The role focuses on embedding financial insight into function-level strategy and execution within a cross-matrixed organization.

You will shape outcomes, translate strategy into financially sound decisions, and strengthen financial thinking across the function while partnering with senior leaders to align with enterprise objectives.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or MBA.
• Typically, 12+ years’ progressive finance experience, including senior business partnering roles.
• Strong life‑sciences business understanding (e.g. R&D, Tech Ops, Commercial, or regulated environments).

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead Finance adviser to Oncology Function Heads and senior leadership teams.
• Embed Finance into function‑level strategic and operational decision‑making through insight, challenge, and recommendation.
• Provide forward‑looking insight to support improved outcomes and corrective action.
• Drive cost discipline, productivity, and value optimization within the function.
• Lead financial evaluation of significant function‑level initiatives and investments.
• Ensure recommendations are supported by robust analysis and transparent assumptions.

Skills

Influence senior leaders

Proactive mindset

Cross‑functional leadership

Commercial judgment

Education

Qualified accountant or MBA

Job description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

The Director, Finance Business Partner is a senior Finance leader accountable for strategic finance business partnering to Global Commercial. The role supports Function Heads and leadership teams by embedding financial insight, challenge, and enterprise perspective into function‑level strategy, prioritization, and execution decisions.

The Director actively shapes outcomes within the function, influencing priorities, trade‑offs, and resource deployment, while operating within established enterprise frameworks, governance and leading effectively across a cross‑matrixed organization to align stakeholders and drive outcomes. The role is expected to translate strategy into financially sound decisions and to strengthen the quality of financial thinking across the function.

Finance Business Partnering

• Act as the lead Finance adviser to Oncology Function Heads and senior leadership teams
• Embed Finance into function‑level strategic and operational decision‑making through insight, challenge, and recommendation
• Provide financial leadership for a global [function] with responsibility for a budget of $X across multiple regions/business units
• Own the financial planning, forecasting, and performance outcomes for the function, ensuring delivery against financial targets and alignment with enterprise objectives
• Build strong senior‑level relationships to influence priorities and outcomes within the function
• Represent Finance perspectives within the function and promote alignment with broader enterprise objectives

Performance Management & Insight

• Lead senior‑level performance discussions focused on function and portfolio performance, drivers, risks, and opportunities
• Provide forward‑looking insight to support improved outcomes and corrective action
• Drive cost discipline, productivity, and value optimization within the function
• Escalate material risks and opportunities where enterprise alignment or intervention is required

Decision Support & Analysis

• Lead financial evaluation of significant function‑level initiatives and investments
• Frame options, trade‑offs, and implications to support senior leadership decisions
• Ensure recommendations are supported by robust analysis and transparent assumptions
• Influence decisions by shaping alternatives within the function’s strategic context

Financial Governance & Controls

• Apply and enforce financial governance frameworks to ensure disciplined decision‑making
• Review and challenge business cases and investment proposals within the function
• Ensure compliance with Finance policies, controls, and approval requirements
• Strengthen accountability and transparency within the functional decision process

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Qualified accountant or MBA
• Typically, 12+ years’ progressive finance experience, including senior business partnering roles
• Strong life‑sciences business understanding (e.g. R&D, Tech Ops, Commercial, or regulated environments)

Commercial Oncology Experience Preferred

• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior leaders with confidence and credibility
• Proactivity and curiosity mindset
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence effectively within a complex, cross‑matrixed organization
• Strong commercial judgement, enterprise mindset, and leadership presence

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is: $180,000.00 - $270,000.00

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html.