Finance Manager R&D - Oncology

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Finance Manager – R&D Oncology to be a key finance business partner for the Oncology Clinical Development Team and Portfolio Program Management. You will drive financial planning, analysis, and spend forecasting to enable sound resource allocation.

Responsibilities include scenario planning, study cost revision, variance analysis, and presenting insights to R&D leadership. Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required; Finance and/or Health/Life Sciences preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive finance experience.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced settings.
• Ability to challenge status quo to improve processes and outcomes.
• Strong leadership and communication, with stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Forecast clinical spend and support resource allocation for oncology programs.
• Conduct scenario planning and costing of clinical studies for portfolio governance.
• Provide variance analysis and meaningful management reporting.
• Prepare financial insights for R&D leadership to inform decisions.
• Partner with Oncology Clinical Development and Finance to drive value.
• Collaborate across R&D to deliver on financial commitments and growth drivers.
• Support month/quarter/LRP/LBE cycles with data-driven analysis.

Skills

Finance partner

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

SAP

Power BI

ClinPro

Clin2Pay

Education

BA/BS in Finance or Life Sciences

MBA (preferred)

Tools

BPC

Clinical cost calculator

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Finance Manager – R&D Oncology serves as a key finance business partner to the Oncology Clinical Development Team and Portfolio Program Management. This role provides financial planning, analysis, and decision support to R&D leadership, ensuring the integrity of clinical spend forecasting and enabling sound resource allocation.

• Conduct scenario planning and costing of clinical studies to support portfolio submissions, key strategic governance meetings, and business development opportunities.

• Monitor study progress and revise study estimates with timely and relevant causal rationale for senior management. Maintain integrity of financials and strong internal control environment for clinical study accounting (ROSS accounting).

• Adhere to the forecasting best practices and utilization of the R&D clinical cost calculator and cost categories established by the R&D forecasting COE and elevate unique or unusual situations.

• Develop a deep understanding of clinical trial cost interdependencies to provide clear, actionable financial guidance to clinical and finance partners.

• Provide relevant variance analysis for each planning cycle; develop meaningful management reporting schedules and ensure accuracy and predictability of results.

• Prepare and present financial insights in discussions with R&D Therapeutic and Finance leadership, highlighting the components of clinical spend and the implications of changes to enable informed decision-making.

• Serve as a strategic finance business partner to the Oncology Clinical Development Team and Portfolio Program Management, building trusted relationships that drive sound financial planning and decision-making.

• Play an active role in R&D business partner meetings, providing decision support through data-driven analysis and contributing financial perspective to inform and shape decisions related to funding and resource use.

• Proactively collaborate with the R&D organization to deliver on financial commitments and identify and deliver strategic and growth value drivers.

• Develop insights and recommend actions to manage any deviations from plan; ensure coherent financial analysis and alignment across functions through the identification of opportunities to invest, reduce costs, and mitigate risks.

• Execute and manage all aspects of monthly, quarterly, Plan, Long Range Plan (LRP), and Latest Business Estimate (LBE) cycles as required.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required:

• BA/BS degreerequired; degree in Finance and/or Health/Life Sciences preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive, relevant finance experience.

• Strong teamplayer witha track recordof effective cross-functional collaboration in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

• Demonstrated willingness to question assumptions and constructively challenge the status quo to improve processes and outcomes.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to tailor information and communication style based on audience needs.

• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Aptitude for identifying process improvement opportunities and driving continuous improvement.

Preferred:

• MBA or Master'sdegree in related field.

• Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experiencestronglyencouraged.

• Experience with SAP, BPC, ClinPro, Power BI, and/or Clin2Pay.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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