Finance Manager/ Sr. Finance Manager - R&D

Roche; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche seeks a Finance Manager/Sr. Finance Manager to partner with R&D teams and lead enterprise-wide finance initiatives across pRED, gRED and PD.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, strategic decision support, and driving a new operating model that unites finance across the enterprise. Based in California, you will synthesize complex analyses into pragmatic guidance, influence senior leaders, and foster a culture of agile, data-driven decision making with a focus on drug

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree is required; MA/MBA is a plus.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant finance experience; experience as business partner or global controller is ideal.
• Excellent ability to influence senior management and strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex analyses into pragmatic guidance for business partners.
• Ability to network in a global, matrixed organization with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strategic agility to develop flexible scenarios and future-state planning.
• Passion for drug development processes and ability to operate with ambiguity.
• Proven financial stewardship, governance, and leadership/coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a finance enterprise partner to molecule teams and development functions.
• Lead value creation initiatives, drive productivity and transformation across teams.
• Support transparency and insights for sound business decisions.
• Co-create and deliver the new R&D Finance model and collaboration with eCOE.
• Build networks across the organization to drive business outcomes.
• Accelerate innovation and promote a digital culture within the R&D Finance network.
• Align interests with business needs and act on opportunities.

Education

Bachelor degree

MBA

Job description

The Opportunity

As Roche continues to look for ways to release funds for investment in R&D, Finance needs to take a stronger leadership role in the business. Moreover, as our innovation pipeline grows in its disease therapeutic diversity and technology platforms, Finance must play a critical role in ensuring relentless investments in areas that will drive step change, and be multiplicative rather than additive.

In line with the vision laid out in the Finance White Paper, the newly created R&D Finance Network supports pRED, gRED & PD and is focused on Finance Enterprise Partnering, advocating strong, trustful relationships based on a shared commitment to greater impact for patients as a whole company. This newly created R&D Finance operating model will enable Finance Managers to work as a network in one team.

R&D Finance Managers/Sr. Finance Managers will be business-savvy professionals who can put themselves in the shoes of their stakeholders, as we collectively strive for integrated solutions that bring together elements of our broad offering across Pharma, Diagnostics, and Insights. They will catalyze cross-collaboration between R&D units - which continue to operate autonomously to maximize innovation - and bring a holistic, end-to-end view across the enterprise. Their touch points along the whole value chain will be combined with a network that can make things happen. Drawing from a deep well of relevant technical skills, as well as communication and storytelling, they will challenge the status quo, have eye-level conversations, and help stakeholders to navigate the polarities of a complex world.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a finance enterprise partner to molecule teams and/or development functions in early and/or late stage.
• Serve as thought partner and leader in driving value creation in our pipeline, while also driving productivity and transformation initiatives across the teams. Drive transparency and insights to make good business decisions in support of our ambition.
• Help co-create and deliver the new R&D Finance model and advance the collaboration model between eCOE and other Finance units.
• Build (and dissolve) networks across the organization to drive important business outcomes and initiatives.
• Accelerate innovation and implement a true Digital Culture across the R&D Finance network.
• Seek opportunities to self align interests with business need and impact, while committing to action.

Who You Are

• Bachelor degree is required, MA/MBA is a plus
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant finance experience, ideally including several years of experience as business partner or global controller
• Excellent ability to interact with and influence decision-making at senior management levels, strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to synthesize complex analyses into pragmatic and actionable guidance for business partners
• Ability to network throughout a global, complex and matrixed organization and able to bring a dynamic and entrepreneurial mindset, seeking continuous opportunities and improvement
• Strategic agility to develop flexible scenarios and solutions; anticipate changing internal and competitive landscapes, can envision the future state of finance and the business and lead team(s) to develop and execute long-term initiatives
• Passion for the drug development processes and ability to work with ambiguity, balancing risk and reward and take smart risk
• Proven record of providing financial stewardship and ensuring Financial governance
• Proven leadership and coaching skills with a passion to develop and nurture talent
• High motivation to work collaboratively and to enable agile ways of working, creative mindset and empowered decision-making

The expected salary range for this position, based on the primary location in California, is $102,300 - $239,200. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

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