Senior Finance Manager, R&D Oncology

AbbVie; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Senior Finance Manager for R&D Oncology Clinical Finance. You will partner with the Oncology Clinical Development Team and Portfolio Program Management to drive financial planning, transparency of clinical spend, and cross-functional alignment for portfolio decisions.

You will lead data-driven decision support, collaborate across functions to deliver financial commitments, and influence senior leaders to optimize funding and cost control.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required; degree in Accounting, Finance and/or Health/Life Sciences preferred.
• 8-10 years of progressive finance experience.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration in dynamic settings.
• Ability to question assumptions and challenge the status quo.
• Influence and financial storytelling to executive audiences.
• Ability to influence across senior stakeholders and leadership.
• Strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Aptitude for process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic finance business partner to Oncology Clinical Development Team and Portfolio Program Management.
• Lead decision support in R&D partner meetings with data-driven analysis.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to deliver financial commitments and growth drivers.
• Develop insights and actions to manage deviations and optimize funding.
• Execute monthly, quarterly, LRP and LBE cycles.
• Conduct scenario planning and costing of clinical studies for governance meetings.
• Monitor study progress and justify estimates to senior management.
• Follow forecasting best practices and use cost calculators and categories.
• Develop understanding of trial cost interdependencies to guide partners.
• Provide variance analysis and management reporting schedules.
• Lead financial discussions with R&D leadership on spend components.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Financial storytelling

Stakeholder influence

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Process improvement

Pressure management

Education

BA/BS degree

Finance/Accounting degree preferred

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

BPC

ClinPro

Power BI

Clin2Pay

Job 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.

The Senior Finance Manager – R&D Oncology Clinical Finance serves as a key finance business partner to the Oncology Clinical Development Team and Portfolio Program Management. This role serves as a senior finance partner to R&D leadership, driving financial planning strategy, clinical spend transparency, and cross-functional alignment to enable sound portfolio decision-making.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Lead decision support in R&D business partner meetings through data-driven analysis, influencing and constructively challenging decisions to drive optimal outcomes and disciplined use of funding.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with the R&D organization to deliver financial commitments and identify and execute on 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.
• 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 causals 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.
• Lead financial discussions with R&D Therapeutic and Finance leadership, providing insights into the components of clinical spend and implications of changes to enable informed decision-making.
• Develop and mentor team members to expand their skill sets, positioning the team to support the growing needs of the business.

Required:

• BA/BS degree required; degree in Accounting, Finance and/or Health/Life Sciences preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive, relevant finance experience.
• Strong team player with a track record of 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.
• Proven leadership presence with the ability to tailor communication and financial storytelling to executive audiences
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive alignment across senior stakeholders and leadership
• 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's degree in a related field.
• Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience strongly encouraged.
• Experience with SAP, BPC, ClinPro, Power BI, and/or Clin2Pay.

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

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

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employer remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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