Senior Finance Business Partner, Scientific Affairs and R&D
Core
Senior Finance Business Partner supporting the Chief Development & Medical Officer and Scientific Affairs Leadership Team (SALT) by delivering expert business partnership and strong financial acumen across Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety, and R&D functions.
Role type
Senior Finance Business Partner (Scientific Affairs and R&D)
Builds
Global Scientific Affairs and R&D budget, forecasts, and performance tracking for a pharmaceutical company.
Domain
Pharmaceutical / Life Science / Medical Devices
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Budgeting & forecasting, financial control, variance analysis, strategic decision support, resource prioritisation, cost allocation modeling, stakeholder management, clinical development knowledge
Preferred skills
Multi-phased clinical development experience, MBA, embedded finance partnership in global matrix environments
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Lead Budgeting & Forecasting processes for Global Scientific Affairs and R&D Functions; Track and control global Actuals vs Budgets; Prepare and support delivery of Global Scientific Affairs Budget presentations for ExCo; Collaborate on financial implications of Restructuring or FTE changes; Support the Financial Controller of MRL with operational month-end activities and year-end audit work.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC