Partner with R&D Global Project Teams as “financial advisor”, drive financial planning, reporting and performance management for several pipeline molecule/projects.
Accountable for deliverables related to these R&D projects, ensure quality of deliverables.
Drive analyses relevant to up-coming decisions with the project team, enabling quality project and portfolio decision making.
Prepare management presentations related to deliverables and present them to governance and executive management.
Responsible for target setting, quarterly estimates and other recurrent processes for specific molecules.
Drive generation of insights; regularly as well linked to decisions looking at implications both project and portfolio level.
Develop and participate in improvement and optimization initiatives in Group Finance, R&D and beyond.

A relevant master's degree (economics, business, finance or similar) and 8+ years' experience in R&D and/or R&D finance and/or portfolio analysis and management, ideally within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Experience and interest in decision making in R&D, with the ability to “bilingually translate” R&D terms into financials and vice versa.
Comfortable in an environment where R&D expects business-oriented finance support, and valuable/actionable insights.
Experience with using/making valuations (i.e. probability weighted NPV modelling), evaluating strategic options, and ideally exposure to portfolio management.
Experience with financial planning and performance management, knowledge about finance/accounting and accruals.
Strong stakeholder management skills, ability to collaborate transversally.
Ability to work independently with a critical sense, an analytical mindset and ability to communicate at a 30.000 feet view or go into details as needed.
Strategic mindset and problem-solving capabilities to drive continuous improvement.
Experience with planning systems (e.g. Plainsware) is an advantage.
Experienced MS Office user.
Ability to manage a periodically variable workload (e.g. linked to key project decisions, portfolio review, or closing of the budget).
Fluent in written and spoken English.

Senior Finance Business Partner, R&D Finance

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