Global Product Teams Finance Manager, R&D Finance

Global Product Teams Finance Manager, R&D Finance

Gaithersburg, MD

Finance

Hybrid Work- on average 3 days a week from office

Are you ready to use your financial expertise to spark innovation? Are you passionate about shaping business strategy and guiding key decisions? If so join AstraZeneca and help deliver life-changing breakthroughs in oncology!

At AstraZeneca, your work matters. We put patients first and thrive on collaboration, diversity, and ongoing learning. As part of our Global R&D Finance team, you’ll work directly with senior leaders, influencing major R&D decisions and advancing our medicine pipeline.

What you'll do

As the finance lead on Early Global Product Teams, you’ll enable smart, data-driven decision-making. Major responsibilities will be to:

• Ensure that all investment decisions have an internally consistent, robust financial case supporting them and that they are in line with strategy.

• Provide input to all governance body papers (e.g. Early Stage Portfolio Committee), leading the preparation of the financial sections

• Ensure senior Finance leaders are appropriately briefed ahead of key decision points

• Deliver Post Deal Management Finance support for any external agreements. This includes understanding and managing AZ financial rights and obligations.

• Provide proactive financial analysis and scenario modelling to support teams in assessing the cost and value impact of critical project decisions, including but not exclusively clinical trial design.

• Work with the Therapeutic Area Finance Directors to monitor the value of R&D spend and assess the impact of any key changes to project & portfolio development assumptions and key deviations from plan.

• Support the monthly close analysis and forward plans with up to date asset forecasts/valuations.

• Undertake ad hoc project work to assist in the improvement of the R&D Finance team’s and wider businesses working practices.

Required for the role

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business

• Finance professional with a minimum of 5 years of experience

• Achieved or currently pursuing accounting certification (CPA or equivalent alternative)

• Strategic and collaborative with the ability to influence all levels including senior stakeholders

• Strong analytical skills with experience in forecasting, financial modelling, and decision analysis

• Background in project/product evaluation and core finance roles

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities

• Global experience with multi-disciplinary teams

• High ethical standards and personal integrity

• Strong communicator and presenter

• Thrives on solving complex tasks

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience in global pharma or familiarity with drug development and commercial strategy

• Accounting certification

Office Working Requirements

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $115,969.60 - 173,954.40USDas an annual base salary. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. 

Equal Opportunities

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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