Global Product Teams Finance Director, R&D Finance

About the position

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person! The Oncology Project Finance team is a dynamic team focused on supporting the Global Product Teams (GPTs) and senior governing bodies, Late Stage Portfolio Committee (LSPC) and the Senior Executive Team (SET), with R&D project and portfolio decisions. You'll have direct exposure to senior management across the organization, combined with exposure to business issues affecting the Group’s current performance and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work on a global team of finance professionals who provide strategic financial advice, support and challenge to GPTs project strategy, plans, and investment decisions.
• Provide proactive and innovative financial analysis & scenario modelling to support the GPTs in assessing the value impact of critical project development options.
• Responsible for ensuring that all investment decisions have a robust financial case supporting them.
• Champion good cost management during the planning and execution of clinical plans.
• Provide input to all governance body presentations, leading the preparation of the financial sections.
• Ensure senior finance leaders are appropriately briefed ahead of key decision points.
• Coordinate and lead a Finance Network for the product, ensuring appropriate sharing of information.
• Establish joint accountability with the GPT for the long-term R&D cost forecasts and values.
• Provide the GPT with analysis of options to assist in bringing project plans back to original timetable.
• Lead or participate in cross-team initiatives as required.
• Provide Post Deal Management finance support for deals that fall within the responsibility of the GPT.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• Minimum of 9 years of finance experience.
• Extensive experience in a global pharmaceutical organization with deep understanding of the drug development life cycle and/or commercial aspects.
• Broad business/ financial experience.
• Good experience of project/ product evaluation.
• Experience working globally within multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of global and corporate business context.
• Analytical thinking - ability to collate & analyze data and identify key drivers of value.
• Strong Excel financial modeling and financial evaluation techniques.
• Presentation skills/ communicating financial recommendations effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and engage with senior leadership.
• Strategic thinking and influencing.
• Maintains high ethical standards and demonstrates high personal integrity.
• Flexibility to respond to fast-changing business needs on short notice or with tight deadlines.
• Effective in leading and being a member of multi-disciplinary teams.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA or CPA.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage