R&D Operations Manager

Advanced Bio-Logic Solutions Corp•Thousand Oaks, CA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Join a large biotech pharmaceutical leader’s R&D Business Operations team to drive budget planning and execution across critical R&D functions. In this role, you will facilitate the budgeting cycle, deliver analytics on spending and resource utilization, and act as a key liaison between operations, finance, and functional leaders. You will play a strategic part in continuous improvement and support key business initiatives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools
Strong executive presence and ability to communicate with leadership
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Experience managing budgets, projects, or functions
Proficient in Excel
Experience in procurement and financial analytics (SAP)
Master’s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience
Attention to detail
Experience with procurement and financial analytics (SAP)
Experience managing a budget

Nice To Haves

Experience with financial reporting and forecasting
General knowledge of the drug development process and R&D business units
Proficiency with Tableau, Smartsheet, MS Teams, and MS Office suite
Advanced Excel skills
Experience with SAP, Ariba, Anaplan
Ability to thrive in complex, matrixed environments and manage multiple priorities
Proven ability to influence and communicate organizational changes effectively
Proactive, quick learner with initiative

Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate annual budget planning and execution for multiple R&D functions
Analyze and report on spending trends and resource utilization
Partner with Strategic Planning and Operations Leads to collect, prioritize, and execute budget plans
Liaise with finance to deliver quarterly, year-end, and ad-hoc reports
Guide contract management on escalated procure-to-pay issues
Support analytics for functional and cross-functional initiatives
Present findings and recommendations to executive and VP/suite-level leadership
Drive process improvements and support business excellence initiatives
Lead and oversee budget planning and execution for several R&D functions
Perform analytics on spending trends and resource utilization
Partner with operations and finance leaders
Guide resolution of contract and procurement issues
Contribute to supporting analytics for business initiatives