Sr. Manager, R&D Portfolio Strategy and Analytics

Bio-Rad Laboratories • Hercules, CA

77d • $153,100 - $210,600

About The Position

At Bio-Rad, we have a robust product development portfolio in both the Life Science Group (LSG) and the Clinical Diagnostics Group (CDG) that are essential to delivering innovation in support of our mission to advance science and save lives. Finance has a critical role to play in supporting this product development pipeline to ensure our investments support our financial objectives and project teams deliver on their commitments. We are looking for a Senior Manager to partner with our Project Management teams, our Finance teams, and Senior Management to shape the performance and productivity of our pipeline. In this role, the Senior Manager will be responsible for partnering with cross functional project teams to build and review business cases, advance our internal financial valuation models, support our portfolio governance committees, and perform ad-hoc analysis to evaluate our product pipeline and provide transparency to key portfolio metrics.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field. MBA preferred but not required.
• Experience in portfolio management, investment analysis, or related financial roles is essential.
• Experience working with R D, Manufacturing and/or Product Development teams is preferred.
• Strong abilities to interpret complex financial data, perform quantitative analysis, and solve problems.
• Must have working understanding of discounted cash flows and financial return metrics including IRR, NPV, payback time, and ROIC.
• Must have strong understanding of P&L.
• Must be proficient in Excel, including building of financial models.
• Additional experience with ERP system (eg SAP) and/or project management system (PD Ware) are useful.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential to building solid relationships and communicating business cases.
• A meticulous approach to ensure accuracy in financial data and analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with R D, Manufacturing and/or Product Development teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial processes and portfolio deliverables in accordance with internal timelines and expectations to build a world class product development portfolio that supports our strategy.
• Provide financial support and insight to project teams and build business cases to ensure we deliver financial value.
• Partner with Project Management team to build stronger financial acumen across project teams.
• Analyze key performance indicators and seek new ways to analyze portfolio performance and returns.
• Seek opportunities to drive process improvement while also identifying where ‘fit for purpose' solutions are needed for LSG vs CDG groups respectively.

Benefits

• Competitive medical plans for you and your family.
• Free HSA funds.
• A new fertility offering with stipend.
• Group life and disability.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401k plus profit sharing.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• A new upgraded and streamlined mental health platform.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Education benefits.
• Student debt relief program.
• Pet insurance.
• Wellness challenges and support.
• Paid time off.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG's).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree