About the position
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer. Vir's clinical-stage portfolio includes infectious disease programs for chronic hepatitis delta and chronic hepatitis B infections, in addition to multiple oncology programs. Vir also has a preclinical portfolio of programs across a range of other infectious diseases and oncologic malignancies. We believe the success of our colleagues drives the success of our mission. We are committed to creating a company passionate about equality, inclusion, and respect. When everyone feels supported and encouraged to give their best, we will collectively deliver outstanding results.
Responsibilities
- Lead the FP&A organization to develop short and long-term financial targets and plans that allocate capital to the highest value opportunities, ensure long-term sustainability, and drive appropriate financial discipline across the organization
- Lead and develop the Company's financial planning processes (budget, forecast and LRP), monitor performance against plans, recommend business actions to meet targets and objectives
- Partner and collaborate with key business partners to establish a clear understanding of key business drivers, upcoming decisions and inflection points
- Act as an embedded business partner to facilitate business decisions through trusted financial analysis
- Serve as key finance business partner with executive leaders and be the subject matter expert on clinical costs, manufacturing costs, partnership economics, and key value drivers
- Assess and improve financial analytics and reporting, including quarterly and annual reporting needs, external, internal, collaboration, or government / non-profit partnership
- Oversee collaboration partnership financials, including review of quarter-end activities, external funding application and reporting, as well as budget and reporting related to collaboration partners
- Own the Company's internal valuation model
- Lead a team of FP&A professionals who perform routine and ad hoc valuation and financial analysis, including analyses supporting portfolio investment decisions and asset NPV modeling supporting strategic decisions and BD needs
- Educate the organization about financial matters; establish routine (monthly / quarterly / annually) financial reviews to improve financial performance and stimulate action
- Recruit, coach, mentor and retain the FP&A team
- Support evaluation, design, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems and system upgrades as necessary
- Proactively gather, analyze, prepare, and ensure awareness and understanding of important financial needs or drivers
- Design, recommend and implement enhancement to existing processes and reporting
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, or related fields with 15+ years of experience in finance related roles
- MBA or equivalent strongly preferred
- Experience with biotech or pharmaceutical drug development processes and associated financial considerations a must
- Valuation experience and expertise
- Excel (can build and maintain complex spreadsheets) power user
- Experience with NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, SAP or similar systems
- Knowledge of US GAAP accounting and SOX requirements
- Proven leadership skills
- Track record of effectively partnering across the organization with a collaborative style working across internal and external teams a must
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance benefits
- Non-accrual paid time off
- Company shut down for holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Child care reimbursement
- Education reimbursement
- 401K match
- Lunch each day in the office
