R&D Operations Mgr

Job Title: R&D Budget Execution Manager
Duration: 3 Years
Location: Remote
 
Description: The R&D Business Operations organization addresses complex business challenges with outstanding people, tools, and processes, delivering on key initiatives and capabilities to support R&D. The team is committed to continuous improvement and serving our ever-changing, fast-paced business functions with excellence. This role will lead and facilitate budget planning and execution for several functions within R&D. These responsibilities will additionally include analytics on spending trends and resource utilization. This individual will partner with our function Strategic Planning and Operations Leads to collect, prioritize, and execute the annual budget plan, liaise with finance to provide quarterly, year-end, and ad-hoc deliverables, guide our contract management team on escalated procure-to-pay issues, and potentially support analytics for functional or cross-functional initiatives. The role will also play a key role in successfully transitioning the budget planning and execution capability to the global harmonized planning solution.
 
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience OR
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience
 
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with financial reporting and forecasting
• General familiarity with the drug development process and various business units within an R&D function
• Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau) and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, MS Teams)
• Fluent with MS Office suite and advanced capabilities in Excel
• Experience with enterprise tools SAP, Ariba, Anaplan
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a complex and matrixed environment, to collaborate and coordinate with individuals at various levels, to influence others effectively and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Excellent communicator able to develop and deliver communications that facilitate organizational change in an efficient, effective, and expedient manner
• Quick learner who is proactive and takes initiative
 
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:   
Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools
Must be able to have an executive presence
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
 
Day to Day Responsibilities:  
This role will lead and facilitate budget planning and execution for several functions within R&D. These responsibilities will additionally include analytics on spending trends and resource utilization. This individual will partner with our function Strategic Planning and Operations Leads to collect, prioritize, and execute the annual budget plan, liaise with finance to provide quarterly, year-end, and ad-hoc deliverables, guide our contract management team on escalated procure-to-pay issues, and potentially support analytics for functional or cross-functional initiatives. The role will also play a key role in successfully transitioning the budget planning and execution capability to the global harmonized planning solution.
 
Possible Extension: No
Red Flags: Not possessing the top have skills
Interview Process: Video conference- meeting with hiring manager and panel

Note: The Company is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAhr@spectraforce.com. 

 

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $56.00/hr.