R&D Operations Manager
Spectraforce
Thousand Oaks, California
2 hours ago
Job Description
Job Description: R&D Business Operations Analyst
Work Location & Schedule
Position Overview
The R&D Business Operations organization partners with R&D leadership to address complex business challenges through strong people, tools, and processes. The team supports key initiatives by enabling budget planning, execution, analytics, and operational excellence in a fast-paced and continuously evolving environment.
This role will lead and facilitate budget planning and execution for multiple R&D functions. Responsibilities include analyzing spending trends, monitoring resource utilization, and partnering closely with Strategic Planning & Operations leads and Finance to deliver accurate and timely financial insights.
Top 3 Must-Have Skill Sets
Key Responsibilities (Day-to-Day)
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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: $ 56.25/hr.
Work Location & Schedule
- Work Arrangement: Remote
- Working Hours: US standard working hours
Position Overview
The R&D Business Operations organization partners with R&D leadership to address complex business challenges through strong people, tools, and processes. The team supports key initiatives by enabling budget planning, execution, analytics, and operational excellence in a fast-paced and continuously evolving environment.
This role will lead and facilitate budget planning and execution for multiple R&D functions. Responsibilities include analyzing spending trends, monitoring resource utilization, and partnering closely with Strategic Planning & Operations leads and Finance to deliver accurate and timely financial insights.
Top 3 Must-Have Skill Sets
- Strong attention to detail (critical)
- Budget management experience (project, functional, or organizational level)
- Procurement and financial analytics experience (SAP preferred; liaison role between finance and non-finance stakeholders)
Key Responsibilities (Day-to-Day)
- Lead and support annual budget planning and execution for multiple R&D functions
- Perform spend trend and resource utilization analytics
- Partner with Strategic Planning & Operations Leads to collect, prioritize, and execute budget plans
- Liaise with Finance for quarterly, year-end, and ad-hoc financial deliverables
- Support and guide contract management teams on escalated procure-to-pay issues
- Provide analytics support for functional and cross-functional initiatives
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s degree with 3+ years of biotech/pharma business operations or financial analytics experience
OR - Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of biotech/pharma business operations or financial analytics experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with financial reporting and forecasting
- General understanding of the drug development lifecycle and R&D business units
- Proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau preferred)
- Experience using collaboration tools such as Smartsheet and MS Teams
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and strong command of the MS Office Suite
- Experience with enterprise systems: SAP, Ariba, Anaplan
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed environment
- Strong influencing skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience supporting organizational change
- Proactive, quick learner with a strong sense of ownership
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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: $ 56.25/hr.