About This Role

The Senior Manager, Strategic Finance will be responsible for financial support of the Global Product Strategy & Commercialization (GPS&C) organization. This individual will play a critical role in managing key financial processes for GPS&C while working with commercial leaders to formulate long-term strategic plans. In addition to GPS&C finance support, this role will assist with supporting business development activities and a key Biogen alliance partnership.

What You’ll Do

• Provide ongoing financial support, reporting, and strategic financial analysis to inform important business decisions.
• Execute the annual budgeting and forecasting processes for GPS&C.  The individual will be responsible for working with internal stakeholders to create robust financial plans. Work with leadership teams to suggest ways to prioritize spend within target.
• Provide strong business partnership to GPS&C LT members and their direct reports. Work with functional teams to meet financial commitments.
• Communicate key drivers of past and future performance, including summarization of complex analysis in a manner that is appropriate based on the receiving audience.
• Provide variance analysis commentary for monthly P&L review meetings.
• Support business development activities including assisting with financial modeling and creating presentations for executive leadership.

Required Skills

• MBA degree required.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft product suite (Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
• Senior Manager Level: 7+ years of experience in finance, strategy consulting or investment banking.  Manager Level: 5+ years of experience in finance, strategy consulting or investment banking.  
• Customer service mindset with ability to build strong relationships and influence key stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to assist in creation of materials for executive leadership.
• Ability to build, update and maintain complex financial models.
• High sense of urgency with ability to meet tight deadlines and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

Preferred skills

• Life sciences industry experience a plus.
• Experience with Oracle and Hyperion.

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.