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CSL · 1 month ago

Manager, Clinical Financial Modeling (US)

King of Prussia, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

CSL is a global biotherapeutics leader focused on serving patients’ needs by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative therapies. The Manager, Clinical Financial Modeling will assist with clinical trial financial modeling and support the Finance Business Partnering requirements for CSL’s Global R&D organization, providing financial analysis and insights to drive study goals.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Support the rest of the Clinical Finance team in developing up-to-date study financials in advance of both month-end and planning cycles, maintaining the models utilized

Support the financial planning and reporting requirements for Clinical with close collaboration with POE and Clinical Operations to understand the implications of study and contract dynamics

Assist with Monthly Financial Reviews and Quarterly planning cycles to drive deeper understanding of study dynamics, financial implications and future sensitivities

Serve as the financial modeling expert within the Clinical Finance team, building robust financial models for all active studies and maintaining them in collaboration with the remainder of the Clinical Finance team for governance, planning and month-end cycles

Ensure alignment of study budgets and timelines and address variance to project plan, working in accordance with Sr Managers of Clinical Finance to bring to PSTs and follow R&D Decision Making Framework

Champion the Business Partnering mind-set; support strategic decision-making within the Clinical Operations function and across applicable PSTs

Provide financial support for Clinical in association with future external collaborations/acquisitions (including due diligence) via developing standard templates for different TA and study sizes

Collaborate with the rest of the Clinical Finance team to support GPLs, PSTs and Clinical Operations with finance guidance and decision-making support via robust clinical financial modeling

Develop and maintain models utilized to support PST & Clinical Operations requirements to develop budgets and forecasts by helping teams understand the full study financials and impacts of any changes in scenarios or assumptions

Ensure study level business activities within remit that support the TA/PST model are successfully delivered based on the requirements of the PST strategy, appropriate international regulatory standards, and within the agreed timeframe and budget

Collaborate with Senior Managers, Clinical Finance to build and maintain robust study costing models for studies within remit, ensuring clarity around assumptions to BPs and dynamism within model

Work in partnership with Clinical Operations and POE to ensure study assumptions for all studies are up-to-date and reflect accurate assumptions for both planning and actual cycles, based on both future or ongoing study dynamics and future or actual contractual implications

Clearly define customer needs and review both ad-hoc and routine reporting and analytics to ensure they meet internal customers' needs and are well understood

Contribute to or lead global or functional specific projects as required to improve the business, Function or Finance's performance

Participate in developing tools, techniques, and best practice approaches to support the ongoing development of the R&D Finance capability in support of the Finance Strategy and R&D Finance Vision

Support the development of complex business cases for PRISM governance and other complex business analysis and modelling to provide additional guidance and insights to senior business leaders

Qualification

Financial modelingBudgetingForecastingR&D Business OperationsAnalytical thinkingLeadership skillsOrganizational agilityInterpersonal skillsDecision makingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Finance; MBA or other advanced degree a plus

5+ years' experience in R&D Business Operations or Finance roles, with extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting, analysis, including the development of business cases in a Pharmaceutical R&D environment or similar industry

Sound leadership and interpersonal skills

Sound judgment, ability to influence

Ability to execute globally integrated processes

Strong analytical thinking, ability to lead, develop and motivate others

Timely decision making and priority setting, organizational agility, ability to work cross-functionally and across all levels

Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate effectively with multiple levels and cross functionally within a site