R&D Operations Manager

Title: R&D Operations Manager Location: Remote - US standard working hours Duration: through 2026 Key Responsibilities • Budget Management: Planning/Forecasting, Managing/Monitoring Actuals vs Budget, Execution/Guiding Stakeholders to the correct process • Managing Accounting/Finance Deadlines: Quarter Close, Latest Estimated (LE) Budget Submissions; Annual Planning Cycle; Budget Variance Explanation; Quarter Accruals; Reclassing Expense; PO/Contract Management - monitoring or closures, Long Range Planning, Year End Close • Communication with Stakeholders: At the individual budget owner level, at a team level, at a Leadership level (executive presence) • Data Analytics: Maintaining Anaplan, Building Dashboards, Maintaining Dashboards, Using Power BI or Tableau or other tools to analyze data • Monitoring Budget/Actuals: Tracking POs/Contracts; Tracking or Investigating Invoices; Budget Variance Analysis • Supplier Engagement: Communication with suppliers to resolve financial discrepancies or operational issues and maintain a relationship 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