Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nektar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking a Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis. This role involves leading the financial planning and analysis functions, overseeing budgeting processes, and managing vendor relationships to support strategic decision-making across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Leads the annual budgeting process
- Manages and oversees the company forecast model
- Oversees quarterly and monthly management reporting, including financial packages used internally and for the Board
- Oversees detailed key models including clinical trials, manufacturing, staffing and commercialization
- Performs or oversees the financial analysis of potential financing, partnering and other business transactions to facilitate decision making and execution
- Leads the FP&A team to partner with stakeholders to promote analytical excellence and financial rigor
- Informs leadership of any observations and provides insightful suggestions for improvement proactively
- Identifies and evaluates key issues and contributes to strategy for major functional areas
- Leads strategic initiatives to identify, evaluate, and realize operational efficiencies and performance improvements
- Approves cash transfers and disbursements
- Leads negotiation of significant CRO and CMO contractual terms with business partners
- Develop and owns the sourcing and contracting process for Nektar’s R&D operations, including legal review, vendor financial management and invoice review
- Identifies, selects, engages and manages third-party vendors with SME’s
- Facilitates cross-functional requirement gathering to define scope of outsourced services and SME contract review, ensuring contracts align with internal expectations for CRO and CMO agreements
- Project manages the procurement and contracting process for certain other functions, including IT
- Manages vendor performance against agreed upon expectations
- Participates in vendor governance committees
- Owns the company’s standard operating procedure (SOP) for reviewing, drafting, approval, signing and administration of contracts together with the Legal Department
- Ensures process, systems and documentation is compliant with Nektar’s policies and procedures
- Oversees clinical site contracting activities
- Builds and leads a high-performing FP&A and procurement organization
- Mentors and develops team members, currently in a remote structure
- Fosters a culture of data-driven decision making
- Collaborates effectively across finance, R&D, operations, procurement, executive leadership teams and eventually sales and marketing
- Provides guidance to senior managers in various areas, groups, and/or operations
- Develops and executes division and/or organizational policies and oversees their implementation
- Ensures a positive work environment focused on continuous improvement to meet the growing demands of the complex, global pipeline of clinical and other development activities and eventually commercialization
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a finance related discipline is required
- A minimum of 15 years previous experience, including experience in a clinical-stage biotech or pharmaceutical industry, is required
- Thorough understanding of financial systems and infrastructure
- Demonstrated understanding of financial statement analysis techniques, which may include financial ratio analysis, industry benchmarks, company comparisons, etc
- Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills
- Expertise in budgeting and forecasting
- Tackles challenging finance issues to help craft business strategy
- Leads by example and models collaborative behavior by soliciting opinions and is also willing to make key decisions and is effective in getting the team behind the decisions
- Must have a demonstrated ability to solve problems with innovative solutions along with strong organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
- Must have extensive experience working with senior management
- Experience conducting formal presentations to senior management and key opinion leaders is required
- Must be a demonstrated self-starter and team player with strong interpersonal skills
- Successful track record of hiring, training, exceptional people and motivating teams to the highest level of performance is required
- MBA is highly preferred
- Experience with commercialization is a plus
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan (depending, in part, on company and individual performance and at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.)
- Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)
- Disability Insurance
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Wellness Programs
- Parental Leave Benefits (in accordance with the terms of applicable plans)
Company Overview
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