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Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (Development)

Employer
Moderna
Location
Cambridge, MA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 14, 2019

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Biology
Job Type
Research Scientist
Organization Type
All Industry, Biotech

Job Details

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (Development)

The Role:

The Manager of FP&A (Development) is a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team. Reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A, this position will serve as a business partner to the Development organization and support a growing portfolio of Development candidates across multiple therapeutic areas. This position will partner with Development leadership, Clinical Operations and program teams to manage annual operating budgets and forecasts, month-end close and reporting activities, long-range planning, portfolio management process for new development candidates, as well as other ad-hoc operational or strategic decision-making support.

Here's What You'll Do:

Financial Planning/Decision Analysis:
  • Understanding the financial needs and drivers of the Development organization to provide both operational and strategic financial support to drive the business
  • Collaborate across the Development organization to develop annual budgets, forecast updates and assist in long-range financial plans
  • Support and manage clinical trial models/framework to provide monthly updates on life-to-date positions for ongoing studies, identify/understand major clinical operational drivers updating models as needed, and forecast remaining cash flow through end of study.
  • Partner with Development leadership to strategize and identify headcount resourcing requirements
  • Drive continuous improvement within the finance organization to streamline processes and improve communication and flow of information to the business

Reporting:
  • Update month end dashboards and other reports for Development. Outline key insights or trends that require attention and enable budget owners to manage to establish budgets
  • Report on development programs operating expenses to Development leadership
  • Prepare monthly / quarterly financial deliverables as needed


Ongoing Operational finance support:
  • Assist accounting operations team during month-end close with related spend/accruals for Development
  • Suggest and drive process and system improvements


Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
  • BA/BS in accounting or finance required; MBA strongly preferred
  • 3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis in the life sciences industry; experience working within a clinical-stage biotech preferred.
  • Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to details; ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast paced, dynamic environment
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; highly proficient in Excel based modeling
  • Experience with tier 1 ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) and associated planning and reporting tools preferred.


Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:
  • Daily on-site catered lunches
  • Company-provided iPhone
  • Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass
  • Free annual corporate membership to Bluebikes
  • Highly competitive healthcare coverage including: medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
  • 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
  • 16 weeks 100% paid family caregiver leave
  • 20 weeks 100% paid medical leave
  • Adoption assistance and discounts to local childcare centers, as well as access to care.com
  • 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 50% match on first 6% deferred. Match is vested immediately
  • A suite of Moderna paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Voluntary legal assistance plan
  • 15 days' vacation and 7 sick days per year, in addition to a discretionary winter shut down and 11 company paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)


Why join Moderna

At Moderna, we believe messenger RNA, or mRNA, is the "software of life." Every cell in the body uses mRNA to provide real-time instructions to make the proteins necessary to drive all aspects of biology, including in human health and disease. Given its essential role, we believe mRNA could be used to create a new category of medicines with significant potential to improve the lives of patients.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Moderna currently has strategic alliances for development programs with AstraZeneca, Plc. and Merck, Inc., as well as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense; and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Moderna has been ranked in the top ten of Science's list of top biopharma industry employers for the past four years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .

Our Mission:
Deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.

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Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Company

Moderna is a clinical stage pioneer of messenger RNA (mRNA) Therapeutics™, an entirely new in vivo drug technology that directs the body’s cells to produces human proteins, antibodies and novel protein constructs, which are in turn secreted or active intracellularly. Founded in 2011, we are headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. 

Our Team and Mission

We currently have over 500 team members, an exceptional group of scientists and industry professionals who are wholly committed to advancing Moderna’s mission:  deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.

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