Premier Research
Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Premier Research, Young America, MN
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Premier Research is looking for a Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis to join our Finance team. You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.
Together, we are Built for Biotech™. Join us and build your future here.
What you'll be doing:
What we are searching for:
Why choose Premier Research?
Because we are transforming life-changing ideas into new medical treatments for a diverse population, we require the perspectives of a diverse staff thinking creatively, challenging ideas, and solving complex problems fearlessly. Through a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and empowerment, we create a community of belonging that welcomes differences, fuels innovation, and better connects us to the patients, physicians, and customers we serve.
We hire people that add to our culture, then invest in developing skills and abilities. If you are excited about this role, but your past experiences do not perfectly align with the position as described, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be exactly the right candidate for this role or others.
Premier Research is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is compliant with all federal guidelines. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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Premier Research is looking for a Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis to join our Finance team. You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.
- We are Built for You. We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.
- We are Built by You. Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.
- We are Built with You. As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver medical innovation that patients are desperate for.
Together, we are Built for Biotech™. Join us and build your future here.
What you'll be doing:
- Responsible for management of corporate planning, analysis, budgeting and forecasting and to provide policy and compliance support to CFO for M&A, banking and other Corporate Finance needs as required
- Proactively engage and partner with our business partners to provide informative, useful and analytical information to improve and enhance business results.
- Provide monthly and annual financial reporting, forecasting and provide insightful commentary and analysis of the corporate financial results between actuals versus budget, forecast and prior year.
- Perform analytics to explain trends and variances in the financial statements and drivers behind the forecast and the underlining assumptions with assessment of risks, opportunities and dependencies.
- Setting and communicating annual budget and monthly forecast timetable, process and assumptions to be applied in order to establish a consistent planning and forecasting approach.
- Provide coaching and general management support as required and oversee staff development need and provide counseling.
What we are searching for:
- Undergraduate degree or its international equivalent in financial, business or scientific
related field from an accredited institution or relevant work experience - A recognized professional accounting qualification e.g. CPA/ICAEW/CIMA/ACCA or demonstrable relevant work experience
- 12+ years progressive financial management experience
- Experience with FP&A within CRO strongly preferred; M&A considered a plus
- Knowledge of US and IFRS Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
Why choose Premier Research?
- Premier Research is more than a company - it's a community of people that truly care about one another, about our clients, and about our mission of furthering research to improve the lives of patients in critical need.
- Our Values - We Aim High, We Work Together, We Stay Agile, We Get It Done, We Care - mirror the determination, flexibility and trust that our team embodies. As a Premier team member, you have the power to make an impact, regardless of job title and location.
- Our dedication to biotech and specialty pharma is unlike any other. We provide our staff with innovative technologies and continuous learning opportunities so that they have the tools they need to be successful.
Because we are transforming life-changing ideas into new medical treatments for a diverse population, we require the perspectives of a diverse staff thinking creatively, challenging ideas, and solving complex problems fearlessly. Through a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and empowerment, we create a community of belonging that welcomes differences, fuels innovation, and better connects us to the patients, physicians, and customers we serve.
We hire people that add to our culture, then invest in developing skills and abilities. If you are excited about this role, but your past experiences do not perfectly align with the position as described, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be exactly the right candidate for this role or others.
Premier Research is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is compliant with all federal guidelines. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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