Overview In this role you will act as the strategic finance partner to the Americas Rare Diseases leadership, shaping the commercial finance agenda and enabling growth. You will lead planning, forecasting, and scenario work, partnering with cross-functional teams to translate market dynamics into robust financial plans. You will drive executive decision support, performance reviews, and process improvements to scale the business. Join a mission-driven, collaborative culture as part of a growing Rare Diseases organization.
Compensation / Benefits- comprehensive healthcare programs
- work-life balance initiatives
- relocation support
- flexible working arrangements
- remote work options
- salary and bonus competitiveness
Responsibilities- Act as finance business partner to the Americas Leadership Team (Canada, US, Latin America)
- Lead Financial Planning & Analysis activities: budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, financial modeling
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide analyses for executive leadership
- Collaborate across matrix teams (GRD BU, local affiliates, accounting, procurement, tax, product supply, shared services) to align planning and reporting
- Support market activation, launch readiness, and disciplined investment decisions
- Translate market dynamics and growth drivers into robust financial scenarios for 9 products (> $1B in sales)
- Provide leadership to the Finance team through coaching, succession planning and development
- Oversee Global Rare Diseases BU monthly Sales and P&L consolidation across regions and functions
- Deliver strategic financial analyses and executive reporting for GRD Leadership Team and Corporate Finance
- Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, systems, reporting, and planning tools
Key requirements- 12+ years of progressive finance leadership in life sciences
- 5+ years at Senior Director level or equivalent partnering with executive commercial leaders
- Deep expertise in commercial finance, forecasting, pricing, market access, reimbursement and gross-to-net (US-focused)
- Experience supporting product launches and commercialization planning across geographies
- Exposure to licensing, acquisitions or due diligence (desirable)
- SAP ERP implementation experience a plus; planning system experience is essential
- Strong ability to influence, lead, and work in cross-functional teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication with senior management
- Occasional travel required
- collaboration
- strategic thinking
- communication
- SAP ERP
- planning systems
- financial modeling
