Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute Benefits Overview

Manage organization-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation. Enhance FP&A systems and processes, develop financial dashboards, support scenario modeling and investment analysis, coordinate budgeting and long-range planning, analyze actuals versus plan, support financial close activities, and ensure data integrity. The role partners with executives, accounting, Gates Foundation stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in a development-stage biotech environment.

Leads financial business partnering for biotech R&D functions and global product teams. Translates development strategies into financial plans, supports long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, clinical trial cost estimates, business cases, investments, and partnership evaluations. Provides financial analytics, reporting, and insights to drive accountability and strategic decision-making, while partnering with senior finance leadership and operational stakeholders.

Leads operational execution and sponsor oversight of global clinical trials across development phases. Oversees CROs, strategic partners, and FSPs; ensures compliance with GCP, ICH, FDA regulations, SOPs, quality standards, timelines, and budgets. Provides clinical operations strategy, risk management, inspection readiness, financial oversight, vendor governance, process improvement, and cross-functional leadership. The role requires extensive pharmaceutical or biotechnology clinical operations experience, people management, and Phase III global trial expertise.