Senior Analyst – R&D Business Planning

Job Description

About This Role
As a Senior Analyst in R&D Business Planning, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the financial health and strategic planning of our clinical pipeline at both the program and study/trial levels. This role involves partnering closely with our R&D clinical operations team and other R&D functional stakeholders to facilitate robust study planning, clinical trial costing, long-range planning, annual budgeting, and continuous forecasting. You will also collaborate with external vendors to establish and manage precise financial forecasts.

Your contributions will ensure efficient allocation of capital by providing financial insights into the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) and delivering accurate study cost estimates. This role offers exciting career growth opportunities, including taking ownership of late-stage R&D program financials, engaging in strategic financial planning, supporting business development initiatives, and presenting insights to senior leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Manage forecasting needs for early-stage clinical assets, ensuring alignment across key business stakeholders.
• Utilize analytics and benchmarks to produce accurate, high-quality study models that are regularly updated.
• Meet corporate timelines and processes associated with forecasts, including AOP, LRP, and quarterly interim reports.
• Analyze historical spend to identify financial inefficiencies, propose cost containment solutions, and recommend areas for improvement.
• Maintain fiscal vigilance on program spend and trends, supporting business planning partners as needed.
• Serve as a key financial partner to study teams and Global Clinical Operations stakeholders.

Qualifications

Who You Are
You are passionate about finance and have a keen interest in biopharma and the drug development process. You thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy being the "go-to" finance representative for your team. Challenges don’t intimidate you; instead, they motivate you to refine your FP&A skillset. You are an independent thinker with a creative mindset, an eye for detail, and a pragmatic ability to focus on the most impactful priorities.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of work experience in finance or a highly analytical function.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) required.

Preferred Skills

• MBA Preferred
• Experience in biotech, pharma, and/or drug development preferred.
• Familiarity with Hyperion/Essbase is a plus.

Additional Information

The base salary range for this position is $74,000 to $97,000. Base salary offered is determined though an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.  

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.   

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees and their families' physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:  

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances 
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement   
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance  
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31) 
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 days off for Personal Significance 
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit 
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions 
• Employee stock purchase plan   
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year   
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.