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Finance Director, Global Vaccines
Merck & Co. - Rahway, NJ
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Finance Director for Global Vaccines at Merck Sharp & Dohme is a key member of the Finance team, responsible for providing Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and strategic advisement to the Human Health Marketing organization. This role involves forecasting, budgeting, life cycle management, and financial evaluation, while collaborating with various cross-functional teams to identify and execute strategic opportunities. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and demonstrate strong communication and strategic thinking skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead FP&A activities, including financial functional support to external partnerships.
- Provide strategic and financial insight on key business decisions and new initiatives; develop, evaluate, and present business cases to senior leaders.
- Partner with commercial, manufacturing, research, and finance colleagues across the enterprise to drive analytics that optimize capacity, pipeline, and commercial investments.
- Lead a team of two finance professionals and build talent within the team, providing guidance and feedback to support team members' development goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, or related field.
- At least 5 years in a finance role providing direct support to internal business customers (e.g., Marketing, Manufacturing, Research).
- Minimum of 10 years in the pharmaceutical, technology, marketing, or sales industries.
- Strong compliance focus, financial acumen/modeling skills, analytical skills, and knowledge of finance systems and planning and reporting processes.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build diverse peer and client relationships and influence outcomes.
Nice-to-haves
- MBA, CPA or other Master's/PhD in Business, Finance or Engineering.
- Demonstrated ability to provide strategic guidance for evolving operating models.
- Strong people management experience, building, managing, and motivating teams in a challenging and complex environment.
- Passion and intellectual curiosity with respect to the healthcare industry.
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Bonus eligibility
- Long term incentive if applicable
- Vacation and sick days
