35319 - Senior Manager Business Operations

Orion Group Life Sciences are looking for a Senior Manager Business Operations for our Multinational Pharmaceutical client based in United Kingdom. Initial 12-month contract. This is a fully remote position.

Job Summary:

The Business Operations Manager is an integral member of the GSPV Business Operations Team, responsible for providing information, guidance and coordination to support all functions within the GSPV organisation that will allow it to operate effectively.  The incumbent will provide implementation of globally aligned processes associated with:
1. Resource demand planning & forecasting.
2. Budget & forecast creation & management.
3. Analyzing & reporting on GSPV operational and fiscal performance.
4. Maintain the current list of GSPV Purchase Order.
5. Provide training assistance for GSPV areas with newly developed financial processes.
6. Support policies & procedures to streamline billing & collection processes.

Responsibilities:

• Support the maintenance of the GSPV budget by playing a pivotal role in the forecasting, resource management, and financial review and reporting.
• Facilitate the review and accuracy of the global GSP budgets (spend and internal resource demand) prior to submission to Finance for budget and forecasting cycles.
• Support facilitation with key GSPV stakeholders to ensure that the required elements of GSPV needs have been incorporated into the GSPV platform budget.
• Liaise with Finance to ensure that the costs included in GSPV program budgets are matched with program strategy.
• Provide all required GSPV financial inputs into the R&D finance process of our client.
• Prepare GSPV specific business analysis to justify decisions, such as functional resourcing models, and input into vendor due diligence.
• Complete regular, executive level reports for use in briefing the GSPV leadership Team on the status of key GSPV programs and coordinate with Finance to ensure all financials so results are stated accurately.

Requirements:

• Degree (Bachelor/Masters/Diploma) in a Business related and/or scientific/medical/pharmaceutical/Financial discipline, preferably combined with relevant GSPV trial experience with a business focus.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing departmental budgets.
• Proven ability in financial acumen and working with Industry tools (e.g., Ariba, SAP, Smartcore, BPC, Clarity etc).
• Experience preparing resource and financial budgets / forecasts.
• Experience preparing executive level reports.
• Ability to forward think, solving problems of a complex and diverse nature.
• Advance Excel and financial system expertise working independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to work flexible hours across various timezones.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding this opportunity please reach out to Tim Browaeys, tim.browaeys@orion-jobs.com or contact Tim on 0044 7593448607

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