Executive Director, Commercial Finance Europe

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Basel, Basel-Stadt
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
Lead the European commercial finance team, provide strategic financial decision support, manage budget and forecasting, and collaborate with stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In

BeiGene, Ltd. has proposed to change its name to BeOne Medicines Ltd. The new name is subject to shareholder approval and, once approved, use of the name will be phased in over 2025. There may be instances where “BeiGene” or “BeOne” are used to describe the company during this transition period. BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

We are seeking a talented and engaging regional financial leader to lead the European commercial finance organization. With the ability to work in a hybrid work environment, the ED, Commercial Finance Europe will be a strategic business partner to the European Commercial organization and lead a team of F&PA leaders that provide, engage and lead the partnership with the business partners through strategic leadership, execution of key priorities, and providing thoughtful challenge and insightful analysis. The commercial finance team plays a key role in the day-to-day financial management of the business with ownership of the overall budget and plan.  The incumbent will also sit on the European Leadership Team.

The candidate must be a highly motivated global leader who possesses excellent communication, business partnering and global leadership and collaboration capabilities.

Essential Functions of the job:

  • Lead the strategy, execution and implementation of European-related finance specific programs, projects and collaborations that support global commercial functional objectives, including revenue generation, expense management as well as resource allocations and trade off decision makings

  • Lead financial planning & analysis (Long Range Planning, Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Forecasting), and management reporting for the European Commercial organization.

  • Lead the overall budget and forecast planning through engagement with business and other partners, ensure financial targets are met, provide insightful input into reporting and variances.

  • Strategic partner providing financial decision support on new product launches, lifecycle management, market access expansion

  • Effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders and external consultants to achieve success

  • Remaining up to date on best practices and applicable laws and regulations

  • Manage a regional team of commercial FP&A professionals to meet deliverables by setting expectations, providing ongoing performance feedback, creating opportunities, and developing goals.

  • Foster continuous improvement environment to streamline, improve, and automate processes.

Qualifications:

  • Proven regional Commercial FP&A leadership with multinational and multi-entity/regional P&L management experience including in Europe.

  • Bachelors’ Degree required, post-graduate degree (MBA) preferred

  • Pharmaceutical/BioTech or related industry experience preferred

  • Minimum of 12 years of FP&A experience with at least 8 years in supporting the commercial organization.

  • Familiarity with applicable software and system applications

  • Must demonstrate a conceptual and business-oriented approach to communicating financial practices and be able to effectively communicate with and influence non-financial business leaders.

  • Strong aptitude for identifying and implementing process improvements, including the use of new technology and automation tools.

  • Ability to work in a global, fast-paced environment with great attention to detail.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects and manage critical timelines.

  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

  • Strong work ethic with a hands-on, resourceful approach and emphasis on teamwork and integrity.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

  • The incumbent will lead a team of regional finance professionals.

  • Provide coaching and development to direct reports and their teams

  • Complete all HR-related processes such as Talent Review, Performance Management and Compensation Planning.

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree required; Masters’ degree preferred.

Computer Skills:  Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office and Financial Systems

Travel:  25%

Competencies:

Ethics - Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.  Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.  Follows instructions and responds to management direction.

Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.  Writes clearly and informatively.  Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.  Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Shares expertise with others.

Adaptability – Able to adapt to changes in the work environment.  Manages competing demands.  Changes approach or method to best fit the situation.  Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and development areas; Pursues training and opportunities for growth; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.

Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity, and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

  • Fosters Teamwork
  • Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
  • Self-Awareness
  • Acts Inclusively
  • Demonstrates Initiative
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Continuous Learning
  • Embraces Change
  • Results-Oriented
  • Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
  • Financial Excellence
  • Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Top Skills

Financial Systems
MS Office
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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
2,862 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

BeiGene is a global biotechnology company that is developing and commercializing innovative and affordable oncology medicines to improve treatment outcomes and access for far more patients worldwide. With a broad portfolio, we are expediting development of our diverse pipeline of novel therapeutics through our internal capabilities and collaborations. We are committed to radically improving access to medicines for far more patients who need them. Our growing global team of more than 8,500 colleagues spans five continents, with administrative offices in Beijing, China; Cambridge, U.S.; and Basel, Switzerland. To learn more about BeiGene, please visit www.beigene.com and follow us on Twitter at @BeiGeneGlobal.
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