Director of Commercial Finance - US Innovative Medicines

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

The opportunity

The Director of Commercial Finance is a pivotal position on the US Innovative Medicines team that will support Teva’s ongoing transformation in the Pivot To Growth Strategy. This role will maintain business partnering relationships with various functions including brand marketing, demand forecasting & commercial analytics, patient services, gross to net, accounting, trade, consolidations, global teams, TGO, GBS and value & access to lead, drive and manage the growth and resource allocation of key brand(s) in the US Innovative Medicines Franchise.

This role has high visibility to senior leadership and plays a strategic role in decision-making support for the brand(s) under ownership and support launch preparations and post launch tracking.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• In collaboration and consult with various functions aforementioned, own and support P&L management for key brand(s) including sales, COGS, write-offs, R&Os and S&M expenses
• Support and own all forecasting and planning processes for assigned brand(s) ensuring planning systems are validated with targets / expectations
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership for actual, forecasting / planning & ad hoc reports as necessary
• Understand brand(s) market landscape, competitive landscape and patient journey / profile that will enhance a deep understanding of brand strategy and resource deployment
• Identify variances to plan and explain drivers in collaboration with related function(s) with clear and concise messaging for senior leadership
• Challenge assumptions, resourcing levels and business cases to confirm / validate proposals for informed and well assessed decision making
• Understand and master all financial reporting and planning systems and processes; collaborate with GBS team to standardize and evolve reporting capabilities & practices; partner with global systems teams on enhancements and ensure alignment and understanding across the commercial finance team
• Provide and support recommendations for key business decisions for applicable brand(s) with sound logic, data insights and relevant benchmarking
• Advocate and influence AI tools and adoption within finance team(s) to identify use cases, drive efficiencies, automation & progressive mindset
• Support ad hoc requests as needed for decision making, ad hoc report requests and other business decision support.

Your Experience And Qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA Preferred
• 8+ years of progressive commercial finance experience in pharmaceutical industry supporting branded products
• Developed business acumen and intellectual curiosity to understand business drivers and underlying insights
• Experience in pre & post launch activities and analysis of branded pharmaceutical products preferred
• Ability to dig into details and emerge with clear and concise message / story for senior leadership
• Strong presentation skills with thoughtfulness and flow; comfortable with presenting to senior leadership
• Experience with financial planning systems and processes; resourceful in extracting and pulling data as necessary
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills demonstrating progressive experience in complex business cases and diverse data sets
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical resourcing in the areas of gross to net / value & access, patient services, field force tactics & deployment, consumer and HCP promotion
• Team player with collaborative mindset to ensure alignment…