R&D Operations Manager
Listed on 2026-01-20
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Business
Business Analyst, Business Development, Business Systems/ Tech Analyst, Business Management
Title
R&D Operations Manager
LocationRemote
Duration1 year + extensions
Rate$50-$60/hr
DescriptionThe R&D Business Operations organization addresses complex business challenges with outstanding people, tools, and processes, delivering on key initiatives and capabilities to support R&D. The team is committed to continuous improvement and serving our ever‑changing, fast‑paced business functions with excellence. This role will lead and facilitate budget planning and execution for several functions within R&D. These responsibilities will additionally include analytics on spending trends and resource utilization.
This individual will partner with our function Strategic Planning and Operations Leads to collect, prioritize, and execute the annual budget plan, liaise with finance to provide quarterly, year‑end, and ad‑hoc deliverables, guide our contract management team on escalated procure‑to‑pay issues, and potentially support analytics for functional or cross‑functional initiatives.
- Master’s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma‑related business operations/financial analytics experience
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- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma‑related business operations/financial analytics experience
- Experience with financial reporting and forecasting
- General familiarity with the drug development process and various business units within an R&D function
- Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau) and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, MS Teams)
- Fluent with MS Office suite and advanced capabilities in Excel
- Experience with enterprise tools SAP, Ariba, Anaplan
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a complex and matrixed environment, to collaborate and coordinate with individuals at various levels, to influence others effectively and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Excellent communicator able to develop and deliver communications that facilitate organizational change in an efficient, effective, and expedient manner
- Quick learner who is proactive and takes initiative
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