Vice President, Global Technical Operations Finance

BeiGene 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.

We are seeking a talented and engaging global financial leader with a manufacturing FP&A specialization to be part of the BeiGene Finance Leadership Team reporting to the CFO.  The VP, Technical Operations Finance will lead the business partnering support to BeiGene’s Global Technical Operations (GTO) network which includes manufacturing, supply chain, quality and other functions. The ideal candidate will serve as the global finance leader and lead a global finance team who provide controllership, FP&A and decision support to the Tech Ops Functional Heads as well as providing partnership and support in governance and other committees.   

The VP, GTO Finance will lead financial and business process improvements and enterprise optimization initiatives as well monthly/quarterly results vs. financial plan and financial metrics to support improved organizational decision making. The leader will play a key role in partnering with HR, Procurement, IT, Accounting and the broader Finance team on organizational efficiency and process improvement initiatives to improve resource allocation, transparency and drive organizational cost savings.    

The successful candidate will have deep bio-pharma experience with an understanding of manufacturing, quality, and supply chain processes, working in a global environment and leading and delivering business process improvement initiatives with a clear ROI/organizational benefit. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential as the role with communicate frequently with global teams. 

Essential Functions of the job:  

• Partner with the GTO Leadership Team by providing insights, analyses, trends and thought partnership for improved business decision making and business results. 

• Lead the planning and execution of the GTO Finance function with the annual operating plan, long range plan, budget and quarterly forecasting processes. 

• Lead and develop a global team of high-performing FP&A professionals, providing coaching and guidance to ensure effective team collaboration and business partner support. 

• Lead continuous improvement efforts around processes and systems to ensure planning and execution is efficient. 

Other Qualifications 

• Minimum of 15 years of financial planning and finance related roles, preferably in the pharma, biotech or life sciences industry 

• Strong business partnering, influencing and analytical skills with demonstrated business insights and process impact in previous roles 

• Familiarity with applicable software and reporting system applications 

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

• Strong aptitude for identifying