Senior Manager, Budget Planning, Forecasting, & Portfolio Management (Clinical Trial Project Financial Analysis)

Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility.

Job purpose

In this exciting role, the Senior Manager, Budget Planning, Forecasting & Portfolio Management, will have a significant impact on the annual Clinical Trial budget planning process.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining trial budget forecasts within the overall Clinical Trial Budget. Key responsibilities include; forecasting, actual to forecast variance, vendor accrual confirmation, vendor budget review and negotiation, preparation of invoice backup, and resource allocation & reporting.
 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for utilizing enrollment metrics and CRO tools to provide accurate monthly and quarterly clinical trial forecasts for phase 1 and 2 programs

• Ensure program level and clinical trial timelines are developed and updated to align with clinical trial forecasts

• Apply understanding of CRO operational progress to clinical trial forecasts

• Review, confirm, and approve monthly CRO vendor accruals for clinical trials; utilize actual costs to date to continually update clinical trial forecasts

• Provide monthly, quarterly, & annually Actual vs Forecast analysis and comments on actual to date vs plan. Provide explanations on any material shifts based on trial enrollment and site activations

• Review of clinical trial vendor change order budgets prior to execution. Partner with Director Budget Planning, Forecasting, and Portfolio Management and Clinical Outsourcing to negotiate vendor budgets and contracts. Update trial forecasts to include new change order budgets

• Fundamental understanding of clinical trial finance, contracts to support invoice preparation and reporting to global collaboration partners

• Partner with Finance and Alliance management to support resource tracking to global partners related to program collaborations

• Refine and maintain R&D resource plans, generate reports and tools to share with Leadership. Monitor ongoing resource metrics to inform future planning

• Perform monthly R&D time project allocation analysis and provide reporting  to Project Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of financial experience in the CRO industry; MBA preferred

• Strong background in project management which includes analytical and organization skills

• Experience in financial analysis with a strong understanding of excel

• Proven ability to switch between issues of different projects on the same day. Able to quickly answer any question by using your project tools and command of research

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

In the U.S., the hiring pay range for fully qualified candidates is $190,000 - $210,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Pay Range:

In the U.S., the hiring pay range for fully qualified candidates is $190,000 - $210,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

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