Director, Budgets and Forecasting

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 Director, Budgets and Forecasting provides enterprise oversight of clinical trial budgets and forecasts across GCO and EPIX, establishing standardized budgeting methodologies, assumptions, and governance to ensure consistent, decision-grade financial plans. Serving as the primary intermediary between study teams and Finance counterparts, this role translates operational plans into financial projections, supports budget development and change control, and drives forecast accuracy through cadence-based reviews, variance analyses, and proactive risk/issue escalation.

• Establish and continuously improve standardized budgeting and forecasting processes, templates, and methodologies.
• Manage budget governance, approvals, change control, and audit-ready documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Finance policies, planning timelines, and internal controls while proactively identifying risks and process gaps.

• Partner with study teams to develop comprehensive study budgets based on protocols, operational plans, resource needs, and vendor costs.
• Oversee budget versions, validate assumptions, and manage approvals throughout the study lifecycle.
• Assess financial impacts of study changes and maintain up-to-date financial plans.

• Lead regular forecasting cycles across the portfolio.
• Analyze budget versus actual performance, identify variance drivers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Deliver executive-level financial insights, highlighting risks, opportunities, and key financial implications to support strategic decisions.

• Serve as the primary liaison between study teams and Finance.
• Align stakeholders on budget and forecast decisions, resolve cross-functional issues, and ensure effective communication.
• Coach study teams on financial planning best practices, cost drivers, and documentation requirements.

• Maintain dashboards and reporting tools that track budget health, forecasting accuracy, and performance trends.
• Own and ensure the quality of Auxilius financial data and reporting inputs.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, data quality enhancements, and system optimizations.
• Support compliance, audits, and inspection readiness through robust financial documentation and controls.

• University degree is required
• Experience supporting clinical development portfolios and/or clinical trial finance (e.g., study budgets, vendor/CRO spend, accruals)
• Proficiency with budgeting/forecasting and reporting tools (e.g., planning systems, ERP, and advanced Excel); experience with dashboarding/BI tools a plus
• Experience driving standardization of financial processes across multiple teams/functions and delivering measurable improvements in forecast accuracy and cycle time
• Prior experience leading through influence (without direct reports), facilitating decision forums, and mentoring others on budgeting/forecasting best practices
• Influence & Stakeholder Engagement:
  Builds alignment and drives adoption of process changes across teams without direct authority by leveraging…