Site Finance Head

Band Level 6

Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid

Location:

Texas, United States Relocation and Sponsorship Support:
This role is based in Denton, Texas. Novartis is able to offer relocation and sponsorship support

Are you passionate about shaping financial strategy while helping build the future of innovative manufacturing? As Site Finance Head, you will serve as a key member of the Radioligand Therapy Texas Site Leadership Team and act as the strategic Finance partner across the Texas campus consisting of Drug Product site (Lutetium and Actinium), Drug Substance site (Lutetium and Actinium) and Isotope radiation site for Actinium.

You will lead financial planning, performance management, compliance, investment decision support, and site business partnering while helping enable capacity expansion and the establishment of the first end-to-end internal Actinium internal production. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to build and develop a strong Finance organization, influence critical site decisions, and drive sustainable performance across a complex and evolving manufacturing environment.

• Lead all site Finance activities and provide strategic financial partnership to the Texas Site Leadership Team.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management with clear explanations of results against targets.
• Provide financial insights across operating income, personnel costs, direct and indirect spend, inventory, and capital investments.
• Lead financial support for site strategy, capacity expansion, product costing, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
• Establish strong financial controls and ensure compliance with the Novartis Accounting Manual and Financial Compliance Controls.
• Build, lead, and develop the site Finance team while fostering functional excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive Finance experience across multiple functions, preferably including Business Planning & Analysis and Financial Reporting & Accounting.
• Significant experience in financial management, planning, forecasting, business partnering, and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or similarly complex business environments.
• Proven people leadership experience, including building teams, developing talent, and influencing stakeholders within a matrix organization.
• Strong strategic thinking, financial analysis, communication, project management, and decision-support capabilities.

• Cross-functional experience spanning manufacturing, commercial, research and development, or other global business organizations.
• Experience with capital allocation, product costing, investment evaluation, and large-scale operational or capacity-expansion initiatives.
• Experience leveraging approved AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics, automation, and data visualization to strengthen financial insights and decision-making.

At Novartis, our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. As Site Finance Head, you will have the opportunity to influence critical investments and operational decisions while helping build financial capabilities that support the future of Radioligand Therapy manufacturing. You will collaborate across Finance, Operations, Procurement, and global teams while developing a high-performing Finance organization focused on business impact, compliance, and continuous improvement.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $160,300 - $297,700 USD per year. The final salary offered is…