Corporate R&D Controller

Overview
We are seeking a strategic and experienced R&D Controller to join our Corporate Finance Team and support senior financial leadership for our entire global R&D organization. This is a critical, hands‑on role responsible for driving the financial strategy, planning and stewardship for our complete R&D portfolio and for driving the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and monthly business reporting for all R&D operations spanning both our high‑growth Oncology pipeline and our diverse Non‑Oncology therapeutic areas.

Reporting to the Senior Director, R&D Controller, you will be in direct contact with the Chief Medical Officer and other senior R&D leaders. You will be responsible for translating R&D's scientific and clinical strategy into a robust long‑range financial plan, ensuring optimal resource allocation and sound investment decisions across the portfolio.

You will be a key strategic partner to the R&D, Finance and Procurement teams. The successful candidate will deliver in‑depth monthly close analytics, coordinate the full budget and forecast cycles and help refine our approach to key stakeholder interactions, including monthly business reviews and presentations to Menarini Corporate.

Your focus will be on designing the global framework, driving portfolio‑level strategy and delivering high‑impact analysis to the Menarini executive leadership team. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, collaborative team player with strong analytical skills and meaningful experience supporting financial management in a pharmaceutical organization. You must be able to manage strategic‑level thinking while simultaneously executing the day‑to‑day responsibilities required to establish this function.

Main Activities & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
Global R&D Financial Strategy & Leadership

Develop the global R&D financial strategy, ensuring alignment with both corporate finance objectives and scientific R&D goals.

Act as a financial partner to the Chief Medical Officer and R&D leadership, providing strategic counsel on all financial matters.

Orchestrate the global R&D budgeting, forecasting and 5‑year planning processes, ensuring consistency and accuracy.

Portfolio & Investment Management

Provide comprehensive financial oversight and strategic analysis for the entire R&D portfolio, including both Oncology and Non‑Oncology programs.

Support the financial evaluation of new R&D projects, including portfolio prioritization, resource allocation modeling and feasibility studies.

Partner with R&D leaders to analyze and challenge portfolio assumptions, milestone timing and financial risk.

Controlling, Reporting, & Business Partnership
Controlling

Oversee the consolidation of all global R&D financials, ensuring qualified and timely monthly reporting and analysis for Head Office.

Lead the accurate and timely preparation of the global R&D budget, forecasts and 5‑year strategic plan.

Maintain responsibility for the R&D project cost and investment budget, including detailed forecasting and tracking.

Implement harmonized controlling processes, methodologies and financial systems across all global R&D sites to drive efficiency and comparability.

Maintain ultimate oversight for global R&D cost management, budget control and headcount control.

Oversee and manage local cost management and budget control for all R&D functions.

Manage headcount control versus budget, working in close cooperation with HR Controlling.

Take responsibility for controlling financial processes, identifying and implementing improvements.

Reporting

Ensure qualified and timely monthly reporting and analysis of the business for both Head Office and local management.

Prepare global R&D financial performance presentation, forecasts and strategic insights for the executive Finance & R&D leadership team.

Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the global R&D organization.

Business Partnership:

Act as a primary financial partner to R&D, ensuring a strong local business linkage and close, day‑to‑day cooperation with HQ Business Controlling.

Conduct financial analysis of feasibility studies for new R&D projects to support strategic decision‑making.

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