Sr. Director Finance, Digital & Information Technology (DTJ)
For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
Provide senior level financial leadership and busines partnering for the Company s Digital Transformation and Global IT organization. Highly visible global role partnering with the Chief Digital and Information Officer to drive the CRL global strategy on the Company s Digital Transformation and associated investments, IT portfolio and all aspects of IT operations. Responsible for establishing and leading business reviews to the CRL executive committee, establishing financial discipline and KPIs, modeling and developing strategic rationale and business cases and guiding the Digital Journey Office and associated investments.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
Responsibilities:
Lead with the development of 5-year strategic business plans for the Digital Investment Portfolio and IT organization supporting all aspects of the business requirements
Partner with the business segment leads and financial teams to prepare business cases and financial modeling to determine appropriate project returns and recommendation of investment
Practice busines and operational acumen with active role in advising business leaders and functional department leads by connecting their operational strategies to digital and IT portfolio solutions through measurement of financial outcomes and success metrics
Owns or leads the annual budget and monthly forecast process.
Develop business operational and financial review cadence with the Digital and IT organization
Establish business review overviews, financial reporting and key KPIs to drive accountability into the Digital and IT organization
Advise from time to time on strategic and operating governance decisions regarding the IT organization
Advise on the financial operating model for the IT organization
Advise the IT leadership team on overall operating metrics and goals tracking in order to enable decision making
Manage by influence the IT organization ensuring the technology portfolio appropriately supports the business needs to enable growth
Perform analysis of capital projects, costs profitability, and efficiency of the IT organization, as directed
Manage staff of financial analysts and ensure associated development and deployment to meet organizational goals
Manage other financial projects as directed by the CIO and CFO
Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
- Education:
Bachelor s degree (B.A. /B.S.) or equivalent in accounting or related discipline. Masters Degree in Business Administration preferred.
Experience:
Seven to ten years of directly related experience with business partnering and financial planning and analysis .- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
- Previous experience with an IT company and/or Services related company a plus
Certification/Licensure:
CPA/CFA a plus
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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