R&D Operations Manager

Aequor Technologies LLC

Thousand Oaks, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Actuals, Ariba, Billing, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Operations, Candidate Screening, Communication Skills, Contract Management, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Tools, Detail Oriented, Drug Development, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Operations, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Operations Management, Power BI, Property Maintenance, Purchase Orders, Reporting Dashboards, Research & Development (R&D), SAP, Tableau, Team Player, Time Management, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Thousand Oaks, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Remote - US standard working hours
Urgent role- shortlisting Tuesday 3/3
***Open market rate*** We need thoroughly screened and qualified candidates
No resubs from AMAGJP00014928

Preferred Knowledge of Tools:
Anaplan
SAP
Power BI
Tableau
Excel
Smartsheet

Key Responsibilities:
" Budget Management: Planning/Forecasting, Managing/Monitoring Actuals vs Budget, Execution/Guiding Stakeholders to the correct process
" Managing Accounting/Finance Deadlines: Quarter Close, Latest Estimated (LE) Budget Submissions; Annual Planning Cycle; Budget Variance Explanation; Quarter Accruals; Reclassing Expense; PO/Contract Management monitoring or closures, Long Range Planning, Year End Close
" Communication with Stakeholders: At the individual budget owner level, at a team level, at a Leadership level (executive presence)
" Data Analytics: Maintaining Anaplan, Building Dashboards, Maintaining Dashboards, Using Power BI or Tableau or other tools to analyze data
" Monitoring Budget/Actuals: Tracking POs/Contracts; Tracking or Investigating Invoices; Budget Variance Analysis
" Supplier Engagement: Communication with suppliers to resolve financial discrepancies or operational issues and maintain a relationship

Basic Qualifications:
Master s degree and 3 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience
OR
Bachelor s degree and 5 years of biotech/pharma-related business operations/financial analytics experience

Preferred Qualifications:
" Experience with financial reporting and forecasting
" General familiarity with the drug development process and various business units within an R&D function
" Demonstrated proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau) and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, MS Teams)
" Fluent with MS Office suite and advanced capabilities in Excel
" Experience with enterprise tools SAP, Ariba, Anaplan
" Strong attention to detail
" Ability to thrive in a complex and matrixed environment, to collaborate and coordinate with individuals at various levels, to influence others effectively and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously
" Excellent communicator able to develop and deliver communications that facilitate organizational change in an efficient, effective, and expedient manner
" Quick learner who is proactive and takes initiative

About the Company

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Aequor Technologies LLC

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies