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Position: VP, US Commercial Finance

Location: Princeton Pike, NJ

Position Summary

The role of the VP Commercial Finance leads an organization that is responsible for overseeing and managing the finance activities for a dynamic portfolio of innovative medicines that totals over $30B in sales.  This role plays a critical role in driving performance, delivering strategic analysis and providing business insights to support decision making and inform on business performance.  This role works in close collaboration with Commercial leaders to enable delivery of targets for revenue and operating expenses for both in-line and new product pipeline.  The Vice President of US Commercial Finance  reports to the SVP of Finance for Total Commercialization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements financial strategies to support the company's growth and productivity objectives
• Anticipates business trends, assesses risks and recommends alternative solutions and contingency plans to ensure meeting financial and business objectives
• Develops the leadership and management talent needed to achieve competitive superiority
• Functions as a member of the Commercial Finance LT
• Leads the US Finance team leadership team and broader US finance organization
• Establishes and maintains internal controls on the operation as per BMS policies and statutory requirements
• Is primary representative of US finance unit around the company & communicates effectively
• Can build relationships with and influence leaders across the US Commercial business and broader matrix
• Provides timely information and analysis in the form of options for clear and swift decision-making
• Drives appropriate differentiation in resource allocation
• Builds business analysis financial models for evaluating business opportunities
• Communicates across functions and geographies to drive achievement of financial and business objectives
• Partners with Commercial, Medical, Access, and Other Market teams by providing strategic financial insight and decision support
• Contributes to the strategic planning process by providing the commercial team with insightful financial analysis to help identify strategic choices and drive decision making
• Drives cash flow analytics and assists market in achieving cash flow goals
• Consolidates and maintains analytical support for continuous productivity savings

Qualifications & Experience:

• B.S./B.A., MBA, CPA preferred
• Experience of working in a multinational Finance environment for at least 10 years and in a managerial position for at least 5 years.
• Pharma industry knowledge
• Leadership of a complex multi-functional finance team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Ability to interact and influence Senior Management across the business.  Strong presentation skills.
• Track record of achieving results in a matrix organization. Strong in alignment and collaboration. Flexibility & adaptability.
• External financial interactions/negotiations.  Experience in alliance relationship.
• Development and successful implementation of a global/regional initiatives.
• Mastery of financial analysis, modeling, processes (budget, strategic planning) sufficient to train and develop others.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution, and marketing processes.
• Thorough understanding of operational business strategies and issues.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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