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Boston, Ma, Us

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Cambridge, Ma, Us

- Provided Financial Planning and Analysis leadership to Research Units and Translational Medicine organizations with a full cycle of Annual Operating Plan and vendor management, including human resources tracking, financial reporting, research administration finance, and general financial business partnership.- Provided counsel and support to the department head and staff regarding all financial and administrative policy matters.- Reported actual results and comparison to forecasted resource requirements with actionable insights to the global leadership to meet financial and operational targets. - Promoted and facilitated consensus; integrated new policies and emerging technologies into strategic planning and new business methods; collaborated effectively with staff on multiple levels; managed and prioritized multiple conflicting and changing priorities and met deadlines; handled details while maintaining a view of the big picture.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Managed business operations initiatives and programs, budget management cycle, vendor risk management, contract development and execution, purchasing, month close and financial forecasting, team training and communications within Operations Excellence team of Biogen Digital Health (BDH) global organization. - Developed financial chargeback process to R&D departments, recovering $500K+ back to BDH budget. - Identified process gaps to streamline internal operational processes and decrease time and cost associated with headcount management and compliance training by developing compliance training tracking process.- Managed applications license spending control initiative for 35+ applications (by finding 6% savings). - Trained associates on compliance and budget management procedures. Biogen Digital Health is a global unit of Biogen dedicated to pioneering personalized and digital medicine in neuroscience. We aspire to transform Biogen and patients’ lives by making personalized & digital medicine in neuroscience a reality. Powered by data-science and digital technologies, we drive solutions to advance research, clinical care, and patient empowerment. We believe that now, more than ever, biology and technology should go hand-in-hand to better meet patient needs, while enabling a shift towards more prevention-focused, affordable, and equitable care.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Commercial Real Estate / Facility Management / Life Science / Operations Management Support. - Directed financial operations activities at Novartis account for global commercial real estate facility management contract for Cambridge, MA and Montreal, QC clusters with $20M annual operational budget. - Facilitated sound operational decisions by global management for a 2M square foot sites’ footprint through planning, forecasting, reporting, budgeting, variance analysis, vendor management, and key performance indicators. - Collaborated closely with business partners to offer financial analytics which ensured meeting of financial targets and exceeding performance metrics for the client (for example, once coordinated recovery of overdue $1.7M from tenants for utility services).- Managed diverse teams’ (financial and purchasing) productivity in eliminating errors in purchase orders and invoicing processes for sites in North America by guiding purchasing teams with continuous improvement approach, including supervision of purchase orders and timely invoice payments.- Supported vendor relationship and contract management in writing and reviewing contracts and amendments and enforcing financial policies for purchasing, travel, and entertainment. - Ensured teams’ compliance with procurement and other financial policies (for over 70 colleagues) by driving employee education and monitoring compliance data.- Managed team development in accordance with diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

- Managed vendor contracts and programs for the Facility Operations of a global pharmaceutical company as a liaison between multiple stakeholders.- Achieved higher degree of operational efficiency and saved $2.4M of annual spending by applying due diligence and knowledge of site operations to a vendor contract amendment review process.- Reported to members of the executive team to identify areas of opportunity for improvement.- Decreased vendor payment compliance issues 30% (in three months) by initiating cross-functional projects with Latin America regional teams. - Exercised proactive cost management approach, receiving overdue tax credits (missing due to organizational changes), and delivering $600K of credits. - Supported the project management team by developing business cases, analyzing budget variances, and tracking performance of more than 100 capital projects worth $40M annually for real estate and facility operations, including technical asset long term planning.- Supervised lease account reconciliations for client as both landlord and tenant, by following lease contract language and responsibility matrix for over 10 locations. Managed financial impact of office space selection, lease negotiations, office design with related change management communications. - Managed financial support of Workplace Reservation System operations and cross charges and Records and Document Management compliance. - Overseed and cross-trained staff in the updating of the department pages on the internal website and SharePoint. - Developed communications strategy to reach targeted internal audience while using in-house smartphone app, digital kiosks, SharePoint and other means with customized messages to decrease communication cost and customize the content. - Achieved cost transparency and communicated actionable recommendations to decision makers on $140M operations budget by forecasting, budgeting, and initiating continuous performance improvement actions.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

- Managed high-performing team of analysts providing business unit financial reporting, modeling and forecasting.- Worked independently as the financial business partner to the Global Heads of several support functions.- Led the financial planning process by providing monthly reporting and analysis. - Acted as financial consultant to support decision-making and drive productivity improvements. - Provided guidance and recommendations to cost center managers on specific adjustments to spending to meet financial targets and improve work processes.- Launched global initiative to improve processes and drive innovation while tracking applicable key performance indicators. - Proactively interacted with colleagues in Finance, Legal, IT, Sourcing/Procurement and business areas on month-end pre- and post-close analysis and actions to ensure financial compliance.- Led process improvement initiatives in accounts payable effectively streamlining the operations.

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

- Developed and presented spending reports to cost center managers: analyzed risks and opportunities.- Conducted review of services to clients to evaluate value-added services.

Somerville, Massachusetts, Us

- As business partner for the pharmacy department at Brigham and Women's Hospital, evaluated budget risks & opportunities and made recommendations for mitigation of critical issues. - Reported and analyzed revenue KPIs to provide recommendations to management on process improvements.

Orlando, Fl, Us

- Assured good accounting practices, and drove multiple projects to successful completion. - Driven business operations to assure compliance and diligent cost management.- Served as first national operations leader in the country. - Communicated with members of the executive team to identify areas of opportunity for improvement.- Managed ongoing operations of the nonprofit organization with 17 locations around the country, including Print & Production Unit to provide educational materials to more than 100,000 customers. - Directed office moves and staff relocation projects. - Overseed and cross-trained staff in the updating of the department pages on the external website.

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