Manager, Financial Planning & Portfolio Analysis

Overview

Reporting to the Associate Director, Long Range Planning, the Manager of Financial Planning & Portfolio Analytics is responsible for supporting the company's long-range financial planning processes, in addition to supporting portfolio financial analyses and decision-making. This includes analyzing financial trends and risks, supporting strategic analysis and recommendations across the R&D portfolio, and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders in the business and Finance. This role requires strong financial analysis, business acumen, and the ability to use data to support actionable insights.

This position ishybridand will be primarily located inCambridge, MA.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the annual Long Range Plan, including coordination of inputs from business units and consolidation of financial projections
• Partner with FP&A business partners and cross-functional teams to gather data and align on key planning assumptions
• Build financial models to support various portfolio scenarios, analysis and valuations
• Analyze historical results, market trends, and competitive landscape to validate assumptions and identify risks/opportunities in long-range projections
• Generate comprehensive presentations of financial analysis, tailored to variance audiences including executive leadership and board of directors
• Support a continuous improvement mindset, working with FP&A and business units to enhance and automate processes and evaluate tools to support alignment, data collection, analysis, etc.
• Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Tax, Treasury & BD, leveraging LRP data to support other workstreams
• Assist in development of ad hoc financial analyses, models and projects to support strategic investments and decision-making

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field required; MBA or CFA a plus
• Minimum 4+ years of relevant financial experience (e.g. Corporate Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Strategy) or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of accounting and finance principles and financial statements.
• Strong financial analysis and data interpretation skills.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and an eagerness to collaborate with colleagues in sharing insights and learnings
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and financial planning software/tools
• Expertise in financial modeling, data analysis, and developing insightful recommendations from complex data sets preferred
• Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred

About Alnylam:Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by "interfering" with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture:Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we've been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine's Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK - among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.