BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Manager, Commercial FP&A, Centers of Excellence OPEX
Who We Are
BioMarin is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions.
Guided by our purpose to develop medicines that make a profound impact on people’s lives, our global teams have delivered a portfolio of therapies since our founding in 1997. Our revolutionary treatments for conditions like achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), PKU (phenylketonuria), CLN2, a form of Batten disease, and a number of forms of MPS (mucopolysaccharidosis) offer new possibilities for patients and families who previously had few, if any, available options. More recently, with the close of the Amicus acquisition, our portfolio has expanded to include therapies for Fabry disease and Pompe disease, expanding our ability to reach more people living with rare genetic conditions.
Our success comes from our unwavering commitment to excellence, our deep understanding of patient needs, our scientific expertise, and our world-class manufacturing capabilities. At the heart of BioMarin is a dedicated team of the brightest minds in the industry working together to deliver innovative therapies to patients and families around the world.
About Corporate Groups
It takes a village, and at BioMarin, our general and admin teams are the village behind our success. From the IT experts who manage our technology to the human resources professionals who hire the people who make it all possible, these teams support our organization and span all areas of operations.
About the Opportunity:
BioMarin’s Finance organization plays a critical role in enabling our business strategy, supporting disciplined investment decisions, and helping the company deliver on its commitment to patients. The team partners across functions and geographies to provide financial insight, planning rigor, operational accountability, and strategic decision support.
The Manager, Commercial FP&A, Centers of Excellence OPEX is a key individual contributor role responsible for leading OPEX planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision support for the Commercial Centers of Excellence (CoEs), including BOS, PAVE, and PPS. This individual will partner closely with CoE leaders and the OPEX FP&A leader to provide financial insight, planning rigor, and clear performance narratives that support disciplined resource allocation and effective business decision-making.
The role will play a significant role in process design, improvement, and automation across Commercial OPEX planning. This individual will develop and deploy standard tools, templates, and planning processes to be leveraged by the broader FP&A team supporting OPEX planning, while also supporting the consolidation, analysis, and communication of OPEX performance for Commercial leadership.
Leadership Responsibility:
- Lead OPEX planning, forecasting, and performance management for the Commercial Centers of Excellence, including BOS, PAVE, and PPS.
- Serve as a key Finance partner to CoE leaders, providing financial insights, planning support, and decision support to enable effective management of spend, priorities, and business outcomes.
- Support the OPEX FP&A leader in consolidating, analyzing, and crafting clear narratives on Commercial OPEX performance for Commercial leadership.
- Prepare financial analysis, reporting, and business commentary that explain performance versus plan, forecast changes, risks, opportunities, and key drivers of OPEX performance.
- Partner with CoE leaders and finance stakeholders to support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasts, monthly close activities, business reviews, and ad hoc leadership requests.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate recurring planning and reporting activities while maintaining strong financial controls and data integrity.
- Operate as a proactive individual contributor who builds trusted relationships, drives accountability, and delivers high-quality analysis in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Experience Required:
- Experience in commercial finance, FP&A, corporate finance, or related finance roles, preferably within a complex, matrixed, multinational organization.
- Demonstrated experience supporting functional, regional, business-unit, or commercial leadership teams as a finance business partner.
- Strong understanding of OPEX planning, forecasting, performance management, variance analysis, and P&L dynamics.
- Experience supporting annual planning, quarterly forecasting, monthly close, business reviews, management reporting, and ad hoc financial analysis.
- Experience designing, improving, standardizing, and automating finance processes, tools, templates, and reporting.
- Ability to partner effectively with commercial stakeholders and finance peers to influence decisions, challenge assumptions, and communicate insights clearly.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
Required Skills:
· Strong analytical, financial modeling, forecasting, and business judgment skills.
· Ability to simplify complex financial and operational information into clear insights, recommendations, and leadership-ready narratives.
· Strong process design, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and automation mindset.
· Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills across functions, geographies, and levels.
· Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with finance peers, CoE leaders, and Commercial leadership stakeholders.
· High degree of ownership, accountability, attention to detail, and comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Success Factors:
The successful candidate will be a commercially minded finance professional who combines financial rigor, process orientation, strong analytical capability, and trusted business partnership. This individual will be a proactive individual contributor who can support CoE leaders, partner effectively with the OPEX FP&A leader and broader finance team, and translate OPEX performance and business complexity into clear insights, consistent tools, and actionable decisions.
Workstyle - Hybrid:
- Hybrid requires an onsite presence twice weekly at our San Rafael Headquarters. This role may not be conducted remotely.
Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Ireland Safety Responsibility
Support the organization’s commitment to environmental protection, injury prevention, and continual improvement of EHS management systems. Actively contribute to a safe and environmentally responsible workplace by identifying hazards, reporting incidents and participating in EHS initiatives and training.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. San Rafael, California, USA Office
770 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA, United States, 94901
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, United States
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