Senior Director, Fp&A

About The Nest

The nest is a place where every role has meaning, every team member is respected, and every day is a chance to fly higher. When you join bluebird bio, you're not just landing a new gig, you become part of a flock that's pursuing curative gene therapies to give patients and their families more bluebird days. We are doers, thinkers and collaborators who embrace and live by our values:

• Celebrate (sm)all wins
• Stay humble and curious
• Keep it real
• Be Compassionate
• Persist for Purpose

Our innovation is rooted in the diversity of our teams and results are achieved through cooperation and the integration of multiple viewpoints. This is personal and we approach every challenge with radical care.

About The Flock

Reporting into the CFO, as the Senior Director, FP&A you will lead all aspects of finance business partnering, providing critical finance input into strategic and operational business decisions and processes. In this role you will have the opportunity to lead financial business partnering for a dynamic, commercial-stage gene therapy organization. Come join our mission to give patients and their families more bluebird days!

How You'll Fly

You'll help to bring more patients their bluebird days by:

• Developing a strong understanding of our business and end user budgeting and reporting requirements to implement effective system solutions and supporting processes, driving process transformation through thought leadership
• Providing strategic support and insights while being accountable for and driving the delivery of a well-defined, consistent and cohesive planning and model assumptions
• Leading and mentoring a team of highly skilled FP&A professionals
• Optimizing financial systems/technology to increase automation in forecasting, budgeting and reporting, implementing and integrating new systems as needed.
• Supporting the business as a critical finance business partner and provide financial planning and performance analysis including budgeting, forecasting, long range planning, and financial/business analysis
• Providing analysis, presentations and recommendations to the executive team
• Leading modeling and planning activities to complete the annual business planning cycles and to develop and implement strategic plans
• Maintaining financial tracking and reporting and creating other tools, processes, reports and metrics to accurately forecast and report business results
• Ensuring a high degree of financial budget ownership across the team, providing oversight and training on financial processes

What You'll Bring

You're the bird we're looking for if you have:

• Demonstrated success in Finance Business Partnering, able to engage with non-finance professionals and distil complex financial viewpoints to promote understanding
• 14+ years related work experience in accounting, finance, and/or consulting, some of which is in pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, project management and financial modeling abilities with in depth knowledge of MS Office applications and experience in cloud-based planning systems (e.g. Oracle PBCS) and reporting tools (e.g. Tableau, Hyperion)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication ability with skills in translating ideas into clear, high impact communications at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical thinking skills with ability to collate and analyze data, identifying key drivers
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; MBA preferred
• Previous experience building, leading and developing high performing teams

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a total compensation and rewards package that ranks among the best in our industry. Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The anticipated annualized salary range for this role is $225,801 - $294,486. Your base pay will be determined based on several factors including market data, demonstrated skills, relevant education or training, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and travel requirements. Our overall package also includes eligibility for stock, incentive bonuses, and benefit programs, a flexible time off program, as well as 28 paid holidays, including 2 company shutdowns.

bluebird bio is deeply committed to fostering an environment where diversity and inclusion are not only valued but prioritized. We believe a diverse and inclusive community empowers us to act courageously, care deeply, and dream boldly to impact people in big ways. Diverse viewpoints bring diverse capabilities which strengthen our focus and fuel our growth.

bluebird is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.