Associate Director, Commercial FP&A (GTN)
At a glance
Director-level FP&A role at Alkermes. Waltham · full-time · $166,000–$182,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Run GTN budgets, forecasts and longer-range plans for two business units, documenting assumptions for review
- Explain actual results against plans by tracing rate, channel and payer mix, volume and timing changes
- Gather pricing, payer, contracting and access inputs from commercial and market access partners for financial outlooks
- Work with accounting on close, accruals, reserves and reconciliations, while keeping support audit-ready
- Build leadership analyses and scenarios, maintain GTN models and flag emerging risks or data gaps
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree and typically five to eight years in commercial finance, FP&A, GTN or a related field
- Biotech or pharmaceutical experience supporting a brand or business area in a growth-stage or mid-sized environment
- Hands-on GTN forecasting and analysis, including assumptions, variance work, scenario modeling and net revenue explanations
- Advanced Excel skills and the ability to turn detailed financial analysis into a clear narrative
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced commercial finance professional who can coordinate with business, market access and accounting partners. You’ll report to the Senior Director and support two business units. The hybrid schedule requires at least three days each week at the Waltham office; fully remote work is not available.
From the employer
The Associate Director, Commercial FP&A (GTN) Gross-to-Net Lead will support Commercial FP&A’s gross-to-net (GTN) planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis for two business units, reporting to the Sr. Director, Commercial FP&A. In this role, the Associate Director will partner with Commercial Business Leaders, Market Access, Accounting and other cross-functional stakeholders, translating market access dynamics, commercial performance and accounting inputs into clear financial insights for business partners and leadership. The individual will help run a disciplined, transparent GTN process, coordinate assumptions across functions, flag risks and opportunities, and help explain net sales performance. This role will work a hybrid weekly schedule in our Waltham office.
- Support GTN planning and forecasting: Manage day-to-day GTN forecast, budget and long-range planning activities for two business units, including preparing and documenting key assumptions for review.
- Perform variance and performance analysis: Analyze actual results versus forecast, budget and prior periods; identify rate, channel/payer mix, volume and timing drivers; prepare clear variance explanations.
- Coordinate cross-functional inputs: Work with Commercial Business Leaders and the Market Access team to gather payer, channel, contracting, pricing and access inputs and reflect them in GTN assumptions and financial outlooks.
- Partner with Accounting: Support close activities, accrual inputs, reserve reviews, reconciliations and explanation of actual-to-forecast differences, following established ownership boundaries and controls.
- Prepare leadership materials: Develop concise analyses, scenario views and presentation materials that explain net sales performance and highlight risks and opportunities.
- Maintain models and processes: Update and enhance GTN models, assumption libraries, reporting tools and process calendars, and suggest improvements to accuracy, repeatability and efficiency.
- Support scenario analysis: Model the financial impact of changes in contracting, pricing, payer mix, customer mix, channel dynamics and other commercial assumptions as requested by the team and business partners.
- Maintain documentation and controls: Follow established review cadences, source documentation, version control and approval points, and keep audit-ready support for GTN assumptions and judgments.
- Serve as a GTN resource: Act as a day-to-day Commercial FP&A contact for GTN questions across the two business units and build working knowledge of key drivers.
- Flag issues early: Identify trends, data gaps and forecast exposure; raise material issues with the Sr. Director with appropriate context and proposed options.
Basic Qualifications, Key skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline, with typically 5-8 years of experience in commercial finance, FP&A, gross-to-net, revenue management, market access finance, accounting or a closely related area; MBA, CPA, CFA or other advanced degree or professional certification a plus.
- Biotech/pharmaceutical experience required, including experience supporting a brand, franchise or business unit in a growth-stage or mid-sized biopharma environment.
- Experience contributing to GTN forecasting and analysis, including preparing assumptions, variance analysis, scenario modeling and explaining net revenue drivers.
- Working knowledge of how commercial performance, pricing, payer and channel dynamics, contracting, accruals and net revenue interact.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including advanced Excel, with the ability to work through detailed data and convert findings into a clear narrative.
- Experience with enterprise planning, ERP, data visualization and contract or revenue analytics tools is preferred; familiarity with Anaplan is a plus.
- Exposure to launches, indication expansion, evolving payer dynamics or other environments with significant GTN uncertainty is preferred.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present analyses to business partners and leaders.
Preferred Qualifications and Characteristics:
- High standards for accuracy, controls, documentation, confidentiality and follow-through.
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Sound judgment and the ability to communicate key drivers clearly and concisely.
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $166,000 to $182,000. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package. Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here
Alkermes has recently adopted a hybrid working environment to support and meet the needs of employees and this role will operate in a flexible environment with 60% of time in the office and 40% from home. This position is eligible for the hybrid workplace model, requiring work to be completed onsite at our Waltham, MA office at least 3 days per week. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.