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The Opportunity
The Finance Enterprise Partner - Therapeutic Area (FEP - TA) will serve as a strategic business partner to the Squad Lead and become an active voice in decision making within the Squad. This role is responsible for ensuring delivery of financial commitments by enabling data-driven trade-offs across functions, integrating insights from Customer Engagement, commercial, medical affairs, market access, pricing, and gross-to-net elements (rebates, discounts, reserves).
The FEP - TA is also a key connector to the global team and partners strongly with PT for managing inventories, with RD to understand pipeline possibilities and partnership in clinical studies, with HQ to provide transparency in our commercial results and strategies.
The ideal candidate connects financial rigor with operational realities, driving alignment across the business to maximize value, optimize resource allocation, and support sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership:
- Partner closely with Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Pricing, and Field Leadership to deliver financial targets.
- Act as the finance lead for portfolio performance, providing actionable insights to guide strategic decisions.
- Enable trade-off discussions across initiatives (e.g., promotional spend vs. access investments vs. pricing strategy).
- Support scenario planning for product lifecycle decisions, launch planning, and market changes.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
- Collaborate actively in sales forecasting, defining scenarios with the Squad and providing transparency of assumptions to Finance counterparts (local and global when needed).
- Lead budgeting, trade-off discussions and investments priorities for the Therapeutic Area and portfolio under their responsibility and long-range planning for the product portfolio.
- Monitor performance versus plan and identify risks and opportunities early.
- Develop driver-based models reflecting volume, price, payer mix, and access dynamics.
- Translate operational metrics into financial outcomes.
- Oversee the financial forecasting and Month-end reliability of figures for Squad expenses.
Gross-to-Net & Revenue Management:
- Oversee financial modeling of pricing, contracting, rebates, chargebacks, discounts, and reserves.
- In-depth understanding of reserves and owning voluntary reserves decision making and scenario mapping conversations with Squads.
- Partner with Access and Pricing to evaluate contracting strategies and payer negotiations.
- Ensure accurate revenue forecasting and reserve adequacy.
Cross-Functional Integration:
- Connect insights across Customer Engagement effectiveness, Commercial programs, Medical initiatives, and Access strategies.
- Facilitate alignment meetings to ensure coordinated decisions across functions.
- Serve as the financial “single source of truth” for portfolio performance.
- Partner with different functions as needed to enable the conversations and allow holistic Squad conversations and prioritization.
Decision Support & Trade-Off Analysis:
- Evaluate ROI of commercial investments and promotional programs.
- Support prioritization of limited resources across products and initiatives.
- Provide clear recommendations that balance short-term commitments and long-term value.
Governance & Reporting:
- Oversee executive-level reporting on portfolio performance and risks.
- Support financial reviews, business cases, and investment approvals.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and internal controls.
Stakeholder Management:
- Key Stakeholders: Senior commercial leaders, cross-functional stakeholders in CMG + Senior leaders in Global functions.
- Level of Influence: High; must influence cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities and resources.
- Exposure: High frequency of managing executive stakeholders with assertiveness and confidence.
- Network Building: Building strong, collaborative networks across Squad Team and with Global counterparts as well as within Finance to translate P&L performance into strategic narratives.
Leadership & People Management:
- Team Leadership: Connects well and is an active team player and influences teams to drive for results to strengthen financial discipline and decision quality.
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 8-12 years of progressive finance experience, preferably in pharmaceutical or life sciences.
- Experience supporting commercial or portfolio teams in a matrix environment.
- Strong understanding of pharma revenue mechanics (pricing, access, gross-to-net).
- Ability to influence without authority and navigate cross-functional environments.
- Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills — able to translate complex data into clear insights.
- Comfort working in a fast-moving, resource-constrained organization.
- High attention to detail with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
- Fast learner and flexible to ways of working.
- Ability to perform under pressure & strong sense of urgency.
- Proficiency with SAP (S/4 HANA) and SAC.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $156,800 - $291,200. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Benefits
Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.
The Position
The Opportunity
The Finance Enterprise Partner - Therapeutic Area (FEP - TA) will serve as a strategic business partner to the Squad Lead and become an active voice in decision making within the Squad. This role is responsible for ensuring delivery of financial commitments by enabling data-driven trade-offs across functions, integrating insights from Customer Engagement, commercial, medical affairs, market access, pricing, and gross-to-net elements (rebates, discounts, reserves).
The FEP - TA is also a key connector to the global team and partners strongly with PT for managing inventories, with RD to understand pipeline possibilities and partnership in clinical studies, with HQ to provide transparency in our commercial results and strategies.
The ideal candidate connects financial rigor with operational realities, driving alignment across the business to maximize value, optimize resource allocation, and support sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership:
- Partner closely with Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Pricing, and Field Leadership to deliver financial targets.
- Act as the finance lead for portfolio performance, providing actionable insights to guide strategic decisions.
- Enable trade-off discussions across initiatives (e.g., promotional spend vs. access investments vs. pricing strategy).
- Support scenario planning for product lifecycle decisions, launch planning, and market changes.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
- Collaborate actively in sales forecasting, defining scenarios with the Squad and providing transparency of assumptions to Finance counterparts (local and global when needed).
- Lead budgeting, trade-off discussions and investments priorities for the Therapeutic Area and portfolio under their responsibility and long-range planning for the product portfolio.
- Monitor performance versus plan and identify risks and opportunities early.
- Develop driver-based models reflecting volume, price, payer mix, and access dynamics.
- Translate operational metrics into financial outcomes.
- Oversee the financial forecasting and Month-end reliability of figures for Squad expenses.
Gross-to-Net & Revenue Management:
- Oversee financial modeling of pricing, contracting, rebates, chargebacks, discounts, and reserves.
- In-depth understanding of reserves and owning voluntary reserves decision making and scenario mapping conversations with Squads.
- Partner with Access and Pricing to evaluate contracting strategies and payer negotiations.
- Ensure accurate revenue forecasting and reserve adequacy.
Cross-Functional Integration:
- Connect insights across Customer Engagement effectiveness, Commercial programs, Medical initiatives, and Access strategies.
- Facilitate alignment meetings to ensure coordinated decisions across functions.
- Serve as the financial “single source of truth” for portfolio performance.
- Partner with different functions as needed to enable the conversations and allow holistic Squad conversations and prioritization.
Decision Support & Trade-Off Analysis:
- Evaluate ROI of commercial investments and promotional programs.
- Support prioritization of limited resources across products and initiatives.
- Provide clear recommendations that balance short-term commitments and long-term value.
Governance & Reporting:
- Oversee executive-level reporting on portfolio performance and risks.
- Support financial reviews, business cases, and investment approvals.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and internal controls.
Stakeholder Management:
- Key Stakeholders: Senior commercial leaders, cross-functional stakeholders in CMG + Senior leaders in Global functions.
- Level of Influence: High; must influence cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities and resources.
- Exposure: High frequency of managing executive stakeholders with assertiveness and confidence.
- Network Building: Building strong, collaborative networks across Squad Team and with Global counterparts as well as within Finance to translate P&L performance into strategic narratives.
Leadership & People Management:
- Team Leadership: Connects well and is an active team player and influences teams to drive for results to strengthen financial discipline and decision quality.
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 8-12 years of progressive finance experience, preferably in pharmaceutical or life sciences.
- Experience supporting commercial or portfolio teams in a matrix environment.
- Strong understanding of pharma revenue mechanics (pricing, access, gross-to-net).
- Ability to influence without authority and navigate cross-functional environments.
- Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills — able to translate complex data into clear insights.
- Comfort working in a fast-moving, resource-constrained organization.
- High attention to detail with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
- Fast learner and flexible to ways of working.
- Ability to perform under pressure & strong sense of urgency.
- Proficiency with SAP (S/4 HANA) and SAC.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $156,800 - $291,200. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Benefits
Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.
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Align your credentials to U.S. CPA standards
If your accounting qualifications are from outside the U.S., get a NASBA credential evaluation before applying. Genentech's Finance hiring teams look for U.S.-recognizable credentials, and an evaluation removes ambiguity early in the screening process.
Target roles in FP&A and commercial finance
Genentech's Finance openings are concentrated in financial planning, commercial analytics, and business partnering for its medical devices and diagnostics divisions. Positioning your experience around forecasting, product P&L, or clinical cost modeling will resonate with their hiring priorities.
Search for open Finance roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Genentech's Finance listings by visa type so you're only applying to roles where your sponsorship category is a confirmed fit. It saves time you'd otherwise spend screening job descriptions manually.
Understand how PERM affects your Green Card timeline
Finance roles at Genentech are typically classified under EB-2 or EB-3, which require PERM labor certification through DOL. Processing can take 12 to 18 months before the I-140 petition stage, so negotiate a start date that gives your employer enough runway.
Reference Roche's financial reporting structure in interviews
Genentech operates as a Roche subsidiary, so Finance candidates who demonstrate familiarity with IFRS reporting alongside U.S. GAAP stand out. Interviewers frequently ask about multi-entity consolidation and intercompany transfer pricing in the context of a global parent.
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Does Genentech sponsor H-1B visas for Finance roles?
Yes, Genentech sponsors H-1B visas for Finance positions. The company has an established immigration program and works with outside counsel to file H-1B petitions, including the Labor Condition Application through DOL. Finance roles in financial planning, accounting, and commercial analytics have been sponsored under this pathway. If you're in the H-1B lottery pool, Genentech's size and infrastructure mean the process is generally well-managed once you receive an offer.
How do I apply for Finance jobs at Genentech?
Applications go through Genentech's careers portal at gene.com. Finance roles are posted under the Finance and Accounting category. You can also browse verified sponsorship-eligible openings on Migrate Mate, which filters listings by visa type so you can confirm your sponsorship category is supported before applying. Tailoring your resume to highlight FP&A, business partnering, or cost accounting experience relevant to biotech or medical devices will strengthen your application.
Which visa types does Genentech commonly use for Finance positions?
Genentech sponsors H-1B visas most frequently for Finance roles, along with F-1 OPT and CPT for early-career candidates. TN status is available for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying Finance occupations. For longer-term sponsorship, Genentech supports EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card pathways through PERM labor certification, typically for mid-level and senior Finance professionals who have already established themselves in the organization.
What qualifications does Genentech expect for Finance roles?
Most Finance positions at Genentech require a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, with a CPA or CFA credential expected for senior accounting and financial reporting roles. Experience in a large, matrixed organization is valued, and familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems is frequently listed as a requirement. Candidates with biotech, pharmaceutical, or medical devices industry backgrounds have a meaningful advantage given the complexity of product revenue and clinical cost structures.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take for a Finance hire at Genentech?
For H-1B, the timeline depends on where you are in the process. If you're already in the U.S. on OPT, Genentech can file an H-1B petition for the October 1 start date following the April lottery. USCIS standard processing takes three to five months; premium processing reduces that to 15 business days. For Green Card sponsorship through PERM, expect the full EB-2 or EB-3 process to run two to three years or longer depending on your country of birth and the DOL backlog at the time of filing.
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