OBJECTIVE:

• Seeking a senior leadership role in finance, strategy, or other business function in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area that will leverage my 10+ years of experience in delivering corporate performance and innovation

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SKILLS: Corporate Strategy, Corporate Finance, Strategic Management, Cross - Functional Team Leadership, Corporate Restructuring for World Class Organization, Portfolio Management, C-Level Executive Partnership up to and including CEO, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Business Intelligence, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Corporate Communications, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Development, Investment Strategy Development, Sales Force Structuring, Consensus Building & Teaming, Competitive Analysis, Performance Optimization, Joint Ventures & Alliances Management, Best Practices & Benchmarking, Supply Chain Management, Contract Negotiation, Operations Excellence, Portfolio Management, Global Risk Management, Crisis Management, Financial Management, Launch Pricing, Price Increase Strategy, Managed Care Strategy, Six Sigma Process Excellence, Market Research Leader, Industry Analytics Support, Government Affairs Partnering, Cost Accounting, Financial Reporting, Controller, Financial Analysis, Foreign Currency Hedging, Business Administration, Accounts Payable Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Procurement, Fixed Asset Accounting, Business Process Reengineering, Value-Added Analysis, GAAP Reporting, Financial Projection Preparation, General Ledger, Expense Analysis, Tax Reporting, International Tax Planning, Payroll Management, Auditing and Compliance, Operating and Working Capital Management, Budget Management, Capital Budgeting, Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis, M&A Integration, Licensing, Treasury Partnering, Human Resources Partnering, Public Relations Partnering, Cash-Flow Management, Business Valuation, Data Warehouse Reporting, Activity Based Costing, Activity Based Budgeting, Budgeting and Forecasting, Business Analysis, Corporate Financing, Cash Flow Management, Corporate Governance, Cost Accounting, Inventory Management, Financial Modeling, Project Management, Revenue Recognition, Royalties Management, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance (SOX), SEC Compliance, Transfer Pricing Development, Vendor Selection and Management, Vendor Contract Management, Managerial Accounting, Managerial Reporting, Arbitrage, ROI Analysis, NPV Analysis, Decision-Making, Business Process Design, Interface with CPA Auditors, Customer Relationship Management, Cost Savings Optimization, Profit Optimization, Derivatives Analysis, Options Analysis, Credit Risk Assessment, Operations Risk Mitigation, Financial Statements Analysis, Month-End Close, Financial and Operational Control, Medical Device Launch Strategy, Pharmaceutical Launch Strategy, NME Launch Strategy, Product Development Support, Product Marketing Support, Sales Director and Sales Manager Partnering, Physician and Pharmacist Customer Analysis, Oncologist Customer Analysis, Outsourcing Evaluation, Insurance Analysis, Technology Upgrades/Integration, Financial Software Implementation, Account Executive Negotiation, Legal / Attorney Business Partnering, Global IT Partnering, Private Equity Investing, Wealth Management, Real Estate Valuation, Public Security Analysis, Compensation Analysis, Advertising Team Support, Sales Promotion Support, Litigation Strategy Development and Execution, Transportation Analysis, Product Branding, Product Positioning, Game Theory Analysis, MS Office, MS Excel Analysis, ERP, SAP, Hyperion Essbase, Cognos TM1, Cognos Contributor, JD Edwards, C++, HTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, South San Francisco, CA

Senior Finance Leader, Sales & Marketing Finance

Responsibilities:

• Serve as finance member on a Senior Commercial Leadership Team helping to manage a multi-billion dollar Oncology Business Unit as well as Product Franchises in US Sales & Marketing organization
• Responsible for supporting Commercial finances for entire Genentech Oncology Pipeline, which includes numerous multi-billion dollar potential antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, and small molecules
• Finance lead on US Biosimilar Taskforce, informing US strategy for Genentech Oncology Infused products, including Avastin, Rituxan, & Herceptin after loss of exclusivity
• Chair cross-functional team which drives forward innovative, high impact Sales & Marketing initiatives, both internally and externally
• Finance Lead for Oncology Innovation Team
• Co-lead long-term 2014 Business Plan Commercial finance deliverables for Genentech Oncology Business Unit, Avastin Franchise, and entire Genentech Oncology Pipeline
• Part of team responsible for short-term and long-term expense and reserves forecasting for Oncology business unit
• Leveraged Activity Based Budgeting to drive efficiencies and optimize business value
• Responsible for managing month end close activities

Confidential, South San Francisco, CA

Senior Strategy Leader, Sales & Marketing

Responsibilities:

• Led a cross-functional team of ~50 members to develop and execute a multi-billion dollar long-term revenue enhancement strategy to address business and customer impacts from ongoing healthcare industry changes
• Part of team that launched four products / New Molecular Entities within 18 month period: Kadcyla, Perjeta, Zelboraf, and Erivedge
• Gained leadership approval for 2012 Price Plan and 2013 Business Plan for Genentech’s product portfolio
• Reached alignment with senior management on areas of Genentech’s intermediate-term strategy for Avastin, Rituxan, & Herceptin products
• Chaired Steering Committee and led cross-functional team to set launch pricing within hematology franchise
• As strategy lead and member of negotiation team, helped to successfully renegotiate distributor / GPO contracts to be more performance-based for
• Collaborated with Marketing teams to determine pricing, contracting, & distribution strategy
• Supported Joint Commercial Committee on a multi-billion dollar hematology product franchise
• Effectively managed department’s External Services spend and forecast

Confidential, South San Francisco, CA

CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Rotation Program

Responsibilities:

• Broad leadership within R&D Finance, Sales & Marketing Finance, Operations Finance, Controlling, Financial Reporting, & Internal Audit
• Following merger, involved with integration of Genentech with Roche
• Founder of Genentech Rotational Network, bringing together over 200 members of Genentech rotational programs for regular forums from Finance, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing Operations, Process Development, etc.
• Maintain broad network through pharmaceutical / biotech industry trade organizations
• Co-managed finance deliverables for cross-functional team, spanning over a dozen functions and close to a hundred R&D programs
• Effectively navigated highly matrixed organization
• Overhauled R&D Finance Playbook to help optimize investment in new innovation at Genentech
• Member of cross-functional team to identify cash flow opportunities post-merger
• Managed finance deliverables for forecasts presented to Commercial Leadership Committee, following integration of Genentech and Roche
• Received Genentech for exceptional productivity
• Led a cross-functional team, including nine different departments and sites, to drive cost savings and cost avoidance within manufacturing through process excellence efforts
• Business Plan co-lead for Logistics, Operations Excellence, Global Supply Chain, and Procurement groups
• Partnered with Corporate Executive Board to develop performance metrics and scalability targets
• Worked with international team to help create strategy on global shared service direction to support the business

Confidential, Vacaville, CA

Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leadership in Financial Reporting, Operations Finance, R&D Finance, and Marketing Finance at J&J subsidiaries: Alza (drug delivery platforms), Lifescan (consumer medical devices), & Centocor (biotech)
• Managed a team of finance associates in roles of progressing responsibility
• Worked with management & global business partners to continuously improve through Process Excellence and Six Sigma
• Helped to manage International, Strategic Partnership between Confidential & Confidential (J&J) and Schering Plough, collaborating with Biologics Supply Chain, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Regulatory
• Supported multi-billion dollar Remicade Franchise at Centocor subsidiary, including Sales Forecasting and Business Planning. Partnered with team that helped to drive significant sales growth Ex-US
• Financial business partnering with four marketing VP’s
• Business Partner to Global Biologics Strategic Marketing, managing business plan and forecasts
• Helped to integrate a product franchise from J&J’s $16 Billion Pfizer Consumer acquisition at subsidiary
• Received J&J highest recognition for subsidiary turnaround of SOX and Internal Controls: Standards of Leadership
• Managed deliverables for out-licensed technology portfolio of over a dozen products, including royalty management
• Interfaced with several other J&J subsidiaries to optimize global pharmaceutical supply chain
• Led financial deliverables for billion dollar Long-Range Strategic Plan for a dozen products over an eight year horizon
• Forecasted P&L by Region for US subsidiary with total annual net revenues over a billion dollars
• Finance Business Partner for multi-million dollar diabetes device portfolio at Lifescan subsidiary
• Helped to manage business planning and forecasting cycles for global R&D group

Confidential, Urbana, IL

VP of Finance

Responsibilities:

• Part of Executive Board that set strategy and management of 18 committees, consisting of 200 members
• Led finance and accounting aspects for the organization