Senior Director, FP&A

About Pharming

Pharming Healthcare Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. We are developing and commercializing a portfolio of innovative medicines, including small molecules and biologics. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Our Vision 

Our Vision is to develop a leading global rare disease company with a diverse portfolio and presence in large markets, leveraging proven and efficient clinical development, supply chain, and commercial infrastructure. 

Life at Pharming 

Today, more than ever, we're positioned to realize our vision of becoming a leading global rare disease company. Our success will come from everyone's commitment to our patients, our ability to work with focus and clarity, and our shared dedication to building something meaningful together. We can only achieve this by embracing our biotech culture, Life at Pharming, which is dynamic, experimental, and shaped by what we learn together. We are looking for people who are excited about our vision and living our values:

• We put Patients at the heart
• We act with urgency
• We get it done
• We make it simple

Summary

The Senior Director FP&A – Commercial serves as a senior finance business partner to the commercial organization, providing financial leadership across revenue planning, forecasting, and commercial decision-making.As the sole FP&A representative in the United States, this role operates with a high degree of autonomy within the broader FP&A strategy and is responsible for delivering forward-looking insights, shaping financial plans, and supporting strategic decisions to drive commercial performance. The role partners closely with leadership, both in the US and abroad, and also operates as a key link between the broader US organization and global finance.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering & Value Creation
  • Act as the primary finance partner to US commercial leadership, including CCO, SVP International, and Sales/Marketing/Market Access Leadership
  • Provide financial insights and challenge assumptions to support decision-making, collaborating closely with Commercial Analytics.
  • Translate commercial strategies into financial implications and actionable insights.
• Commercial Financial Leadership
  • Lead financial planning and analysis for the commercial business, including revenue, gross-to-net, and commercial spend.
  • Shape and support financial strategy for the US and global market in alignment with global objectives.
  • Provide financial perspective on commercial strategy, including go-to-market approaches and growth initiatives.
• Revenue Planning & Forecasting
  • Own revenue forecasting processes, including volume, pricing, and gross-to-net assumptions.
  • Develop and maintain robust forecasting models reflecting market dynamics, payer environment, and commercial activities.
  • Continuously refine forecasts based on performance trends and external factors.
  • Develop and maintain cost driver models, including headcount planning
  • Collect information for and compose business cases for identified cost savings, pro-actively analyze and recommend capital allocation optimizations to stakeholders and management
• Performance Analysis
  • Monitor commercial performance against forecast and targets.
  • Identify key drivers of revenue and variances (volume, price, mix, access).
  • Highlight risks and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
• Business Partnership
  • Act as the primary finance partner for assigned stakeholders from functions to be agreed with the manager
  • Support governance committees with financial insights.
• Decision Support
  • Develop scenario analyses to evaluate commercial opportunities and risks
  • Assess financial impact of pricing strategies, market access changes, and commercial investments and programs
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to optimize revenue and profitability
• Reporting & Insights
  • Deliver high-quality financial insights to commercial leadership.
  • Prepare materials for senior finance leadership and executive discussions.
  • Communicate complex financial topics clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Process Improvement
  • Improve planning processes, tools and forecasting methodologies.
  • Propose and implement financial system enhancements and automation initiatives.
  • Improve data quality, reporting tools, and financial processes.
  • Contribute to standardization and best practices within FP&A
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Lead financial planning processes across commercial functions.
  • Coordinate closely with global FP&A to ensure alignment in assumptions, reporting, and planning methodologies.
  • Act as the FP&A representative in US leadership discussions and represent Finance on the US Enterprise Leadership Team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required; Master's/MBA and CPA or CFA preferred
• At least 10 years of finance experience, with strong focus on Commercial FP&A required; experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of revenue forecasting, gross-to-net dynamics, and market access and payer environments
• Strong financial modeling and forecasting capabilities
• Experience in a dynamic international environment
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate financial insights effectively
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with tools such as Power BI or similar
• Strong communication and business partnering skills
• Commitment and alignment to Pharming’s mission, core values and behaviors

Salary Range

Pharming takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s work experience, training, and education, as well as the scope of the role, complexity, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level.

The base salary range for this job is from $190,000-$250,000 per year.

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work schedule 
• Competitive compensation package including annual target bonus
• Long-term incentive program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 13 Company Holidays per year

Other Benefits

• Excellent benefit plans including medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Company-provided life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability plans
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance plans
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Health and wellness program
• Choice of company provided mobile phone or cell phone stipend

Additional Information

Pharming Healthcare, Inc. is a merit-based equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected classes.

An applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request via email to HR-US@pharming.com.

Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Pharming.  Pharming will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Pharming will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Pharming and the agency has been established.  The Human Resources/Talent Acquisition department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement.