Finance Director, Asia Pacific External Innovation

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Job Function:
Finance

Job Sub Function:
Finance Business Partners

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Beijing, China, Shanghai, China, Singapore, Singapore

Job Description:

The Finance Director, Asia Pacific External Innovation provides finance and business leadership to the regionally based Innovation Center (APIC), JLABS incubation deployments, and New Business Development (NBD) teams on a broad range of sophisticated external innovation deal structures including research collaborations, licensing deals, option structures, acquisitions, and divestiture/externalizations.

This role reports to the Senior Finance Director, External Innovation and will partner with a variety of Finance stakeholders including sector R&D, SC, and Commercial CFOs as well as Corporate/Regional Finance functions such as Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, and GTAAS.

The director will provide people leadership and build development opportunities for a regionally based senior finance manager and several GROW assignees and will ensure a high performing, engaging and fulfilling Credo based work environment.

This dynamic and fast paced role is key to the success of the APAC transactions and requires a dedicated, highly motivated individual who can think creatively and develop and analyze complex deal structures.

Proven decision-making skills and the ability to influence partners at senior levels of the organization will be critical.

Key responsibilities:

FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP: Partner directly with the APAC Innovation Center, Incubation, and NBD on all external innovation activities in the APAC region.

Direct all financial activities including deals, operations, and governance.

Build and maintain regional networks with the external community, business, and finance counterparts.

Lead and develop valuation models for potential opportunities.

Frame the accounting and tax impact, analyze financial returns, and highlight key risks to the enterprise.

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: This role sits on the External Innovation Leadership team and will assist in shaping business models, strategy, and team structure of both APIC and APAC NBD (IM).

Advise senior management on long range planning and financial issues.

Work closely with Shanghai JLABS, Singapore JLABS, and South Korea JLABS to provide local finance support and optimize value creation.

Implement efficient business, finance, and operational processes that will enable J&J to tru...