Senior Finance Manager, External Innovation

Johnson & Johnson

Senior Finance Manager supporting Innovative Medicine Business Development team at Johnson & Johnson. Involves financial evaluation of BD deals and liaising with various stakeholders.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeTitusville • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $122,000 - $212,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support external business development opportunities, understand and challenge the business case as well as ensuring transparency in the valuation assessments
Provide financial leadership to optimize capital allocation, support portfolio investment and prioritization, increase business efficiency and effectiveness, and improve cash flow for the organization
Developing financial analyses/valuations for licensing, acquisitions and externalization opportunities by liaising with various stakeholders to prepare a financial valuation model (discounted cash flow, (e)NPV and (e)IRR
Developing and negotiating deal terms that mitigate risks and ensure value creation for J&J
Assessing financial viability of the licensing deals supported
Summarizing and presenting deals to Senior Management and Innovative Medicine Operating Committee.
Ensure compliance and adherence to Corporate Accounting Procedures and Approval Guidelines
Working with other Finance expert stakeholders on deals (tax, treasury, supply chain, R&D) and assisting with M&A transactions lead by Corporate M&A
Develop valuation models and perform complex financial scenario analyses
Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills for informed decision making
Strong interdependent partnering and networking skills, both internally and externally

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably with a major in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics or Accounting
An additional degree or advanced certifications such as a Master’s/MBA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CMA or another equivalent is preferred
Strong experience in Financial Modeling using advanced Microsoft Excel skills (i.e. Pivot Tables, Formulas, VLOOKUP functions) is required
A minimum of 7 years of experience with finance or accounting is required
Prior experience working in a Finance role supporting a Pharmaceutical or medical devices, Commercial or Research organization in healthcare industry, is highly preferred
Prior supervisory/management experience preferred
Demonstrated track record of independently managing project timelines and deliverables is required
Ability to be flexible with time of working hours required, given nature of the work, is very crucial for this role and is required
Strong communications, framing presentation skills, along with solid interpersonal, negotiating and ability to influence senior business leaders is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short- and long-term disability
business accident insurance
group legal insurance
consolidated retirement plan (pension)
savings plan (401(k))
long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingdiscounted cash flowNPVIRRfinancial analysiscapital allocationcash flow optimizationadvanced Microsoft ExcelPivot TablesVLOOKUP

Soft Skills

analytical skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsinterdependent partneringnetworking skillsnegotiating skillsinfluencing skillsproject managementflexibilitydecision making

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeMBAACAACCACIMACPACMA