Insulet Corporation
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, R&D (Hybrid)
Insulet Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Insulet Corporation Insulet Corporation is seeking an experienced and driven Sr. Director to join our expanding FP&A team, providing strategic financial leadership to the SVP of Research & Development (R&D) and their leadership teams. In this highly visible role, you will act as the principal financial thought partner to R&D, collaborating with key leaders to identify and implement strategic initiatives that deliver measurable value and drive organizational excellence. You will be responsible for establishing and executing comprehensive financial planning, reporting, and analysis for these groups, including the creation of advanced project reporting tools and dashboards for granular tracking of R&D costs, resource allocation, and milestone progress across all initiatives. This position will design and institutionalize robust frameworks for scoping new R&D projects, encompassing demand and capacity management, project prioritization, and alignment with broader business strategies and cross‑functional requirements. You will lead the development and oversight of resource planning processes to optimize team allocation, support timely project delivery, and inform strategic workforce decisions. Additionally, you will drive the creation and enhancement of systems to track actual work performed on R&D projects, integrating time accounting, cost categorization, and real‑time status updates to ensure data accuracy and reporting efficiency. As a key leader, you will architect and deploy end‑to‑end financial reporting solutions that connect proforma business cases to actual results, ensuring full traceability and comprehensive oversight from project inception through execution and close. You will spearhead ROI analysis for major R&D investments, utilizing advanced financial modeling and scenario planning to provide actionable insights for executive decision‑making. Overseeing the consolidation and reporting of total company R&D spend, you will partner with finance, accounting, and business unit leaders to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance. This role also involves close partnership with the Controllership group to ensure precise expense classification (e.g., Capex vs. Opex) and the development of financial plans and reporting that serve as a roadmap for achieving functional financial goals, while ensuring that total operating expenses align with expectations. You will work collaboratively with functional teams to identify opportunities to reduce operating costs and improve operating margin, providing financial support to drive and execute cost‑saving initiatives. The ideal candidate will champion accurate reporting of actual performance, focusing on key operating metrics and analyses that enhance forecast accuracy, drive accountability, and propose actions for continuous improvement of financial results. Your responsibilities will include leading forecasting processes—such as the annual budget and long‑range planning—analyzing results, and partnering with other finance and executive team members to ensure that financial objectives for the current period are met. Through insightful financial analysis, you will help guide executive decision‑making on critical investments and strategic priorities. The Sr. Director may be entrusted with various confidential projects, requiring impeccable discretion and professionalism while collaborating across commercial, regional, and functional areas. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Corporate & COO FP&A. Responsibilities
Set strategic vision for financial processes associated with the R&D organization and lead the team to develop tracking and reporting metrics to drive improvements in R&D efficiency, removing process bottlenecks, and keeping the team accountable to budget and timelines. Act as a lead financial thought partner to R&D to identify and help implement key strategic initiatives that drive value across the organization. Create new capability for R&D Project Reporting: Lead the design and implementation of advanced project reporting tools and dashboards, enabling granular tracking of R&D costs, resource allocation, and milestone progress across all initiatives. Develop processes to scope work: Establish and institutionalize robust frameworks for scoping new R&D projects, including demand/capacity management and project prioritization, ensuring alignment with business strategy and cross‑functional requirements. Resource planning: Develop and oversee comprehensive resource planning processes to optimize team allocation, support project delivery, and inform strategic workforce decisions. System to track actual work: Create or enhance systems for tracking actual work performed on R&D projects, integrating time accounting, cost categorization, and real‑time status updates to improve data accuracy and reporting efficiency. End‑to‑end reporting from proforma to actuals: Architect and deploy end‑to‑end financial reporting solutions that connect proforma business cases to actual results, ensuring full traceability and comprehensive oversight from project inception through execution and close. ROI analysis: Lead ROI analysis for major R&D investments, leveraging advanced financial modeling and scenario planning to provide actionable insights for executive decision‑making. Consolidation for total company R&D spend: Oversee the consolidation and reporting of total company R&D spend, partnering with finance, accounting, and business unit leaders to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance. Business Partner to Key Leaders Across the Organization
Work with various functional leaders as their trusted thought partner to ensure deep visibility into financials and provide thoughtful insights on cost management. Drive all forecasting, budgeting, and long‑range planning in partnership with functional leaders and their respective teams. Ensure actual results align with expectations through detailed variance analysis. Establish a strong collaborative culture with peers and other functions while promoting success, pride, performance, discipline, and creativity. Oversee all close‑related activities to support the R&D organization. Manage the company’s critical technology costs to drive product commercialization. Inform project spend, ROI, and assist in resource assessments and allocations to manage R&D costs. Drive Operating Expense Financial Reporting and Analysis for R&D
Oversee weekly/biweekly latest estimate updates for respective functions ensuring commentary is fully updated. Establish consistent project reporting across both IT and R&D to ensure detailed forecast and actuals tracking. Create operating expense fluxes and other key analysis to support MFR reporting and deliverables. Ensure capital vs. operating expense controls are established. Create Sustainable Workforce Planning
Assist in IFRS reporting and analysis. Assist in tax reporting and various requests. Support quarterly business reviews, investment committee, and key product business plans. Design and implement process improvements to streamline data gathering and reporting for R&D expenses. Oversee monthly financial reporting and close‑related activities for Operating Expenses. Implement new and improved capital policy and process as circumstances evolve. Play a critical role in the FP&A module of the SAP implementation as a heavy contributor for project reporting/analysis and Capex subject matter expert. Manage special projects focused on continuous improvement activities. Work well with team members and the broader Insulet community. Perform other duties as assigned. Education and Experience
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA is a plus. 15+ years of financial planning and analysis experience in a global growth‑oriented, publicly‑traded company, with expertise in FP&A, accounting, finance, internal management reporting systems, budgeting, acquisitions, investment analysis, and financial modeling. Proven track record as an effective financial business partner with a strong internal customer service focus. Proven ability to learn new accounting & reporting tools. Proven ability to complete tasks with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Preferred Skills & Competencies
Strong communication, presence, and relationship building skills, with the ability to interpret and summarize data for strategic decision support. Analytical thinker with strong business acumen, able to summarize complex financial data into clear recommendations. Systems savvy—experience with Planful reporting tools is a plus. Experience with tier‑one ERP and Business Performance Management tools required; experience with Host/Planful or SAP/SAC a plus. Excellent MS Excel and financial modeling skills required. Ability to synthesize and analyze large quantities of data into concise analyses. Project management and results orientation. Adaptability to fast‑paced, high‑growth environment. Integrity and professional conduct. Self‑motivated, high energy, respectful, honest, hard‑working, and loyal team player. Physical Requirements
May require 10-15% travel. Additional Information
NOTE: This position is eligible for hybrid working arrangements and requires on‑site work from an Insulet office. Salary range for this full‑time position is $187,575.00 – $281,362.50. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the primary work location in the US. Compensation includes base salary only; bonus, equity, and benefits are not included. Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD), headquartered in Massachusetts, is an innovative medical device company dedicated to simplifying life for people with diabetes and other conditions through its Omnipod product platform. At Insulet Corporation all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, R&D (Hybrid)
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Insulet Corporation Insulet Corporation is seeking an experienced and driven Sr. Director to join our expanding FP&A team, providing strategic financial leadership to the SVP of Research & Development (R&D) and their leadership teams. In this highly visible role, you will act as the principal financial thought partner to R&D, collaborating with key leaders to identify and implement strategic initiatives that deliver measurable value and drive organizational excellence. You will be responsible for establishing and executing comprehensive financial planning, reporting, and analysis for these groups, including the creation of advanced project reporting tools and dashboards for granular tracking of R&D costs, resource allocation, and milestone progress across all initiatives. This position will design and institutionalize robust frameworks for scoping new R&D projects, encompassing demand and capacity management, project prioritization, and alignment with broader business strategies and cross‑functional requirements. You will lead the development and oversight of resource planning processes to optimize team allocation, support timely project delivery, and inform strategic workforce decisions. Additionally, you will drive the creation and enhancement of systems to track actual work performed on R&D projects, integrating time accounting, cost categorization, and real‑time status updates to ensure data accuracy and reporting efficiency. As a key leader, you will architect and deploy end‑to‑end financial reporting solutions that connect proforma business cases to actual results, ensuring full traceability and comprehensive oversight from project inception through execution and close. You will spearhead ROI analysis for major R&D investments, utilizing advanced financial modeling and scenario planning to provide actionable insights for executive decision‑making. Overseeing the consolidation and reporting of total company R&D spend, you will partner with finance, accounting, and business unit leaders to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance. This role also involves close partnership with the Controllership group to ensure precise expense classification (e.g., Capex vs. Opex) and the development of financial plans and reporting that serve as a roadmap for achieving functional financial goals, while ensuring that total operating expenses align with expectations. You will work collaboratively with functional teams to identify opportunities to reduce operating costs and improve operating margin, providing financial support to drive and execute cost‑saving initiatives. The ideal candidate will champion accurate reporting of actual performance, focusing on key operating metrics and analyses that enhance forecast accuracy, drive accountability, and propose actions for continuous improvement of financial results. Your responsibilities will include leading forecasting processes—such as the annual budget and long‑range planning—analyzing results, and partnering with other finance and executive team members to ensure that financial objectives for the current period are met. Through insightful financial analysis, you will help guide executive decision‑making on critical investments and strategic priorities. The Sr. Director may be entrusted with various confidential projects, requiring impeccable discretion and professionalism while collaborating across commercial, regional, and functional areas. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Corporate & COO FP&A. Responsibilities
Set strategic vision for financial processes associated with the R&D organization and lead the team to develop tracking and reporting metrics to drive improvements in R&D efficiency, removing process bottlenecks, and keeping the team accountable to budget and timelines. Act as a lead financial thought partner to R&D to identify and help implement key strategic initiatives that drive value across the organization. Create new capability for R&D Project Reporting: Lead the design and implementation of advanced project reporting tools and dashboards, enabling granular tracking of R&D costs, resource allocation, and milestone progress across all initiatives. Develop processes to scope work: Establish and institutionalize robust frameworks for scoping new R&D projects, including demand/capacity management and project prioritization, ensuring alignment with business strategy and cross‑functional requirements. Resource planning: Develop and oversee comprehensive resource planning processes to optimize team allocation, support project delivery, and inform strategic workforce decisions. System to track actual work: Create or enhance systems for tracking actual work performed on R&D projects, integrating time accounting, cost categorization, and real‑time status updates to improve data accuracy and reporting efficiency. End‑to‑end reporting from proforma to actuals: Architect and deploy end‑to‑end financial reporting solutions that connect proforma business cases to actual results, ensuring full traceability and comprehensive oversight from project inception through execution and close. ROI analysis: Lead ROI analysis for major R&D investments, leveraging advanced financial modeling and scenario planning to provide actionable insights for executive decision‑making. Consolidation for total company R&D spend: Oversee the consolidation and reporting of total company R&D spend, partnering with finance, accounting, and business unit leaders to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance. Business Partner to Key Leaders Across the Organization
Work with various functional leaders as their trusted thought partner to ensure deep visibility into financials and provide thoughtful insights on cost management. Drive all forecasting, budgeting, and long‑range planning in partnership with functional leaders and their respective teams. Ensure actual results align with expectations through detailed variance analysis. Establish a strong collaborative culture with peers and other functions while promoting success, pride, performance, discipline, and creativity. Oversee all close‑related activities to support the R&D organization. Manage the company’s critical technology costs to drive product commercialization. Inform project spend, ROI, and assist in resource assessments and allocations to manage R&D costs. Drive Operating Expense Financial Reporting and Analysis for R&D
Oversee weekly/biweekly latest estimate updates for respective functions ensuring commentary is fully updated. Establish consistent project reporting across both IT and R&D to ensure detailed forecast and actuals tracking. Create operating expense fluxes and other key analysis to support MFR reporting and deliverables. Ensure capital vs. operating expense controls are established. Create Sustainable Workforce Planning
Assist in IFRS reporting and analysis. Assist in tax reporting and various requests. Support quarterly business reviews, investment committee, and key product business plans. Design and implement process improvements to streamline data gathering and reporting for R&D expenses. Oversee monthly financial reporting and close‑related activities for Operating Expenses. Implement new and improved capital policy and process as circumstances evolve. Play a critical role in the FP&A module of the SAP implementation as a heavy contributor for project reporting/analysis and Capex subject matter expert. Manage special projects focused on continuous improvement activities. Work well with team members and the broader Insulet community. Perform other duties as assigned. Education and Experience
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA is a plus. 15+ years of financial planning and analysis experience in a global growth‑oriented, publicly‑traded company, with expertise in FP&A, accounting, finance, internal management reporting systems, budgeting, acquisitions, investment analysis, and financial modeling. Proven track record as an effective financial business partner with a strong internal customer service focus. Proven ability to learn new accounting & reporting tools. Proven ability to complete tasks with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Preferred Skills & Competencies
Strong communication, presence, and relationship building skills, with the ability to interpret and summarize data for strategic decision support. Analytical thinker with strong business acumen, able to summarize complex financial data into clear recommendations. Systems savvy—experience with Planful reporting tools is a plus. Experience with tier‑one ERP and Business Performance Management tools required; experience with Host/Planful or SAP/SAC a plus. Excellent MS Excel and financial modeling skills required. Ability to synthesize and analyze large quantities of data into concise analyses. Project management and results orientation. Adaptability to fast‑paced, high‑growth environment. Integrity and professional conduct. Self‑motivated, high energy, respectful, honest, hard‑working, and loyal team player. Physical Requirements
May require 10-15% travel. Additional Information
NOTE: This position is eligible for hybrid working arrangements and requires on‑site work from an Insulet office. Salary range for this full‑time position is $187,575.00 – $281,362.50. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the primary work location in the US. Compensation includes base salary only; bonus, equity, and benefits are not included. Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD), headquartered in Massachusetts, is an innovative medical device company dedicated to simplifying life for people with diabetes and other conditions through its Omnipod product platform. At Insulet Corporation all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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