Title:
Global Digital IT - Performance AnalystCompany:
Ipsen Pharma (SAS)
About Ipsen:
Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.
Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!
For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Job Description:
Ipsen is advancing its digital transformation and strengthening the foundations of its Global Digital & IT (GDIT) organization. To support this ambition, we are recruiting a Global Digital IT – Performance Analyst, a pivotal role helping the GDIT function maintain strong financial control, maximize value realization, and drive operational efficiency.
This role plays a key part in ensuring transparency, predictability, and optimization of run costs across infrastructure, cloud, networks, and applications. You will act as the financial guardian of Global Digital IT operations, anticipating spending trends, identifying optimization opportunities, and enabling data-driven decision-making. You will also contribute to the governance frameworks and standards that support the smooth and compliant operation of GDIT.
Your key responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day financial operations: internal audits, invoice tracking, purchase order creation, and contract renewals/adjustments.
Act as the financial partner to GDIT leaders, ensuring cost governance, spend visibility, and budget adherence.
Work closely with Finance Controllers and Procurement to support negotiations and secure contract alignment before signature.
Analyse actual usage vs contracted services to identify optimization opportunities and advise technical experts during vendor discussions.
Monitor, forecast, and predict financial flows, providing insights to avoid cost overruns and improve cost efficiency.
Ensure strong financial governance by maintaining accurate data, tracking spend patterns, and recommending cost-saving levers.
Your profile & expertise
Experience working closely with IT teams and understanding how technical services operate (FinOps/cloud background is a strong plus).
Solid ability to track, forecast, and analyse financial flows in an operational/IT context.
Comfortable working with contracts, renewals, and vendor discussions, with strong attention to accuracy and cost control.
Analytical, structured, and able to take a step back to assess overall financial performance.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge and advise experts.
Curious, agile, and somewhat “atypical” profile—able to navigate between finance, procurement, and technical teams.
Why join Ipsen?
A strategic role supporting Ipsen’s digital and financial excellence.
High visibility across GDIT, Finance, Procurement, and vendor ecosystems.
Opportunity to shape FinOps culture and drive meaningful operational impact.
A collaborative, empowering, and international environment committed to innovation and patient impact.
Top Skills
What We Do
Ipsen is a French leading global mid-size biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France focusing its efforts where unmet medical needs are greatest. Ipsen develops and commercializes innovative medicines in three key therapeutic areas - Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience.
We have over 5000 employees worldwide and our medicines are registered in more than 100 countries, with direct commercial presence in over 30 countries. Ipsen has 4 global R&D hubs and 3 pharmaceutical development centers around the world
