Portfolio Reference | PPRM & R&D Finance

R&D Finance

Existing R&D Finance Purpose

"Act as a compass for R&D, guiding the delivery of innovative medicines for patients, driving growth and protecting value."

Global Finance Vision

"Driving growth, protecting value."

R&D Ahead intent: enable better and faster decisions for the R&D pipeline through robust data, analytics, reporting and financial insight.

Note: the reviewed evidence did not contain one authoritative Mission + Vision + Strategy set for R&D Finance comparable to PPRM. The Mission, Vision and Strategy below are PROPOSED — synthesized from R&D Finance Purpose, Global Finance Vision, R&D Ahead objectives and observed strategic themes — not existing authoritative wording.

Proposed Mission

Empower R&D Finance with governed data, integrated planning, trustworthy analytics and intelligent automation so that financial decisions accelerate the portfolio while protecting value.

Proposed Vision

A connected R&D Finance ecosystem in which reliable financial and portfolio information is available through reusable data products, standardized self-service reporting and responsible AI — with minimal manual reconciliation and no dependency on obsolete platforms.

Proposed Strategy

1. Data Fabric as backbone

Governed, reusable products for actuals, estimates, hierarchies, master/reference data, portfolio information, analytical insights, AI consumption.

2. Retire legacy tech

Progressively transition from Hyperion, FDR, DRM and tactical reporting repositories toward SAC, Vista, Finance Data Fabric, Unity Catalog.

3. Standardize reporting

Standardized self-service reporting for most users; controlled expert access retained for advanced analysis.

4. Automate high-friction processes

Forecasting, variance analysis, commentary, effort reporting, portfolio analytics, data-quality monitoring.

5. Strengthen governance

Security, lineage, observability, data-quality ownership, CI/CD, production support, sustainable product ownership.

6. Prepare for future architecture

Incrementally prepare Finance products for S/4HANA, enterprise Data Fabric, AI, agentic AI, broader portfolio integration.

Architecture

CERPS Vx SAP SAC / Datasphere Enrich / Concur Planisware R&D Finance Source Domains Unity Catalog Trusted Unified Layer Finance Consumption Domains Actuals · Estimates Hierarchies · Master/Ref Portfolio Finance Analytical Insights Legacy progressively retired: Hyperion · FDR · DRM · iPAS · HCP Reporting Repository

Business products consuming the domains above: Vista Power BI · JABBA · AIM · Pyxis · HCP IRR · PwC Transparency Hub

Products

R&D Finance Data Fabric

Governed backbone for actuals, estimates, hierarchies, reference data, HCP and portfolio information.

SAP Analytics Cloud

Replacing Hyperion/FDR/DRM for planning and reporting, insulated by the Data Fabric.

Vista Power BI

Standardized EPE, IPE/FTE, R&D Advance and transaction reporting.

Portfolio Finance

Enrich-derived governed products; feeding Pyxis and Life-of-Project reporting.

HCP

Transparency Hub modernization replacing a 10+ year-old legacy platform.

AI / Data Science

JABBA (attrition-adjusted spend prediction, production) and AIM (AI-driven insights, POC).

R&D Finance Initiatives

All Finance-tagged initiatives, filterable on the full register.

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