Senior Finance Associate - Biotech, Financial Modeling & Business Operations

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$80K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in finance or accounting roles
  • Strong background in financial modeling and analysis
  • Experience managing month-end close processes
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in financial reporting

Responsibilities

  • Own the monthly financial close and forecasting processes
  • Develop and maintain a production cost model for drug development
  • Create board packages and fundraising materials for investors
  • Oversee accounts payable and receivable with an external bookkeeping team
  • Engage in lateral operations functions as the organization grows

Benefits

  • Open to visa transfers for international candidates
  • Opportunity to work onsite in a collaborative environment
  • Direct collaboration with the CEO in a leadership role
  • Impactful position in a rapidly growing biotech sector
  • Involvement in critical operational decisions across clinical trials
Full Job Description
Salary range: $80K - $120K

Location: Salt Lake City, UT; San Mateo, CA

Visa Sponsorship Details: Open to visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H1B transfers)

On-site work policy: Work on-site in Salt Lake City, UT (preferred) or San Mateo, CA five days a week

About this role

We are looking for a Senior Associate, Finance to own the entire finance function at a fast-growing biotech company digitizing the immune system. You'll report directly to the CEO, taking over from a consulting CFO, and be responsible for everything from closing the books to building production cost models that inform pricing and operational decisions across 30+ clinical trials.

What will you be doing?

  • Own monthly close, runway forecasts, and profitability reforecasts - full cutover from the existing consulting CFO
  • Build and maintain a production cost model to understand the true cost of serving each drug developer customer
  • Prepare board packages, investor updates, and fundraising materials
  • Manage accounts payable/receivable and oversee the outsourced bookkeeping firm for accuracy
  • Take on lateral operations functions as the company scales (supply forecasting, compensation modeling, cap table management)


Key Requirements

  • Proven ability to build financial models from scratch (operating models, unit economics, margin analysis)
  • Experience managing a month-end close process
  • Advanced Excel/Google Sheets proficiency
  • Comfortable being hands-on and operating autonomously as the sole finance hire
  • High attention to accuracy - must be detail-oriented with numbers and invoices

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