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Associate Director, FP&A

$200.7k - $234.15k

Cytokinetics

Cytokinetics seeks an Associate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to serve as the primary finance business partner to the Commercial organization during its transition to commercial-stage operations. The role involves budget management, variance analysis, and strategic financial counsel to support informed commercial decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary finance business partner to Sales, Marketing, Patient Treatment Experience, and Commercial Operations functions
  • Lead annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning for commercial operating expenses and headcount
  • Deliver periodic variance analysis and recommend actions to improve forecast accuracy and resource allocation
  • Provide decision support analyses on field force sizing, promotional investments, launch readiness, and new indication business cases
  • Develop scalable planning infrastructure including models, dashboards, and repeatable planning processes for a growing commercial organization

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field
  • 10+ years progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience with commercial business partnering
  • Commercial-stage biotechnology or pharmaceutical company experience
  • Demonstrated experience managing commercial operating expenses and headcount
  • Advanced financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities
  • Executive-level communication and presentation skills with data-driven influence
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint proficiency

Compensation: $200,700-$234,150 base salary

Vacancy posted 7 days ago
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