Manager / Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis, Valo Health
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2-3 days a week in office (Lexington, MA)
Platform for drug development and discovery
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Platform for drug development and discovery
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office (Lexington, MA)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make the drug discovery and development process faster, less expensive, and with a higher probability of success.
Role
Who you are
- Proactive leader exhibiting influencing capabilities with business partners and a willingness to maintain open and transparent communication across the organization
- Bachelor’s degree with a background in Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting or related field; MBA highly preferred
- 4-8 years of experience in an FP&A-related role, preferably in the Life Science industry
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required. Familiarity with Adaptive Insights or other financial planning software preferred; NetSuite experience also highly valued
- Strong communication skills. Seen as credible and reliable for subject matter expertise and leadership, adaptable and flexible to situational needs, and able to bring good judgment to influence the outcome. Develops and leverages cross-functional relationships to facilitate the execution of operational goals
- Ability to quickly develop presentations that “tell a story” by communicating data in a way that a non-finance audience can understand and act on
- Proven customer service orientation, technical, collaboration, and influencing skills
- Passion for accelerating the creation of life-changing medical treatments for patients and the motivation to learn, grow and take on the challenging goals needed to deliver on the Valo vision
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), we are searching for a Manager / Sr. Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead the planning and analysis for the Therapeutics functional area at Valo. We are looking for a candidate with the experience, agility, and influence to manage annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes spanning a complex biopharma and software development organization. This is a hybrid role reporting to the office 2-3 days per week
- As a functional area Lead, the candidate will operate at all levels of Therapeutics, building a strong working relationship with Valo executive leaders and business area managers to develop robust, dynamic financial plans that align to Valo company strategy and support the achievement of key business objectives. The candidate will be technically strong and take pride in high-quality analysis, drawing upon advanced financial acumen to ensure the integrity of the financial models underpinning the planning processes. The candidate will contribute to the development and ongoing improvement of planning models and processes. The candidate will lead strategic planning for the Therapeutics functional areas ranging from early drug discovery to partnerships
- Our ideal candidate is strategic, collaborative, analytical, skilled in leading cross-functional projects, and accountable for ensuring high-quality data and analysis. This is an individual contributor role. The candidate will join a Finance team that values integrity, inclusiveness, executing for results, success as a team, and strong customer service
- Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning processes for the Valo Therapeutics business functions, partnering with business stakeholders and the Director of FP&A to meet process deadlines and established targets
- Develop strategic analyses to inform Valo Executive Leadership Team decisions
- Collaborate with the Director of FP&A and VP of Finance to and provide support and analysis to support strategic initiatives including financing scenarios and other business development efforts
- Create and maintain program level financial tracking and reporting that empowers business leaders to actively manage functional spend within budget
- Prepare monthly variance analysis of actuals to forecast and budget, explain and investigate any significant discrepancies and understand key business drivers
- Contribute to architecting best-in-class FP&A processes that deliver high-quality data and analytics while adapting to a rapidly developing, multi-functional business model
- Influencing a diverse set of cross-functional business units by providing strong customer service, delivering actionable strategic insights, and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders
Our take
Drug development is a critical component of health care. Reducing costs, improving discovery processes, and accelerating drug development are all critical to success in the drug pipeline. Using human-centric data and ML-anchored computation, Valo Health’s integrated drug development platform, known as Opal, improves outcomes in drug development, by leveraging advanced data analysis.
Drug development entails a variety of steps including molecule discovery, clinical development, and target discovery. With the vast amount of data that is generated, a system like Opal incentivizes investment in outcomes that are more likely to correspond with effective treatments. This reduces the number and expense of clinical trials needed to demonstrate drug effectiveness.
There are a variety of competitors in the data-driven drug discovery field, including insitro, Atomwise, and Exscietia, but this vast market should still offer enough space for Valo Health to grow. In 2021, the company experienced a set-back in the surprise calling off of a merger that would have seen it go public, but despite this has continued to operate well and advance towards its goal of transforming the drug development process.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$1m
LATE VC
Jul 2021
$33.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $487.5m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Time-off
- 401K
- Corporate Engagement Opportunities with Local Non-Profit Organizations
- Commuter Reimbursement
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance
Company HQ
Back Bay East, Boston, MA
Leadership
Brian Alexander
(CEO)Also a Partner at Flagship Pioneering. Previously SVP of Genentech, CEO of Foundation Medicine and was a n Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.
Brett Blackman
(COO)Member of the Board of Directors at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute. Previously Interim Chief Scientific Officer at Omega Therapeutics and was a Strategic R&D Advisor at Ohana Biosciences, Inc.
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