Director / Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

IDEAYA Biosciences (NASDAQ: IDYA) is a public, clinical-stage synthetic lethality-focused precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using DNA sequencing and other molecular diagnostics. Our approach integrates extensive capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with small molecule drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from the therapies we are developing. We are applying these capabilities across multiple classes of precision medicine, including direct targeting of oncogenic pathways and synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets. We believe this diversified approach will enable us to deliver the right medicine to the right patient to drive a more robust clinical response.
 
IDEAYA has an industry leading platform and pipeline in Synthetic Lethality. IDEAYA has established strategic collaborations with Amgen and Pfizer supporting its pipeline programs, and also has wholly-owned or controlled clinical and preclinical programs. For more information, please see www.ideayabio.com.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance and Controller, the Director / Head of Financial Planning and Analysis will lead and own the FP&A function within the company, including annual budgeting and operating  plan processes, variance analysis and tracking of operating expenses, headcount reporting, clinical accruals, long-range planning and scenario modeling and analysis, among other duties.

What You'll Do

• Lead the organization in the annual budget / operating plan process and conduct financial forecasts and budget analysis
• Drive the long-range planning process and corporate valuation model discussion in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Develop and coordinate the quarterly financial reporting package for senior management, and the company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors
• Conduct the actuals vs budget variance analysis and identify the key drivers for the business
• Manage the clinical accrual process, including review of applicable CRO, CMC and other vendor contracts. Work closely with clinical development team and proactively interact with vendors to gather and analyze relevant information to ensure all accruals are complete, accurately computed, documented and recorded
• Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders such as clinical team, translational team, research team and external CROs and become trusted finance partner across the organization
• Participate on high-priority valuation or corporate development projects, including analyses supporting clinical program investment decisions
• Lead periodic business reviews to analyze results and key information and provide actionable insights to business
• Lead and manage the ongoing financial planning tool implementation
• Present regular communication and presentations to Company’s senior management team
• Data steward of company’s master data structure by designing and integrating the data dimensions with various systems  
• Develop in-depth understanding of business drivers; build and maintain a dashboard of key performance indicators
• Continuously drive process improvement and efficiencies in financial planning and analysis and production of reporting packages

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field; CFA or MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 10+ of progressive experience and demonstrated growth including a minimum of 5 years in Finance / FP&A required; Life Sciences / Pharma / Biotech experience required.
• Exceptional financial modeling skill using advanced excel and PowerPoint skills consulting / investment banking experience preferred
• Prior experience with ERP systems, Financial Planning tools and other financial systems implementations required; Adaptive Insights experience preferred
• Deep understanding of finance and financial business drivers in biotech
• Positive work ethic, superb communication, and organizational skills with a high attention to detail, and unquestionable integrity and personal ethics
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with the ability to think strategically
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, a highly analytical and inquisitive work style coupled with a keen attention to detail - while retaining the ability to see the big picture

The Company complies with all laws respecting equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants with regard to any protected characteristic as defined by federal, state, and local law. This position requires you to work onsite at the Company’s facilities, with partial work-from-home flexibility,  and the Company requires that all employees working in its facilities be fully vaccinated (except as required by applicable law). Therefore, this position requires you to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Company considers you fully vaccinated once 14 days have passed since you received either the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine must have been FDA approved, have emergency use authorization from the FDA, or, for persons fully vaccinated outside of the U.S., be listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.

Benefits
When you're at IDEAYA, you will be in the midst of brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person at IDEAYA. We are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward.

IDEAYA is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, IDEAYA does not discriminate in hiring or otherwise in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets.

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