IDEAYA Biosciences · 19 hours ago
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, Clinical & Development
South San Francisco HQ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$210K/yr - $259K/yr
10+ years expIDEAYA Biosciences is a precision medicine oncology company focused on developing transformative therapies for cancer. The Director of FP&A will serve as a strategic business partner to the Clinical and Development organization, managing the financial planning process and collaborating closely with leadership to support a growing clinical study portfolio.
BiotechnologyHealth CareOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Support the development of enterprise-level financial planning process, including an annual multi-year budget, mid-year budget refresh, and strategic initiatives, incorporating sensitivity and risk analysis and generating departmental budgets and targets for the Development organization
Clinical Trials budgeting and forecasting, financial close, and reporting processes
Manage the clinical accrual process, including review of applicable CRO and other clinical ancillary 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
Clinical Trials Metrics Forecast Reporting
Develop and coordinate the quarterly Development financial reporting package for senior management, and the company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors
Lead periodic business reviews to analyze results and key information and provide actionable insights to the business
Review and analyze internal financial data to identify issues, opportunities, and trends to provide business owners and senior leaders with financial analysis input to drive decision-making
Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders such as the clinical team, program management team, key collaboration partners, and external CROs; become a trusted finance partner across the Development organization
Support strategic external collaboration(s) within the Development function
Lead the initiative to implement a new clinical trial accounting system and/or related process improvements
Supervise junior FP&A team members, including performing detailed reviews of quarter end accounting deliverables
Effectively manage Development expense reporting requests to support external audit, tax reporting, insurance requirements, etc
Understand and maintain Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) documentation and requirements for assigned area
Continuously drive process improvement and efficiencies in financial planning and analysis, quarter end accounting, and production of reporting packages
Leverage the Company’s FP&A tool and ongoing support
Assist with ad hoc tasks as assigned and perform other duties as directed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field; CPA or MBA or advanced degree preferred
10+ of progressive experience and demonstrated growth including a minimum of 7 years in Accounting / Finance / FP&A required; Life Sciences / Pharma / Biotech experience required; Clinical Finance experience required
Experience supporting clinical trials, including accruals, is required
Solid understanding of US GAAP accounting and finance, including preparing financial statements and forecasts
Strong financial modeling skills, including advanced excel and PowerPoint skills
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
Proactive communicator with excellent verbal and written skills
Prior experience with ERP systems, Financial Planning tools and other financial systems implementations required
Preferred
CPA or MBA or advanced degree preferred
Adaptive Insights experience preferred
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision coverage (100% company paid for employees and 90% company paid for dependents)
401k
ESPP
Wellness programs
Company
IDEAYA Biosciences
IDEAYA Biosciences is an oncology-focused biotechnology company that develops therapeutics for patients with genetically-defined cancers.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$694.1MKey Investors
6 Dimensions Capital,Biotechnology Value Fund,Nextech Invest,Perceptive AdvisorsCelgene,Novartis Institutes5AM Ventures
2024-07-09Post Ipo Equity· $263M
2023-10-24Post Ipo Equity· $125M
2022-09-14Post Ipo Equity· $80M
Leadership Team
Yujiro S. Hata
CEO
Paul A. Stone
Chief Financial Officer & General Counsel
Recent News
2025-12-16
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