Associate Director, FP&A

Cytokinetics · South San Francisco, CA

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Role summary

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.

What they're looking for

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

What you'll be doing

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

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

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