Role Name: Senior Associate, Finance
Full-time / Direct HireOn-site in Salt Lake City, UT OR San Mateo, CA
MOI: 2 Rounds including Final round onsite
Summary: We are looking for a Senior Associate, Finance to own the entire finance function at a fast-growing biotech company digitizing the immune system. You'll report directly to the CEO, taking over from a consulting CFO, and be responsible for everything from closing the books to building production cost models that inform pricing and operational decisions across 30+ clinical trials.
Responsibilities:
- Proven ability to build financial models from scratch (operating models, unit economics, margin analysis)
- Experience managing a month-end close process
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets proficiency
- Comfortable being hands-on and operating autonomously as the sole finance hire
- High attention to accuracy — must be detail-oriented with numbers and invoices
Notes
- 1 - 5 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, PE, or controller roles
- Built financial models from scratch (operating models, unit economics, forecasting)
- Managed or supported month-end close process
- Archetype 1: Investment banking or PE analyst/associate (e.g., 1-3 years)
- Archetype 2: FP&A or controller at stable company (e.g., Gilead, Northrop Grumman, Blackrock Neurotech).
- No degree required — skills and output matter more than credentials
Hard skills
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets financial modeling
- Production cost modeling and unit economics
- AI tool fluency for automating finance workflows
Soft skills
- Hands-on executor — willing to do the modeling themselves without a team
Traits to avoid
- Needs a large team or heavy structure to be productive
- Only slow-moving large-company experience with no fast-paced environment exposure
- Pure accounting background with no strategic/FP&A modeling experience
Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
