Associate Director, FP&A
Cytokinetics
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Greater Philadelphia)
United States
Corporate Functions
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary finance business partner to assigned Commercial functions (Sales, Marketing, Patient Treatment Experience, Commercial Operations and Strategy), providing financial insight and counsel.
- Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plan for commercial operating expenses and headcount.
- Perform budget-to-actual variance analysis, explain spend drivers, and recommend actions to improve forecast accuracy and resource allocation.
- Provide decision support for commercial investment trade-offs (field force sizing, promotional/market access investment, launch readiness, and business cases for new indications/projects).
- Act as a trusted advisor to identify financial risks/opportunities, challenge assumptions, and translate priorities into actionable recommendations.
- Prepare executive-level presentations and analyses for Finance and senior business leaders (including operating expense guidance and earnings materials).
- Build scalable planning infrastructure (models, dashboards, reporting, and repeatable close/forecast processes).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA a plus.
- 10+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including commercial finance business partnering.
- Commercial-stage biotechnology or pharmaceutical experience.
- Experience managing operating expense and headcount for Commercial functions.
- Advanced financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting; ability to build structure in a scaling environment.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills; advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated use of AI-assisted tools to accelerate analysis and decision support.
Preferred:
- Product launch/early commercialization experience.
- Familiarity with specialty pharmacy/distributor channels and rebate/copay programs (Medicare/Medicaid, 340B, copay assistance).
Location: Based in Radnor, PA (Hybrid; 3 days minimum on-site)
Pay Range: $200,700–$234,150.
Application Instructions: Review the GDPR policy prior to applying.
- Serve as the primary finance business partner to assigned Commercial functions (Sales, Marketing, Patient Treatment Experience, Commercial Operations and Strategy), providing financial insight and counsel.
- Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plan for commercial operating expenses and headcount.
- Perform budget-to-actual variance analysis, explain spend drivers, and recommend actions to improve forecast accuracy and resource allocation.
- Provide decision support for commercial investment trade-offs (field force sizing, promotional/market access investment, launch readiness, and business cases for new indications/projects).
- Act as a trusted advisor to identify financial risks/opportunities, challenge assumptions, and translate priorities into actionable recommendations.
- Prepare executive-level presentations and analyses for Finance and senior business leaders (including operating expense guidance and earnings materials).
- Build scalable planning infrastructure (models, dashboards, reporting, and repeatable close/forecast processes).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA a plus.
- 10+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including commercial finance business partnering.
- Commercial-stage biotechnology or pharmaceutical experience.
- Experience managing operating expense and headcount for Commercial functions.
- Advanced financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting; ability to build structure in a scaling environment.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills; advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated use of AI-assisted tools to accelerate analysis and decision support.
Preferred:
- Product launch/early commercialization experience.
- Familiarity with specialty pharmacy/distributor channels and rebate/copay programs (Medicare/Medicaid, 340B, copay assistance).
Location: Based in Radnor, PA (Hybrid; 3 days minimum on-site)
Pay Range: $200,700–$234,150.
Application Instructions: Review the GDPR policy prior to applying.