Manager, FP&A - Inflammation Program Finance - Foster City, CA
Gilead Sciences
August 10, 2026
On-site
San Francisco Bay Area
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary Finance business partner for Clinical Study Teams (CSTs), CROs, Vendor Outsourcing (VO), and Controllership; provide study-level financial execution support, issue resolution, and operational guidance.
- Lead month-end close for assigned studies (accruals, variance analysis, study-level reporting, coordination with business partners).
- Own and maintain study forecast models; ensure assumptions, timelines, vendor inputs, and operational changes are reflected in Latest Estimate, budget, and planning.
- Manage system inputs and reconciliations for forecast, budget, close, and reporting; resolve data quality/process issues.
- Create financial decks/analyses/management reporting on study performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Streamline operational activities, handoffs, and improve forecast and close/reporting processes.
- Support financial analysis/reporting for development collaborations as needed.
- Monitor compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures.
- Perform ad hoc analyses for study execution and leadership requests.
Key competencies/skills:
- Business partnership & collaboration; results-oriented, can-do attitude; financial/analytical/problem-solving acumen.
- Project management across cross-functional stakeholders.
- Hands-on approach; forward thinking about interdependencies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s + 6 years’ experience OR Master’s + 4 years’ experience.
Preferred:
- Prior biotech/pharma R&D support experience.
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills; work independently.
- Solution-oriented; strong analytical capability.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
Compensation/benefits (if provided): Salary range $136,340.00–$176,440.00; may include annual bonus/long-term incentives and paid time off; benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Application instruction:
- Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
- Serve as primary Finance business partner for Clinical Study Teams (CSTs), CROs, Vendor Outsourcing (VO), and Controllership; provide study-level financial execution support, issue resolution, and operational guidance.
- Lead month-end close for assigned studies (accruals, variance analysis, study-level reporting, coordination with business partners).
- Own and maintain study forecast models; ensure assumptions, timelines, vendor inputs, and operational changes are reflected in Latest Estimate, budget, and planning.
- Manage system inputs and reconciliations for forecast, budget, close, and reporting; resolve data quality/process issues.
- Create financial decks/analyses/management reporting on study performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Streamline operational activities, handoffs, and improve forecast and close/reporting processes.
- Support financial analysis/reporting for development collaborations as needed.
- Monitor compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures.
- Perform ad hoc analyses for study execution and leadership requests.
Key competencies/skills:
- Business partnership & collaboration; results-oriented, can-do attitude; financial/analytical/problem-solving acumen.
- Project management across cross-functional stakeholders.
- Hands-on approach; forward thinking about interdependencies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s + 6 years’ experience OR Master’s + 4 years’ experience.
Preferred:
- Prior biotech/pharma R&D support experience.
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills; work independently.
- Solution-oriented; strong analytical capability.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
Compensation/benefits (if provided): Salary range $136,340.00–$176,440.00; may include annual bonus/long-term incentives and paid time off; benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Application instruction:
- Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.