Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

cAMPfield Therapeutics; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus target

Equity

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

cAMPfield Therapeutics is seeking a Sr. Director of FP&A to own planning, forecasting, and financial analysis for a clinical‑stage biotech.

You will build the FP&A function, partner with leadership on spend and runway, and advise executives on capital allocation for development programs. You will work hands‑on building models and providing strategic finance guidance with direct exposure to the CFO, VP Finance, and Board, shaping milestone decisions and investor materials in a fast‑moving

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• 12+ years in FP&A, corporate finance or investment banking, with biotech/pharma focus.
• Forecasting clinical costs with CROs across multiple Phase 2+ trials.
• Advanced financial modeling in Excel (three‑statement, runway, scenario).
• Proven history presenting to executives and boards.
• Experience building and leading a team; building FP&A from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, monthly/quarterly forecasts, and long‑range plan including cash runway and capital needs.
• Forecast and track trial costs, CRO/vendor spend, accruals and milestone payments.
• Act as finance partner to department heads and program teams, communicating spend vs plan.
• Prepare budget vs actual analyses, KPIs, and materials for the executive team and Board.
• Model financing options, headcount plans, and strategic program alternatives.
• Coordinate with Accounting on accruals, month‑end close, and audit support.
• Partner with HR on headcount forecasts and compensation planning.
• Build scalable FP&A processes, tools, and reporting cadence for a public biotech.
• Support fundraising, investor relations, BD, and strategic transactions with models/diligence materials.

Skills

Biotech FP&A

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Team leadership

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or CPA

Tools

Excel advanced

Adaptive / Anaplan / Pigment

NetSuite

Job description

About The Role

cAMPfield Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing well‑tolerated and highly effective oral medicines for patients with immune‑mediated inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We are a lean, fast‑moving team launched with a $180 million Series A and advancing our lead program, prifemilast, through multiple global Phase 2 studies toward registration‑enabling trials.

cAMPfield Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing well‑tolerated and highly effective oral medicines for patients with immune‑mediated inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We are a lean, fast‑moving team launched with a $180 million Series A and advancing our lead program, prifemilast, through multiple global Phase 2 studies toward registration‑enabling trials.

The Sr. Director, FP&A will own planning, forecasting and financial analysis for cAMPfield. Reporting to the CFO or VP, Finance this person will build the FP&A function, partner closely with leadership on spend and runway, and turn our clinical and operating plans into clear financial decisions. They will also serve as a strategic advisor on development program decisions, making sure capital goes to the milestones that matter most. This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys both building models and advising executives. You'll have direct exposure to the executive team and Board, with real influence over pipeline, program and capital allocation decisions, and you'll work alongside leaders who have taken IBD and immunology therapies from early development through approval.

What you'll do

• Planning and forecasting: Lead the annual budget, the monthly and quarterly forecasts and the long‑range plan, including cash runway, burn and capital requirements.
• Clinical program finance: Partner with Clinical Operations to forecast and track trial costs, CRO and vendor spend, accruals, milestone payments, and timeline‑driven scenarios.
• Business partnering: Act as the finance partner to department heads and program teams, giving them regular visibility into spend against plan and helping them manage budgets and make trade‑offs.
• Executive and Board reporting: Prepare budget‑versus‑actual and variance analysis, KPIs and materials for the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Scenario analysis: Model financing options, program prioritization, headcount plans and the evaluation of strategic alternatives across our development programs.
• Close partnership with Accounting: Work with the Controller on accruals, month‑end close and audit support so the books and the forecast stay aligned.
• Headcount planning: Partner with HR on headcount forecasts and compensation planning.
• Building the function: Put in place scalable FP&A processes, tools and systems as the company grows, including the forecasting rigor and reporting cadence expected of a public biotech, and hire and develop the team over time.
• Investor and financing support: Support fundraising, investor relations, business development and strategic transactions with models and diligence materials.

What you'll bring

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance or investment banking, with majority of time in biotech or pharma
• Experience forecasting clinical trial costs and working with CROs, ideally across multiple concurrent global Phase 2 or later‑stage studies
• Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel, including three‑statement, runway and scenario models
• A track record of presenting to executives and boards
• Experience building and managing a team
• Experience building the FP&A function from the ground up
• Comfort working hands‑on in a small, fast‑moving company with limited structure
• Clear communication with non‑finance partners, and the ability to influence senior scientific and operational leaders

Preferred

• MBA or CPA
• Experience at a clinical‑stage or early commercial biotech company
• Experience supporting equity financings, an IPO or public‑company reporting
• Experience with planning tools such as Adaptive, Anaplan or Pigment and ERP systems such as NetSuite

Location and compensation

• Location: San Diego, CA or Boston, MA, hybrid, with 3 days a week in the office
• Base salary range: $250,000 to $270,000 USD, based on experience and location
• Also included: an annual bonus target; equity; medical, dental and vision coverage; a 401(k); and paid time off

cAMPfield Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

cAMPfield Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from recruitment agencies, search firms, or other third‑party recruiters. Agencies may submit candidates only under a written search agreement signed by an authorized member of cAMPfield Tx’s Talent team and only for the specific role(s) named in that agreement. Please do not contact our hiring managers or other employees about open roles.

Any candidate submitted without such an agreement, whether through our careers site, by email, or to any cAMPfield Tx employee, will be treated as an unsolicited referral. cAMPfield Tx may contact, interview, and hire that candidate without obligation, and no fee, commission, or other compensation will be owed to the submitting party. Submitting a candidate without a signed agreement waives any claim to such compensation.