Senior Director FP&A - R&D & Operations Strategy

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 227,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Bonus

Stock equity

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of FP&A to build and lead the decision-support capability for R&D and Operations, guiding budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to enable efficient operations and capital allocation.

The role partners with program leads and executives to drive performance and strategic investment decisions. The incumbent will own the annual budget, short-range forecasts, and contribute to the long-range plan, presenting insights to the Executive Team and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 12+ years of progressive FP&A experience in publicly traded life sciences companies.
• Hands-on experience with clinical trial forecasting, modeling, and R&D forecast and accruals for late-stage programs.
• In-house experience owning budget and forecasting processes and partnering with the business.
• Track record of collaboration and influencing VP- and C-level leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead cross-functional budgeting/forecasting for R&D & Operations.
• Lead annual budget and quarterly forecasts with PTLs.
• Develop monthly internal financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Drive strategic planning for long-range plan across internal programs.
• Provide financial direction with proactive recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support clinical trial accruals and CRO reports reviewing costs.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Executive storytelling

Cross-functional partnership

Problem solving under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA or MBA (desired)

Tools

Adaptive Insights/Workday planning

NetSuite

Anaplan / Hyperion

Job description

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of FP&A to build and lead the decision-support capability for R&D and Operations, guiding budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to enable efficient operations and capital allocation.

The role partners with program leads and executives to drive performance and strategic investment decisions. The incumbent will own the annual budget, short-range forecasts, and contribute to the long-range plan, presenting insights to the Executive Team and