VP Corporate Controller for Commercial Launch

Celldex; Hampton (NJ); On-site; USD 269,000 - 349,000; Full time

Job summary

Celldex is seeking a seasoned Vice President, Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations for a growing biopharma company at its Hampton, NJ headquarters. The role drives the financial close, GAAP reporting, internal controls, and scalable infrastructure to support a first commercial launch and future growth.

The ideal candidate brings deep public-company and technical accounting expertise, with biopharma product launches, government pricing, gross-to-net, inventory, CDMO ecosystems, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• CPA required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• 8+ years of leadership experience, including responsibility for building and leading accounting teams.
• Public-company accounting and SEC reporting experience required.
• Strong SOX 404 and internal control environments required.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences industry experience required.
• Commercial biopharmaceutical accounting experience required.
• Experience supporting a pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launch strongly preferred.
• Experience scaling an accounting organization from pre-commercial through commercial stage strongly preferred.
• Public accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting operations and monthly, quarterly and annual close processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Maintain and continuously strengthen accounting policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Oversee general ledger, consolidation, reconciliations and related accounting processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and efficiency across the close process.
• Ensure the accounting organization and infrastructure can effectively support Celldex’s transition from pre-commercial to commercial operations.
• Build scalable capabilities capable of supporting multiple commercial products, development-stage assets, expansion, and M&A integration.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Celldex is seeking a seasoned Vice President, Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations for a growing biopharma company at its Hampton, NJ headquarters. The role drives the financial close, GAAP reporting, internal controls, and scalable infrastructure to support a first commercial launch and future growth.

The ideal candidate brings deep public-company and technical accounting expertise, with biopharma product launches, government pricing, gross-to-net, inventory, CDMO ecosystems, and