Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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Job description

We are developing a global information exchange platform to transform how drug innovators and health regulators interact to bring safe and effective medicines to patients faster and more efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Advising the CEO on strategic planning and business development.
• Assist the CEO in the successful growth of the organisation, including capital raising strategies
• Responsible for working with the CEO and Board of Directors (BOD) to develop and execute the financial strategy and operations that support the Company's business objectives and plans.
  
  

Key Criteria

• Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry experience and must take on the role of a full partner and advisor to the CEO
• Able to take a prominent voice in investor relations and communications to the Board
• Possess the skills to communicate the company's story to investors
• A track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call
• Experience with VC firms, or raising priced equity rounds as needed
• Experience in pre-IPO
• Interaction with international regulatory authorities i.e. FDA, EMEA, MHRA
  
  

Key Relationships

• Reports directly to the CEO
• Interacts frequently with members of the senior leadership team
• Board of Directors
• Existing and clients globally
  
  

Major Responsibilities

• As a business partner to the CEO and senior leadership team, the CFO will assess organizational performance against both the prior year results, the annual budget, and the company's long-term strategy
• Ability to maintain healthy and positive relationships with institutional investors, investment banks and equity analysts is essential, including the ability to build a market for the company stock post-IPO.
• Polished, hands-on, decisive team player/builder who will take responsibility for the development of a well-integrated financial organization
• Develops tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations
• Oversees long-term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with the company's strategic plans
• Advise the CEO on business development and strategic planning
• Assist in raising additional capital at appropriate valuations to enable the company to meet sales, growth, and market share objectives.
• Reviews and approves board packages, quarterly and annual shareholder reports
• Ensures maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures for the company
• Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting to the company's CEO and leadership team
• Ensures GAAP, legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions
• Represents the company to business partners, analysts, investors, including financial institutions and auditors
• Managing all short and long-term strategic financial objectives of the company, supporting the executive team with vital financial information and operational analytics, and driving a culture of accountability in managing the business.
• Assist the CEO in the successful growth of the organization, including capital raising strategies
  
  

Education and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration. MBA a plus
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is strongly preferred
• 15+ years of finance experience required, of which at least 10+ years are of senior financial leadership experience in the biotech industry, or significant banking and investor experience in biotech/biopharmaceutical
• 3+ years as CFO with strong investor-relations, finance-based analytical skills, and experience in strategic planning
• Biotech, Life Science, or Drug Development industry experience required
• IPO/S-1, M&A or start up exit experience within the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred