Teams at Lyell Immunopharma

Leads FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, variance analysis, financial modeling, KPI tracking, and performance management. Partners with R&D, Clinical, G&A, Commercial, HR, Accounting, and other leaders to assess spending, headcount, CRO and vendor costs, and business drivers. Improves FP&A systems, reporting, data integration, automation, forecasting methodologies, and financial discipline while providing actionable insights for resource allocation and decision-making.

Lead strategic and operational execution of clinical development programs from Phase 1 through approval and lifecycle management. Coordinate cross-functional teams across clinical operations, CMC, regulatory, biometrics, quality, pharmacovigilance, finance, and external vendors. Own integrated plans, timelines, budgets, risks, resources, governance, reporting, and submission readiness for IND, BLA, NDA, and MAA milestones. Mentor project managers, improve clinical program management processes, and support cell therapy or oncology development programs.

Owns clinical outsourcing and trial site budget activities for biotech clinical programs. Responsibilities include vendor selection, RFPs, contract and change-order negotiations, CRO oversight, site budget development, fair-market-value benchmarking, Medicare Coverage Analysis, spend tracking, forecasting, accrual support, and financial management. Partners with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Drug Safety, CROs, and clinical sites to ensure compliant, timely, and financially disciplined execution across US and international studies.