About the role
Sana Biotechnology is growing, and we are hiring new team members who believe in the potential of engineered cells as medicines, who are passionate about delivering the possible to patients, and who lead with the desire to work on novel ideas. As a Senior Manager, FP&A, you will report to the Executive Director, FP&A and play a critical role in linking business activities with financial reporting. You will support finance partnership with leaders in R&D, CMC, and G&A functions, help create financial plans, and promote spending discipline and transparency through insightful analysis and reporting. You will support long-range and annual planning, forecast, close, and management reporting activities, while helping improve the accuracy and efficiency of planning and reporting processes.
What you’ll do
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for assigned business functions, partnering with stakeholders and Finance leadership to meet process deadlines and established targets.
- Prepare monthly variance analyses comparing actuals to forecast and budget; explain and investigate significant discrepancies and identify key business drivers.
- Support monthly and quarterly close activities related to operating expense management, cash burn analysis, general ledger reviews, headcount reviews, accruals, and related processes.
- Develop processes, tools, and infrastructure that enable project-level budgeting, resource planning, and portfolio planning.
- Help rationalize department investments, including headcount, OPEX, and CapEx, within annual and long-term operating plans, and maintain updates needed for forecast deliverables.
- Analyze inputs such as open purchase orders, invoices, vendor agreements, business feedback, and forecasts to support appropriate recognition of functional expenses in accordance with US GAAP and company policy.
- Partner with department budget owners to provide value-added financial analysis and support for business reviews and decisions, including operational efficiency, cost-saving opportunities, capital expenditure decisions, vendor selection, and negotiation support.
- Analyze, synthesize, and translate data into strategic insights that inform executive-level decision making.
- Work closely with R&D, CMC, G&A, and program leads to understand cost drivers and support portfolio and financial reviews.
- Develop reporting packages and dashboards for financial and business review meetings, highlighting performance insights and actionable recommendations.
- Create and maintain financial tracking and reporting that helps business leaders actively manage functional spend.
- Maintain and update license milestone tracking in coordination with Finance, Legal, and Business Development.
- Drive continuous improvement within Finance to streamline processes and improve communication and information flow to the business.
- Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as needed.
What we’re looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required; MBA preferred.
- 5+ years of relevant FP&A experience, preferably in a high-growth environment.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyze large volumes of data and maintain complex financial models using advanced functions.
- Deep understanding of US GAAP, financial processes, and analytical approaches used to support business partners and Finance leadership.
- Collaborative, consultative approach that builds process discipline and organizational understanding of accounting and financial controls in a publicly held company.
- Knowledge of IT applications and controls, with experience using cloud ERP and EPM applications, including Microsoft Dynamics 365.
What will separate you from the crowd
- Proactive leadership style with the ability to influence business partners and maintain open, transparent communication across the organization.
- Flexibility and adaptability, including the ability to work diplomatically and tactfully in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment where outcomes are achieved through influence, cooperation, and diverse points of view.
- Demonstrated willingness to challenge the status quo, support innovation, and streamline or enhance processes.
- Successful candidates must have acute attention to detail, be self-starters, strategic thinkers, action-driven, and flexible in changing direction and methods.
What you should know
- Frequent travel is not expected for this role.
- This role requires regular use of a computer and financial systems to analyze data, maintain financial models, prepare reporting packages, and communicate with business partners.
- The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $160,000 and $190,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
How we work together for patients
- Lead from every seat – we seek to understand, act with honesty, and engage in the crucial conversations
- Thrive as a team – we hire amazing people, are intensely curious, and cultivate inclusion and personal connectivity
- Make it happen – we value vigorous debate, alignment around our decisions, and resilient execution
Get to know us
At Sana, we believe that a workforce with varied backgrounds strengthens us as a company and helps us to achieve our mission to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases. This belief is a pillar of our business and is critical to our success. Our goal is that Sana is the place for talented people to bring their authentic selves to work, to have a great career and to deeply, positively impact patients.
Core to our values, we believe there is nothing more important than the health and wellness of you and your family. For benefit eligible employees, we cover a generous portion of the cost for employee health coverage, making high-quality care more accessible and affordable. We offer ample time-off (various paid time off benefits, such as holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave), short- and long-term disability, employer paid basic life insurance, additional voluntary life insurance protection, financial wellness programs including financial planning resources, a 401(k) Plan with an immediately vested employer match, Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, commuter subsidy and a variety of wellness offerings to support each person individually. For more details on our benefits, visit Sana’s Benefits Portal.
We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability), genetic information, actual or perceived HIV or Hepatitis C infection, medical condition (cancer or a record or history of cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), disability, veteran status, political ideology, social class (including caste/caste identity), taking or requesting statutorily protected leave, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The job description listed above is representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions described above.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
- MBA
- 5+ years of FP&A experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (complex financial models, advanced functions)
- Deep understanding of US GAAP and financial processes
- Experience with cloud ERP and EPM applications, including Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis
- Experience supporting close activities: operating expense management, cash burn analysis, GL reviews, headcount reviews, accruals
- Experience creating reporting packages and dashboards for financial and business reviews
- Experience partnering with R&D, CMC, and G&A stakeholders
- Experience in a high-growth environment
What We Do
Sana Biotechnology is focused on utilizing engineered cells as medicines for patients. The ability to modify genes and use cells as medicines will be one of the most important advances in healthcare over the next several decades. Sana is building differentiated capabilities across the spectrum of cell and gene therapy. Three aspirations drive Sana as we look to discover treatments for patients with poor outcomes or currently untreatable diseases. The first is the ability to repair and control the genes in any cell in the body. We are advancing novel delivery technologies with the goal of being able to deliver any payload to any cell in a specific, predictable, and repeatable manner, paving the way for next-generation in vivo gene therapy. Next is the ability to differentiate pluripotent stem cells ex vivo into immune-cloaked functional cells with the aspiration of being able to replace any missing or damaged cells in the body. Last is a belief we can enable broader access to our therapies through focusing on scalable manufacturing solutions, the cost of manufacturing, and aligning with key stakeholders. Sana launched in early 2019 and has over 350 employees in Seattle, Cambridge, and South San Francisco. Sana was founded with the long view – bringing together great people and the best technologies to deliver on the challenging promise of using engineered cells to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases.
