Director, Strategic Finance

The role

This person will drive corporate finance and capital markets efforts to support growth and enhance shareholder value. They will evaluate and execute strategic and financial opportunities at the intersection of science, strategy, and finance.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end evaluation and execution of strategic transactions including licensing, M&A, structured financings, and asset-level partnerships
• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate key business and financial decisions through insights, scenario modeling, and assessment of strategic options
• Apply advanced valuation frameworks to inform investment decisions and transaction structuring
• Synthesize complex analyses into clear recommendations for senior leadership, the Board, and external stakeholders
• Support investor relations activities through analysis of Street models, management of external expectations, and development of investor materials

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, business, finance, economics, or a related analytical discipline
• 4-7 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, or biotech corporate finance / strategic finance
• Demonstrated progression to leading teams or workstreams
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with a first-principles approach
• Independent thinker who forms and defends a view
• Resourceful researcher
• Strong technical expertise translating clinical and commercial insights into diligence-grade analyses and transaction materials
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive them to clear, actionable conclusions
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Clear and persuasive communicator
• Familiarity with industry data platforms like IQVIA and/or financial data platforms like Bloomberg or Capital IQ

Nice to have

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree, including PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with probabilistic or real options approaches

Benefits

• Market-leading compensation
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Referral bonus for hired candidates
• Subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions, plus Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Fertility & family-forming benefits
• Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources)
• Hybrid work model with flexibility
• Flexible, “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays

About the company

BridgeBio uses a moneyball for biotech approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella. They build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare disease and develop medicines for patients with unmet needs.