Associate Director / Director, Strategic Finance

The role

This role structures complex multi-year commercial agreements, supports fundraising activity, and partners with leadership on revenue forecasting and capital allocation. The person will act as a connective tissue between Commercial, Legal, Science, and Finance teams on live deals and capital raises.

What you will do

• Structure and model economics for complex strategic partnerships and commercial agreements
• Own the operational cadence of deal execution and track open issues
• Partner with Legal on contract negotiation and redlines
• Build and maintain deal comparables and competitive pricing benchmarks
• Support revenue recognition analysis for multi-element arrangements
• Act as an operational point person to Commercial and Science leads
• Support end-to-end fundraising processes including cap table modeling and round structuring
• Coordinate operational mechanics of live raises including data room management
• Build and maintain investor-facing materials
• Model dilution scenarios and support negotiation of round terms

Required qualifications

• 6-10+ years in investment banking, corporate development, venture capital/growth equity, strategic finance, or a related transactional finance field
• Demonstrated experience structuring and negotiating complex, multi-year commercial agreements
• Fluency in venture financing mechanics (SAFEs, priced rounds, cap tables, liquidation preferences)
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition concepts (ASC 606)
• Experience building revenue forecasts across multiple segments or product lines
• Strong financial modeling skills
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional workstreams
• Clear, direct communicator
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field

Nice to have

• Startup or scale-up experience
• MBA or CFA
• Prior experience in biotech, pharma, deep tech, or AI-native company environments
• Background in M&A diligence or corporate development transaction support
• Direct experience negotiating contract redlines and familiarity with IP, indemnification, and licensing terms
• Experience in an institutional investing seat (VC, growth equity, or banking coverage of growth-stage companies)
• Experience preparing materials for board or investor audiences

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance program
• Commuter benefits, including bike share memberships
• Company subsidized lunch program

About the company

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science.