Pattern Biosciences

Rapid bacterial ID and susceptibility testing

Strategic Finance Lead

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSouth San Francisco, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or business operations.
Proven success leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes.
Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution.
Experience partnering across research and development, Legal, HR, and external finance teams.
Strong analytical skills, judgment, and discretion with sensitive information.
Ability to thrive in an early-stage, fast-paced, and evolving environment.

Responsibilities

Lead annual and quarterly budgeting cycles, driving development, consolidation, and alignment across teams.
Report on budget versus actuals, perform variance analyses, and provide insights for leadership.
Build and maintain long-range forecasts and cash runway models for strategic planning.
Partner cross-functionally with research and development and functional leaders to translate scientific goals into financial projections.
Prepare finance materials for Board meetings and investor updates.
Serve as the primary contact for external partners, overseeing equity administration using Carta, payroll and HR systems using Rippling, corporate credit cards and invoices using Ramp, and 401(k) and benefits.
Ensure accuracy, compliance, and scalability across all finance and HR processes.
Oversee 409A valuations and financial models supporting fundraising and strategic planning.
Manage cap table accuracy, option pool planning, and coordination with legal counsel.
Liaise with corporate counsel to ensure smooth legal operations and governance documentation.
Partner with IP counsel to manage filings, budgets, and deadlines.
Partner with HR on offer letters, compensation benchmarking, and committee preparations.
Align HR systems, Carta equity data, and finance documentation for total rewards accuracy.
Review and approve invoices and travel and expense submissions for accuracy and policy compliance.
Manage corporate credit cards, bill pay, and invoices using Ramp.
Oversee purchasing workflows for lab consumables and vendors to ensure spend control and transparency.

Desired Qualifications

Biotech or life sciences background.

We’re seeking an experienced and highly analytical Strategic Finance leader to play a key operational role within our growing team. This role sits at the intersection of financial planning and operational execution serving as the connective tissue between our scientific, operational, and corporate functions. You’ll own FP&A and manage critical work streams that interface with accounting, operations, legal, and HR. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the foundation of a fast-growing biotech, translating plans into financial insight, building scalable processes, and ensuring the company operates with clarity, discipline, and foresight.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead annual and quarterly budgeting cycles; drive development, consolidation, and alignment across teams.
Report on Budget vs. Actuals, perform variance analyses, and provide insights for leadership.
Build and maintain long-range forecasts and cash runway models for strategic planning.
Partner cross-functionally with R&D and functional leaders to translate scientific goals into financial projections.
Prepare finance materials for Board meetings and investor updates.
Serve as the primary contact for external partners, overseeing equity administration (Carta), payroll and HR systems (Rippling), corporate credit cards and invoices (Ramp) and 401(k)/benefits.
Ensure accuracy, compliance, and scalability across all finance and HR processes.
Oversee 409A valuations and financial models supporting fundraising and strategic planning.
Manage cap table accuracy, option pool planning, and coordination with legal counsel.
Liaise with corporate counsel to ensure smooth legal operations and governance documentation.
Partner with IP counsel to manage filings, budgets, and deadlines.
Partner with HR on offer letters, compensation benchmarking, and committee preparations.
Align HR systems, Carta equity data, and finance documentation for total rewards accuracy.
Review and approve invoices and T&E submissions for accuracy and policy compliance.
Manage corporate credit cards, bill pay and invoices (Ramp)
Oversee purchasing workflows (lab consumables, vendors, etc.) to ensure spend control and transparency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

7–10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or business operations; biotech or life sciences background preferred.
Proven success leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes.
Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution.
Experience partnering across R&D, Legal, HR, and external finance teams.
Strong analytical skills, judgment, and discretion with sensitive information.
Ability to thrive in an early-stage, fast-paced, and evolving environment.

At Pantheon Bio, we design biological circuits at the intersection of synthetic biology and AI for cell-specific targeting of cancer tissue. By integrating data-driven design into every step—from DNA constructs to AAV-based delivery systems—we are building precise, rationally engineered, curative therapies. Our mission driven team in South San Francisco is dedicated to pioneering new technologies and saving lives.

About the Company

Pattern Biosciences

Rapid bacterial ID and susceptibility testing

Pattern Biosciences develops an in-vitro diagnostics platform for rapid bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing. It combines single-cell analysis with machine learning; an instrument and proprietary test kits process a clinical sample to identify the pathogen and predict the most effective antibiotic within hours. Unlike traditional methods that take days, this approach speeds up actionable results and uses data from single cells plus ML, with revenue from instrument sales plus consumables. Its goal is to improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and help preserve antibiotic effectiveness by enabling faster, more accurate treatment decisions.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $60K
Headquarters: South San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2018

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