Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Parabilis Medicines•Cambridge, MA

2d•$175,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Parabilis Medicines is seeking an Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to join its Finance team and partner with leaders across the organization. Reporting to the SVP, Finance, this role helps lead company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and reporting, with a focus on the systems, processes, and consolidated roll-ups that support the FP&A function. The Associate Director translates business goals into financial models, scenario analyses, and targeted resource-allocation recommendations, and serves as a trusted partner to functional stakeholders, including Research and Clinical Development teams. Parabilis Medicines is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing Helicons™, alpha-helical peptides designed to modulate intracellular proteins that have historically been difficult to target with conventional medicines. Its lead investigational medicine, zolucatetide, is being evaluated across multiple Wnt/β-catenin-driven diseases, including desmoid tumors, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), and other solid tumor indications. The company is also advancing additional Helicon-based programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
At least 6 years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A, with demonstrated experience participating in planning and forecasting cycles.
Pharmaceutical or biotech FP&A experience.
Experience with FP&A systems and processes, such as Adaptive, Anaplan, Oracle EPM, or similar, and building consolidated reporting.
Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to partner with and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Demonstrated ability to use AI tools for day-to-day work; baseline proficiency is expected.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Research and Development or Clinical Development.
Advanced or innovative use of AI tools.

Responsibilities

Partner with functional leaders across the organization, providing financial insight to support decision-making and resource allocation.
Participate in annual budget, long-range planning, and forecast cycles, ensuring data is consistent, accurate, and timely across functions.
Assist with consolidated financial roll-ups and management reporting, including company-level budget-versus-actual and forecast analysis for Finance and leadership.
Help improve FP&A systems, tools, and models, including planning and forecasting platforms and reporting templates, in partnership with Accounting, IT, and other teams.
Assist in developing and standardizing FP&A processes, calendars, and controls to improve efficiency, data integrity, and scalability.
Track risks and opportunities to the annual budget and reflect updates in the forecast.
Build financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic planning, portfolio prioritization, and business development activities.
Deliver clear monthly and quarterly analyses and commentary to stakeholders, highlighting key drivers, variances, and actions.
Support cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc analyses as needed.