Sr. Financial Analyst I - R&D

Tandem Diabetes Care

6d • $90,000 - $115,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This Sr. Financial Analyst I is a key member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team supporting the Research & Development function, responsible for developing and maintaining effective financial planning, reporting, and analysis processes. The role generates meaningful analytics and communicates insights that enable strong financial decision-making across the R&D organization. Key responsibilities include managing periodic results, evaluating new development opportunities, and partnering with R&D teams across the full product development lifecycle, from ideation through post-market surveillance. The role requires the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, developing long-range, risk-adjusted financial views that account for technical, regulatory, and timing variability inherent in R&D programs. Sr. Financial Analysts at Tandem also: Partner with R&D teams throughout the development lifecycle and stage gates, from ideation through post market surveillance, providing relevant metrics to R&D leadership at each stage. Develop and maintain long-range financial forecasts for R&D programs, incorporating technical, regulatory, and market uncertainty through scenario analysis and risk-adjusted assumptions to support disciplined, long-term investment decisions Partner with the R&D function to lead and support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting process including headcount, operating expenses and capital expenditures. Serve as a strategic finance partner to R&D Executive leadership, influencing decisions through KPI development and financial insights, balancing short-term company needs against longer-term innovation. Forecast and track cost-to-complete by program and workstream, updating outlooks dynamically as technical assumptions evolve. Translate complex scientific, engineering, and regulatory concepts into clear, financially relevant language and insights for non-R&D finance stakeholders, enabling shared understanding and informed decision-making across the organization Partner with R&D business leaders and Human Resources to determine the appropriate headcount and staffing by project, manage the headcount approval process, and maintain a long-term view on resource requirements over the life of the project. Support the production of monthly and quarterly presentations for the Board of Directors and senior management including the CEO, CFO, EVPs and Vice Presidents. Assist with developing deliverables in support of Tandem’s annual strategic planning process. Ensure data accuracy and integrity within BI systems and train R&D business partners on how to effectively interpret and utilize financial dashboards and reports. Drive continuous improvement in forecasting, reporting deliverables and processes. Collaborate with Accounting to ensure GAAP compliance and adherence to Company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, information systems or equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience.
• 4-6 years’ previous experience in a financial planning and analysis role, business partnering or other finance area.
• Experience supporting multi-year R&D programs with long development timelines and evolving technical and regulatory assumptions.
• Deep understanding of R&D-driven financial planning, including long development cycles and probabilistic outcomes.
• Understanding of regulatory and clinical drivers (FDA submissions, human factors, clinical studies) and their financial implications.
• Experience building long-range forecasts and business cases for development programs, incorporating scenario analysis, probability weighting, and optionality.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with engineering, program management, and regulatory, and at all levels of the organization including Executive management.
• Ability to perform complex, R&D-specific valuation analyses, including probability-adjusted cash flow modeling, scenario and sensitivity analysis, option-like decision frameworks, and portfolio trade-off assessments to evaluate long-horizon, high-uncertainty development investments.
• High level of intellectual curiosity, ability to transfer financial analysis into actionable strategic insights, and proven track record of reliable, detailed and accurate work products.
• Flexibility to adjust to fluctuations in workload based upon changing priorities and team requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and knowledge of financial reporting, forecasting, and planning applications.
• Experience with automating recurring financial reporting processes by integrating data sources, translating existing manual reports into Power BI (or equivalent) solutions, and using tools like Power Query and Power Automate to ensure efficiency and data integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Preference for experience in medical device industry.

Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D teams throughout the development lifecycle and stage gates, from ideation through post market surveillance, providing relevant metrics to R&D leadership at each stage.
• Develop and maintain long-range financial forecasts for R&D programs, incorporating technical, regulatory, and market uncertainty through scenario analysis and risk-adjusted assumptions to support disciplined, long-term investment decisions
• Partner with the R&D function to lead and support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting process including headcount, operating expenses and capital expenditures.
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to R&D Executive leadership, influencing decisions through KPI development and financial insights, balancing short-term company needs against longer-term innovation.
• Forecast and track cost-to-complete by program and workstream, updating outlooks dynamically as technical assumptions evolve.
• Translate complex scientific, engineering, and regulatory concepts into clear, financially relevant language and insights for non-R&D finance stakeholders, enabling shared understanding and informed decision-making across the organization
• Partner with R&D business leaders and Human Resources to determine the appropriate headcount and staffing by project, manage the headcount approval process, and maintain a long-term view on resource requirements over the life of the project.
• Support the production of monthly and quarterly presentations for the Board of Directors and senior management including the CEO, CFO, EVPs and Vice Presidents.
• Assist with developing deliverables in support of Tandem’s annual strategic planning process.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity within BI systems and train R&D business partners on how to effectively interpret and utilize financial dashboards and reports.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting, reporting deliverables and processes.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure GAAP compliance and adherence to Company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Tandem offers health care benefits such as medical, dental, vision available your first day, as well as health savings accounts and flexible saving accounts.
• You’ll also receive 11 paid holidays per year, a minimum of 20 days of paid time off (with accrual starting on day 1) and you will have access to a 401k plan with company match as well as an Employee Stock Purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees