Strategic Finance Manager

Location: San Diego area, United States; 2–3 in-office days per week and additional on-site presence as needed. Must reside in the greater San Diego area and be able to commute to corporate offices.

Base salary: $107,700–$161,500 per year, plus eligibility for variable cash programs and, where applicable, equity.

Company

hirify.global develops genomic technology to expand access to genomic insights and support early disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment development.

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and stress-test transaction and business-case financial models covering multi-scenario P&L architectures, probability-weighted forecasts, discounted cash flow, returns, capital structure, and revenue and cost-share constructs.
• Execute analytical workstreams for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, divestitures, licensing agreements, and new business formation.
• Model the economic and financial statement consequences of non-standard commercial arrangements and identify structural trade-offs.
• Conduct financial and market diligence on potential targets and partners, including historical financials, operating metrics, cost structures, contract economics, and integration considerations.
• Prepare executive-quality analyses, memos, presentations, and recommendations while maintaining model version control, assumption libraries, source documentation, and post-close tracking.
• Collaborate with Corporate Development, Technical Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, FP&A, and business unit finance teams to validate inputs and resolve analytical differences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, management consulting, corporate development, or corporate strategic finance.
• Direct transaction experience is required; candidates must be able to describe specific deals or transaction processes for which they personally built the financial analysis.
• Ability to build complex, auditable, assumption-driven models from a blank page.
• Strong knowledge of DCF, comparable company and precedent transaction analysis, accretion/dilution, returns analysis, and capital structure mechanics.
• Working knowledge of GAAP applied to commercial and transaction structuring, including complex revenue recognition, collaborative arrangements, consolidation, and R&D funding frameworks.
• Strong analytical rigor, attention to detail, judgment, initiative, resilience, and ability to work with incomplete information, evolving requirements, and compressed timelines.
• Ability to communicate quantitative analysis clearly to senior executive audiences, collaborate cross-functionally, and handle confidential and market-sensitive information.

Nice to have

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or an advanced scientific degree.
• Knowledge of the Life Science Tools, Diagnostics, or Biopharma industries, including relevant companies and technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with 2–3 in-office days per week and additional on-site presence as needed.
• No direct reports at hire, with expected development toward workstream and team leadership.
• Variable cash program eligibility and equity for eligible roles.
• Health, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, family planning, and access to genomics sequencing benefits.
• Inclusive workplace with employee resource groups, career development opportunities, and a focus on collaboration and alternative perspectives.

Hiring process

• Applicants should be prepared to describe specific transactions or transaction processes on which they personally built financial analysis.
• Background checks may be conducted after a conditional offer; generative AI is prohibited during the application and interview process.