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# Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at Superluminal Medicines, Inc.

- **Company:** Superluminal Medicines, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/superluminalrx/jobs/5362509008

## Job description

About Superluminal Medicines:

Superluminal Medicines is a generative biology and chemistry company revolutionizing the speed and accuracy of how small molecule medicines are created. The Company’s platform aims to create candidate-ready compounds with unprecedented speed using a combination of deep biology, computational and medicinal chemistry, machine learning, and proprietary big data infrastructure. We are expanding the team of talented scientists who seek to build the future of small molecule drug discovery with creativity and innovation.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to build and lead FP&A capabilities for a growing clinical-stage biotechnology company. This role will serve as a key finance partner to executive leadership and cross-functional teams, providing insights that support strategic decision-making, resource allocation, and long-term growth.

The Director, FP&A will own financial planning, forecasting, business modeling, and performance analysis, with a focus on translating complex clinical development programs into actionable financial insights. This individual will partner closely with Research & Development, Clinical Operations, Corporate Operations, and Finance leadership to evaluate investment decisions, optimize resource allocation, and provide visibility into financial performance and future opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative business partner who builds strong relationships across the organization, particularly with scientific and clinical teams. This individual will help translate complex financial concepts into meaningful insights, allowing our scientists and operators to focus on advancing our programs while ensuring they have the financial visibility and support needed to make informed decisions.

This is a highly visible role for a finance leader who enjoys building processes, developing scalable models, and partnering with scientific and operational leaders in a dynamic biotech environment.

Who Would Love This Role?

A finance leader who enjoys operating at the intersection of science, strategy, and finance. Someone who is energized by building processes from the ground up, partnering with senior leaders, and helping a growing biotech company make thoughtful decisions about where and how to invest resources.

A natural relationship builder who enjoys working closely with scientists and operational teams, getting into the details of their programs, and helping translate complex financial concepts into meaningful insights. Someone who sees Finance as a service organization and takes pride in being a trusted business partner,  enabling our scientific teams to focus on advancing science while providing the financial perspective needed to make thoughtful decisions.

## Key Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Planning & Business Modeling

- Build and maintain comprehensive financial models incorporating clinical development timelines, program costs, operating assumptions, and strategic scenarios.
- Develop long-range financial plans and forecasts that support business objectives and capital allocation decisions.
- Analyze program-level investment requirements, clinical development costs, and resource needs across the pipeline.
- Develop scenario analyses to evaluate strategic alternatives, including clinical development strategies, partnership opportunities, and other business initiatives.
- Provide insights into cash runway, capital requirements, and financial trade-offs.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management

- Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting cycles, including quarterly updates and long-range planning.
- Partner with functional leaders across R&D, Clinical Operations, and Corporate Operations to develop realistic financial plans aligned with business priorities.
- Analyze actual results against budget and forecast, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Establish meaningful financial and operational metrics to measure business performance and support decision-making.
- Develop processes to improve financial visibility and accountability across the organization.

Executive & Board-Level Reporting

- Prepare executive-level financial analyses, presentations, and insights for senior leadership and Board discussions.
- Translate complex financial, operational, and clinical information into clear recommendations for decision-makers.
- Support investor-facing analyses, diligence requests, and strategic financial materials.
- Develop reporting frameworks that highlight key business drivers, capital efficiency, and pipeline progress.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Process Development

- Serve as a trusted finance partner to scientific and operational leaders by developing strong relationships, understanding their goals and challenges, and providing thoughtful financial guidance that enables teams to focus on advancing our science. Act as an educator and translator, simplifying financial concepts and removing administrative burdens while ensuring teams have the information needed to make effective business decisions.
- Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting, forecasting inputs, and alignment between actual results and financial models.
- Develop scalable FP&A processes, tools, and reporting infrastructure to support company growth.
- Support implementation and optimization of financial systems and planning tools.
- Build program-level financial tracking methodologies to improve visibility into clinical development investments.

## Team Leadership & Development

- Build and develop FP&A capabilities as the organization grows.
- Mentor and coach finance team members in financial modeling, forecasting, and business partnership.
- Establish best practices for financial analysis, reporting, and strategic planning.]

## Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- 10+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance experience, preferably within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations.
- Experience building and maintaining complex financial models, including long-range planning, scenario analysis, and cash forecasting.
- Experience in biotech operating models, including preclinical and clinical development timelines, R&D investment drivers, and program-level financial planning.
- Experience preparing executive-level presentations and communicating complex financial concepts clearly.
- Experience with advanced Excel modeling skills and financial planning tools
- Experience identifying business drivers, trends, and opportunities.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- Experience in a clinical-stage biotech or pharmaceutical company.
- Experience supporting company growth, financing activities, or strategic transactions.
- Experience implementing or enhancing FP&A systems (Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, NetSuite Planning & Budgeting, or similar).
- Familiarity with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar platforms.
- Experience developing Board-level financial materials.
- Experience with equity compensation modeling and workforce planning.
- Exposure to public company reporting requirements and SEC processes.

Benefits:

Superluminal offers a comprehensive benefits package that fully covers employees’ annual deductibles and monthly premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance. The package also includes a 401(k) match program, a Massachusetts transportation subsidy, equity, unlimited paid time off, and both disability and life insurance.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Superluminal Medicines is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status.

## About Superluminal Medicines, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Superluminal Medicines is a drug discovery company integrating AI/ML, protein dynamics, and structural biology to rapidly develop small molecule therapeutics targeting challenging G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) for cardiometabolic diseases and obesity.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Convertible Note financing round; total funding $158M as of 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States (15 Necco Street, 4th Floor)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology / Drug Discovery & Development
- **Target Customers**: B2B partnerships with large pharmaceutical companies (e.g., Eli Lilly) and, ultimately, patients with cardiometabolic conditions and obesity
- **Mission / Purpose**: “Revolutionizing the speed and accuracy of how medicine is created” by combining generative biology and chemistry with AI-driven computational methods.

## Products & Services
- **Hyperloop™ Platform**: An integrated drug discovery platform that merges structure-based drug discovery, machine learning, proprietary big data infrastructure, and experimental validation to generate candidate-ready small molecule compounds targeting GPCRs. (SaaS/internal tool – not sold externally)
- **Pipeline – MC4R Agonist**: A selective, biased MC4R agonist advancing to IND-enabling studies for the treatment of obesity.
- **Other pipeline programs**: Undisclosed GPCR targets for cardiometabolic diseases, developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $158M (CB Insights estimate)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Eli Lilly and Company (collaborator and equity investor), RA Capital Management, Insight Partners, Gaingels, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Announced a multi-target collaboration with Eli Lilly worth up to $1.3B in upfront, near-term, milestone payments, equity investment, and tiered royalties.
  - Biased MC4R agonist moving into IND-enabling studies.
  - Active hiring: 5+ open positions in Machine Learning, Protein Design, Computational Chemistry, HR, and Finance.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Hyperloop Platform**: Combines deep biology/chemistry expertise with AI and proprietary big data in a single, rapid iteration cycle – enabling candidate-ready compounds at unprecedented speed.
- **GPCR Focus**: Specialization in the most challenging GPCR targets, a proven class for drug development but historically difficult to modulate selectively.
- **Big Pharma Backing**: Strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly provides significant funding, validation, and potential for rapid clinical development.

## Strategic Focus
- Advance the MC4R agonist and other pipeline candidates through IND-enabling studies and into clinical trials.
- Expand the Hyperloop platform’s application to additional GPCR targets and disease areas beyond cardiometabolic indications.
- Leverage AI/ML and structural biology to compress traditional drug discovery timelines from years to months.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Core values emphasize urgency (speed to patients), resilience, collaboration, transparency, and compassion. The team describes the environment as inclusive, collaborative, and supportive.
- **Work Policy**: Primarily onsite at a brand-new lab space in Boston’s Seaport area (Lilly Gateway Labs). Remote/hybrid flexibility is not explicitly stated.
- **Benefits**: 100% employer-paid health/dental/vision insurance, equity participation, 401k, unlimited paid time off, and a subsidy for parking or mass transit.
- **Engineering & Science Culture**: Opportunities to work at the intersection of AI/ML, computational chemistry, and structural biology in a well-funded, fast-moving biotech startup with direct pharma partnerships.

## Sources
1. [superluminalrx.com](https://www.superluminalrx.com/about/)
2. [superluminalrx.com](https://www.superluminalrx.com/careers/)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/superluminal-medicines)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/superluminalrx)

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