Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Company Description

Deciphera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer. We are leveraging our proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a broad portfolio of innovative medicines.

Enabled by our proprietary drug discovery platform, Deciphera has developed a diverse pipeline of wholly-owned drug candidates. QINLOCK® (ripretinib) is Deciphera’s switch control inhibitor developed for the treatment of fourth-line GIST. QINLOCK is approved in Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. We wholly own QINLOCK and all of our drug candidates with the exception of a development and commercialization out-license agreement for QINLOCK in Greater China. In addition to QINLOCK, we have identified and advanced multiple product candidates from our platform into clinical studies, including vimseltinib and DCC-3116.

See here for more details on our portfolio.

We offer an outstanding culture and opportunity for personal and professional growth based on our “PATHS” Core Values:

• Patients – We are committed to improving the lives of patients living with cancer. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
• Accountability – We demand accountability for our actions, behaviors, and performance. We recognize our duty to maintain a culture that embraces the uniqueness of our people and finds strength in our differences.
• Transparency – We strive to provide full visibility to internal and external stakeholders for a complete picture of what we are doing and why.
• Honesty and Integrity – Trust and mutual respect are essential aspects of our culture. We act with honesty and integrity in all facets of our business, and this serves as the foundation of our work and interactions with others.
• Stewardship – We are respectful of the resources entrusted to us by the investment community. We act thoughtfully and allocate resources responsibly in seeking to create value for our shareholders.

“How” we work together and the behaviors that we show up with each day are critical to maintaining our positive culture. Our behavioral expectations align with our values to elevate and drive individual and team performance:

• Lead from where you are – regardless of role or level, we motivate each other to achieve common goals.
• Drive business results – we navigate forward with our eye on the highest priorities.
• Partner and collaborate – we cultivate relationships and value ideas, regardless of where they are coming from, to achieve more together.
• Continuously evolve and improve – we try, we learn, we revise and try again.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to lead full P&L consolidations and reporting. Additionally, this role will serve as a finance business partner to the Tech Ops team.

This position will report to the Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis and work out of our Waltham, MA office. Deciphera embraces a flexible workplace that accommodates a mix of in-office and home office work. You will work out of our Waltham, Massachusetts office on a regular basis and Deciphera may expect a minimum number of in-office days. Specific days spent in the office should be determined in conjunction with your manager.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as primary administrator of Adaptive Insights financial planning system, including managing consolidations of total company operating expenses
• Assist in preparation of full P&L reporting for senior management, Audit Committee, and Board of Directors
• Operationalize company-wide operating expense planning (annual budget and quarterly reforecasts) and FP&A month-end close processes, including creation of budgeting tools/templates and maintenance of timelines and calendar
• Prepare cash flow forecast to support cash runway planning
• Partner with Tech Ops budget owners to build annual budget and quarterly reforecasts for external expenses
• Lead analysis of Tech Ops financial results versus plan and forecasts, investigations of significant variances, and communication of findings to departments and senior management
• Manage to Board of Directors approved annual budget for Tech Ops, including facilitating tradeoff discussions in collaboration with other FP&A team members as business priorities change
• Drive month-end close activities by working in close collaboration with the Tech Ops and accounting teams to develop accruals and improve accrual processes
• Proactively identify areas for operational efficiencies and lead change management and process improvement activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A in the biopharmaceutical industry required
• Proficient in Excel, Oracle Fusion, and Adaptive Insights
• FP&A experience in a commercial biotechnology or pharmaceutical company preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to combine attention to detail with big picture perspective 
• Ability to juggle short-term requests with long term priorities and goals
• Strong business acumen, judgment, and professionalism
• Well-developed collaboration and communication skills a must

Additional Information

What Deciphera will Bring:

Deciphera offers competitive compensation, including equity-based compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following:

• Non-accrual paid time off
• Summer vacation bonus
• Global, company-wide summer and winter shutdowns
• An annual lifestyle allowance
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Internal rewards and recognition program
• Munch and learns
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and Supplemental life insurance for family 
• ESPP offering
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account for either health care and/or dependent care.

Deciphera (NASDAQ: DCPH) is a publicly traded company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Our state-of-the-art research facility is located in Lawrence, Kansas and our European operations are run out of Switzerland.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

Deciphera is committed to equal employment opportunity and values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information in a confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment. This information will also be treated confidentially. Our commitment to increasing diversity in our candidate pool does not affect our commitment to equal employment opportunity, including our ongoing commitment to make all hiring and other employment decisions solely on a nondiscriminatory basis.