Your Impact at LILA

Origins is Lila's company and asset creation arm, where Lila's partners can turn scientific vision into molecules, materials, and real-world ventures. As a Senior Associate on the Origins team, you will work directly with leadership to evaluate and advance scientific opportunities. You will build analytical frameworks, partner-facing materials, and financial models that underpin how we identify, structure, and pursue these opportunities. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for a builder who thrives in ambiguity and wants to be close to consequential decisions at one of the most ambitious scientific companies in the world.

What You'll Be Building

• Build and maintain financial models and projections to evaluate scientific opportunities and inform decisions
• Develop partner-facing materials, presentations, and analyses to support external conversations and deal processes, working alongside leadership and external partners
• Evaluate opportunities in the context of Lila's platform, assessing scientific, commercial, and strategic fit
• Support structuring and execution of ventures from early-stage diligence through deal close
• Synthesize complex scientific and financial information into clear, decision-ready outputs for senior leadership
• Collaborate across Lila's scientific, finance, legal, and product/revenue teams to advance active opportunities

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Typically 4-6 years of experience, with a background in investment banking, private equity, or growth equity, and subsequent experience in venture capital, a startup, or a similarly fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent technical training
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with the ability to build models independently from scratch
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality partner-facing materials and executive presentations under tight timelines
• Comfortable working in ambiguity with limited oversight, and able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information for senior audiences

Bonus Points For

• Experience evaluating early-stage scientific or technology opportunities
• Familiarity with deep tech or life sciences sectors
• Ability to engage substantively with scientific concepts and translate them into business and financial terms
• Experience working directly with senior leadership in a high-growth or fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization platforms

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Finance Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll partner closely with the Finance, Accounting and operational teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders, to support strategic decision-making and optimize financial operations across the business. This is a high-impact role where you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting the financial operations of a rapidly scaling healthcare technology company. You will also play a key role in evolving our financial systems and infrastructure, particularly as we expand our joint venture (JV) partnerships and build for scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust financial models to evaluate revenue performance, key business metrics, and strategic growth initiatives
• Prepare and present monthly reports to key business stakeholders, offering clear insights and transparency into financial performance
• Support the automation and accuracy of reports as the company builds out an EDW and implements Adaptive Insights
• Provide strategic analysis and actionable recommendations to support decision-making across the business 
• Enhance forecast accuracy through deep understanding of financial and operational drivers
• Strengthen financial infrastructure and reporting processes to support scalability, efficiency, and accuracy
• Foster strong collaboration between finance and business partners; work closely with operational teams to define department-level KPIs and identify opportunities for performance improvement
• Contribute to high-impact financial initiatives, including board materials, investor communications, and other core finance functions

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in investment banking, consulting, or in a corporate finance / FP&A related role at a high-growth startup
• Strong financial modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
• Familiarity with accounting principles and financial reporting
• Demonstrated interest in corporate finance and business operations
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate financial insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven ability to work independently and manage cross-functional projects
• High level of ownership and a desire to learn and grow

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite)
• Accounting experience or relevant certification (e.g., working towards CFA certification)

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to take courageous leaps. Those big leaps in human health and sustainability exponentially accelerate scientific progress in areas ranging from cancer detection and treatment to nature-positive agriculture.  

What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance biotechnology by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our scientific founders, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and transform for the benefit of people and planet.  

Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture. 

Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.

Why Flagship?
At Flagship Pioneering, YOU get: inspiring leadership, great company culture, competitive compensation packages, best in class benefits, generous PTO, beautiful office space stocked with unlimited snacks and free lunch delivered daily, and impactful work with endless career growth.

The Position: 

The Sr. Manager or Associate Director of Business Development, depending on experience, will be a core part of the team responsible for strengthening our business through helping capture and implement learnings about the biopharma deal environment by operationalizing BD processes and analytics for Flagship and our ecosystem companies. This role will report to the Director of BD and will be critical in accelerating the growth of the FSP BD team. This individual should have a passion for working at the intersection of science and business and have an analytical mindset who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and deadline driven environment. This individual should have a can-do attitude, be open to change and be excited about understanding the biopharma business development landscape. 

Key Responsibilities: The successful candidate will work both independently and as part of a collaborative team to: 

• Actively participate in the analytics of an effective and efficient business development effort/team 
• Lead pharma profiling in terms of characterizing their positioning in the partnering landscape, understanding their structure and decision-making process, capturing the knowledge gained from deepening FSP relationships and driving additional knowledge capture on behalf of FSP and our companies 
• Own pharma contact interface and leverage for BD analytics 
• Prepare opportunity assessments with scientific/portfolio rationale, partnership framework and financial assessment, analysis of competitive landscape and comparable deal terms 
• Build internal champions to amplify FSP BD reach, including for biopharma account management and ask KOLs for data review 
• Support deal activities including campaign design, outreach, tracking, deal structure design, term sheet assessment, research planning 
• Track progress, including coordinating the definition and reporting of the KPIs, as well as leading periodic health checks to monitor the strength and effectiveness of the partnership 
• Build strategy for and communication of intelligence acquisition gained through medical conference attendance, analyst report review 
• Partner with CBDO to own and share history and best practices across the ecosystem   

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 2-5 years life sciences experience in a business development function in a biotechnology/pharmaceutical company, Life Science Consulting form or biopharma investment banking 
• Knowledgeable about trends and technologies in biopharmaceutical R&D and partnering 
• Comfort in the start-up environment, passion for understanding emerging data and navigating ambiguity in a dynamic environment 

Basic Qualifications: 

• BS or other graduate degree in the life sciences required 
• Understanding of biopharmaceutical R&D, the drug development process, and the role and processes of business development 
• Excellent analytical/quantitative, conceptual problem-solving, organizational and time management skills and are comfortable working independently 
• Clear communicator in writing and speech and creative in terms of visual presentation of trends and data 
• Strong attention to detail 

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies:  Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates.  The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team.   Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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The salary range for this role is $128,000 - $203,500. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Flagship Pioneering currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Flagship Pioneering's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

BioMed Realty is seeking a dynamic, strategic, highly motivated Senior Analyst, Investments and Asset Management to provide analytical and decision support, including investment underwriting and financial analysis across acquisitions, dispositions, development, redevelopment, leasing, and restructurings, as well as transactional due diligence for potential real estate investment opportunities, management of existing assets, and identification of creative growth opportunities.

What You’ll Do

• Run a comprehensive underwriting process, including creation of detailed financial models (Excel and ARGUS), development of market assumptions, and analyses supporting Investments and Asset Management activities, capital markets, and other strategic capital allocation opportunities to enhance asset value and performance.
• Identify growth opportunities and recommend strategies using knowledge of market trends, financial data, and industry benchmarks.
• Contribute to the preparation of investment presentations for the Investment Committee.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses and industry research in support of potential investment, leasing, or development opportunities.
• Support the transactional due diligence process and manage communication with counterparties.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with legal, accounting, leasing, development, finance, and operations teams to aggregate, interpret, and communicate information for internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare comprehensive business plans for assets, outlining key initiatives, alternative strategies, and financial projections.
• Conduct diligence to assess operating performance, utilization, capital expenditure needs, and competitive positioning; evaluate strategic importance, risk factors, and financial feasibility of assets.
• Contribute to reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior management and the executive team.
• Manage and track timelines for strategic plans, including key milestones, intermediate decisions, and deliverables.
• Provide additional support to the Investments and Asset Management team as needed.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline workflows and deliver timely, accurate, and efficient analytics; prior experience with AI is a plus.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, real estate, or a related technical field, with demonstrated experience in commercial real estate, corporate finance, private equity, or investment banking, and a proven ability to quickly step into the role and operate with a high degree of independence.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise, with proven experience in commercial real estate transactions and a strong understanding of real estate fundamentals.
• Life sciences industry experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to analyze financial statements, leases, and related documents for forecasting, underwriting, and tenant credit analysis.

Competencies Critical for Success

• Tool/Software Literacy – Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and ARGUS.
• Data Gathering and Analysis – Ability to collect, consolidate, and analyze relevant information; identify patterns, diagnose issues, and develop practical solutions.
• Attention to Detail – Applies a thorough and detail-oriented approach to all work.
• AI Mindset – Demonstrates a growth mindset and willingness to adopt and apply AI tools to enhance team effectiveness and workflows.
• Quality Orientation – Sets high standards for work quality and continuously seeks improvement.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves complex issues with limited guidance.
• Conceptual Thinking – Synthesizes multiple sources of information to identify key issues in complex situations.
• Teamwork – Contributes effectively as part of a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Oral Communication – Communicates ideas clearly and effectively.
• Written Communication – Produces clear, well-structured, and professional written materials.
• Continuous Learning – Actively seeks feedback and pursues ongoing development.
• Initiative – Proactively identifies opportunities and takes action.
• Results Orientation – Demonstrates persistence and accountability in achieving measurable outcomes.
• Professional Confidence – Demonstrates confidence in one’s abilities while remaining open to feedback; communicates effectively, exercises sound judgment, and handles challenges constructively.

Salary: $97,000 - $120,000 per year + bonus + long term incentive + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining pay, we’ll consider location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Benefits 

At BioMed Realty, we make sure you have the support and resources to leverage and develop your skills, secure your financial future, and take care of your health and well-being. BioMed Realty continually seeks to provide a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. Through BioMed Realty’s competitive benefits offerings and various training and development opportunities, we have you covered with our Benefits Program which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Family Leave Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Pet Insurance
• ID Theft Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 100% Employer-Paid Life & AD&D Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability

Amenities  

• Offsite Gym
• Complimentary Snacks and Beverages 
• Offsite parking

Notice to Recruiters and Third-Party Agencies 

The Talent Acquisition team manages the recruitment and hiring process to ensure a consistent and equitable experience for all parties. We only accept resumes from agencies with a fully executed search agreement in place. Agencies are not authorized to contact BioMed Realty employees directly to present candidates. Any unsolicited resumes submitted without a prior agreement will be considered referrals and will not incur any fees or obligations.

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