Job Description – Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations

Harbinger Health, a Flagship-founded company, is pioneering early cancer detection. Harbinger aims to detect cancer, at the earliest stages, to save lives. Our platform leverages proprietary biological insights and artificial intelligence to enable high-resolution, molecular views on cancer from blood. We are a highly dynamic, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven organization seeking collaborative, passionate, and dedicated people to join our team.

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category bioplatform companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has, through its Flagship Labs unit, applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $200 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. The current Flagship ecosystem comprises 42 transformative companies, including Axcella Health (Nasdaq: AXLA), Codiak BioSciences (Nasdaq: CDAK) Denali Therapeutics (Nasdaq: DNLI), Evelo Biosciences (Nasdaq: EVLO), Foghorn Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FHTX), Indigo Ag, Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA), Omega Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OMGA), Sana Biotechnology (Nasdaq: SANA), and Seres Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MCRB).

Position Summary 

We are seeking a Manager to support our Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations activities. This is a unique opportunity that will help build and support two critical functions for Harbinger Health. This individual will work directly with the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Corporate Communications teams. The FP&A responsibilities will require collaboration with all functions of the organization to monitor and report short, mid and long-range financial plans that align with business goals and objectives. The IR responsibilities will support the capital formation strategy and contribute to the strategic messaging during a dynamic period for the Company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Controller to collaborate with functional leaders in developing short and mid-range operating plans and annual financial forecasts
• Assist in the management and tracking of functional budgets, revising estimates and providing actionable analysis to mitigate spending risks within and across functions
• Responsible for management reporting for operating and capital expenses, cash flow analysis and funding requirements for multiple business scenarios
• Partner with HR to reliably track and report actual and projected headcount, including open reqs and progress against hiring plans and budgets
• Assist in the development of financial analysis to support critical portfolio and business decisions such as commercial opportunity analysis, make vs buy, etc.
• Compile relevant financial information and presentations for internal (BOD, management) and external (investors, partners) stakeholders
• Help planning and content development for investor presentations
• Prepare and manage communication materials for investors including corporate presentations and Q&A documents
• Lead coordination of investor relations conference calendar and prepare background information and input on investors for key spokespeople in advance of conferences
• Collaborate closely with Corporate Communications to ensure consistent messaging
• Engage with research and clinical teams to develop key messages and materials to communicate Harbinger’s platform and programs to analysts and investors
• Support CFO/management team in providing accurate and timely responses to inquiries from investors

Qualifications, Education, Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) required. 
• 4-5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, financial analysis, investment banking, biotech investing, equity research (within diagnostics / pharmaceutical / biotechnology / technology industry) or investor relations
• Strong verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with demonstrated interest working in a high science environment and with senior leaders
• Interest in biotech investing and capital formation
• Highly advanced Microsoft Excel financial skills
• Experience with Finance Systems such as NetSuite ERP and Planning Tools is a plus

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.

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.