Head of Strategic Finance
Our mission
We're powering biology's century with radically faster, more reliable clinical trials. Every new treatment needs clinical trials to prove safety and efficacy, but today's infrastructure is stuck in the past- driving up cost, causing delays and ultimately meaning new treatments don’t get to patients. We're fundamentally changing that- not just being a "better CRO," but transforming how people think about developing new treatments, so patients can access breakthrough treatments faster.
Our impact speaks for itself: Since March 2021, we've powered 100+ clinical trials involving tens of thousands of patients. We recently raised a $55M Series B from Balderton Capital, alongside backing from Creandum, Firstminute, Seedcamp, and Visionaries.
What's it like to work here?
When you join us, you’ll experience:
High-Impact, Mission-Driven Work: Lindus Health is disrupting an outdated industry, giving you the chance to directly improve patients’ lives and see tangible results from your work.
Fast-Paced Growth & Ownership: We recognise hard work and outcomes over anything else. You’ll take on real responsibility, work across different areas, and actively shape the company’s success.
Collaborative, No-Ego Culture: Work with smart, driven people in a supportive and informal environment. At Lindus we break down silos, fun is a core value, and creativity is encouraged.
Ready to power biology's century? We'd love to hear from you.
About the role
We're looking for an exceptional Head of Strategic Finance to drive FP&A and strategic financial analysis during this exciting period of growth. You'll be exposed to all aspects of our business, supporting important decisions for our leadership team.
You will report to the Founders and work closely with the rest of the Finance team as well as our wider Operational teams.
About you
We'd like to hear from you if…
You currently work in a startup or VC environment - likely 3-6 years’ total experience
You might be in FP&A today or in a more generalist role like a VC
You enjoy fast paced work and thrive on ambiguity
You can easily analyse numbers, understand the business context, and derive the “so what”
You have worked on strategic analysis, business cases and building financial models with cross functional teams
You can clearly present data in graphs and slides, and are an excel / gSheets whizz
You’ve done financial or strategic analyses, without necessarily having a finance or accounting background
You share in our passion for our mission: to transform clinical trials
What you'll be responsible for
Depending on experience level, you will be provided with extensive training to be responsible for:
FP&A
Provide financial insights and analysis to support company strategy, growth opportunities and fundraising
Build and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision-making
Prepare and update financial forecasts, incorporating business performance and future strategic initiatives
Drive analysis around margins at company and account level
Exec support
Lead strategic projects that have a financial component
Work closely with the Exec team to help drive their functional objectives
Work with the Founders to prepare materials for the Board and investors
Operations
Work with Operational functional leads on budgeting process to ensure alignment with company goals
Monitor and report on budget variances and coordinate actions across teams to address these variances as needed
Work closely with our ClinOps and Product teams on resourcing models, milestone forecasting and accounting across live projects
Our Hiring Process
Initial conversation with Talent team- 30 minutes
Second interview with Finance Director (Yuan)- 30 minutes
Functional take-home task, to be presented in interview - 45 minutes
Values interview with some of the exec team- 30 minutes
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