Job Description

Executive Researcher - Accounting & Finance

Overview: Im partnering with a high-growth, NASDAQ-listed biopharmaceutical company that has scaled from ~200 to ~700 employees and is expanding globally (new product launches, EU entry, increasing transferpricing complexity). They are bringing Tax inhouse after years of outsourcing and are hiring a Director of Tax to fully own all tax strategy, provision, compliance, and planning. This is a critical, highvisibility role reporting directly to the VP Corporate Controller.

Why This Role Exists

The company historically outsourced tax to Deloitte. As the business has expanded internationally, tax complexity has grown significantly. The prior CAO handled tax for ~5 years but moved into a new rolenow the Controller needs a true inhouse expert.

This Director will be the goto tax leader, both strategic and handson.

What Youll Own

• Full ownership of ASC 740 and quarterly/annual tax provision
• Federal, state, local, and international tax compliance
• Transfer pricing, entity structuring, and tax planning for EU expansion
• Building a functioning VAT process (current workflow needs a full redesign)
• Managing all external firms + costbenefit decisions on insourcing vs outsourcing
• Designing tax processes, controls, and SOX compliance
• Crossfunctional partnership with Legal, Finance, Market Access, and Manufacturing
• Ability to roll up sleeves

Ideal Background

MustHaves

• Ability to operate independently (team of one)
• Executive presence + polished communication skills
• Publiccompany experience (biotech preferred, but open to SaaS, Manufacturing, Retail, Semiconductor, etc.)
• Handson mentality not a delegatoronly profile

NicetoHaves (Not Required)

(Optional)

Workplace Structure

• Hybrid, 3 days onsite (company standard)
• Reports directly to the VP Corporate Controller
• Longterm plan is an IC role (no guaranteed team buildout)

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Fulltime

Job function

Finance and Manufacturing

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotechnology Research, and Financial Services

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