Lila: Director of FP&A

🚀 About Lila

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science.  We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method.  We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at  www.lila.ai

If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, we encourage you to apply.

🌟 Your Impact at Lila

Lila Sciences is seeking a Director of FP&A to help architect the financial systems and insights that power our next stage of growth. In this role, you’ll take the lead on forecasting, budgeting, and strategic financial modeling, helping our executive team make data-informed decisions as we scale our Scientific Superintelligence platform across research, product, and commercial functions.

You’ll work cross-functionally with teams across AI, Operations, R&D, and Product to align capital allocation with Lila’s mission. This is a high-visibility role that blends sharp analytical thinking with business intuition.

🛠️ What You'll Be Building

• Company-wide financial models that power forecasting, scenario planning, and resource allocation
• Annual and quarterly budgets with clear accountability frameworks for cost centers and departments
• Strategic analyses that guide decisions on hiring, capital investments, pricing, and partnerships
• Executive-level reporting that distills financial performance into actionable insights
• Scalable financial processes and systems that evolve with a fast-growing, multi-disciplinary team

🧰 What You’ll Need to Succeed

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or corporate finance
• Deep proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and building from zero to one
• Strong analytical and business judgment—able to zoom in on unit economics or zoom out to strategic tradeoffs
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to tell a story through numbers and work seamlessly across technical and non-technical teams
• Comfortable working in high-growth, ambiguous environments and building structure that scales
• Bonus: Experience supporting R&D functions in SaaS, AI, or platform-based businesses; familiarity with NetSuite or similar tools

🌈 We’re All In

Lila Sciences is 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.

🤝 A Note to Agencies

Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.