Vice President, Commercial Finance

Overview

The Vice President, Commercial Finance will build and lead Celldex’s Commercial Finance organization as the Company prepares for its first commercial launch and transitions from a clinical-stage biotechnology company to a fully integrated commercial biopharmaceutical organization.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President will serve as the senior Finance partner to Commercial leadership and will be responsible for the financial strategy, planning, forecasting, analytics and decision support required to successfully commercialize barzolvolimab and support future portfolio growth. This leader will build the capabilities, processes, systems and team required to support commercial financial planning and analysis, revenue forecasting, gross-to-net forecasting and analytics, pricing and contracting finance, government pricing finance, and trade and distribution finance.

The Vice President will partner closely with Commercial, Market Access, Pricing & Contracting, Trade & Distribution, Patient Services, Insights & Analytics, Supply Chain, Accounting and Corporate FP&A to ensure commercial strategies are supported by rigorous financial analysis and appropriately incorporated into the Company’s overall financial plan.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands‑on Commercial Finance leader with significant biopharmaceutical launch experience and a demonstrated ability to build scalable finance capabilities in a growing organization. This individual will combine strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to operate as a trusted business partner while maintaining appropriate financial discipline and stewardship.

This position is located onsite in Hampton, NJ

Commercial Finance Strategy & Leadership

• Build and lead Celldex’s Commercial Finance organization, establishing the capabilities, processes and operating model required to support first launch and future commercial growth.
• Serve as the primary Finance partner to the Chief Commercial Officer and Commercial leadership team, providing financial insight, constructive challenge and decision support across key commercial priorities.
• Translate commercial strategy and business assumptions into financial plans, forecasts, investment decisions and performance expectations.
• Provide financial leadership across launch planning, product strategy, pricing and access, channel strategy, customer contracting and commercial investment.
• Establish a Commercial Finance organization that operates as an integrated business partner while maintaining strong financial discipline and governance.
• Partner with the CFO and Corporate FP&A to ensure commercial assumptions, forecasts and investments are appropriately incorporated into the Company’s annual budget, long‑range plan and enterprise financial outlook.
• Develop scalable Commercial Finance processes, systems and analytical capabilities capable of supporting additional indications, products and future launches.
• Provide the CFO and Executive Leadership Team with clear financial perspectives on commercial opportunities, risks, investments and performance.

Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead financial planning and analysis across the Commercial organization, including annual budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning.
• Provide financial leadership for commercial operating expenses, headcount planning, launch investments and resource allocation.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, Trade & Distribution and other Commercial functions to develop and manage financial plans.
• Establish financial frameworks to evaluate commercial investments, business performance and return on investment.
• Develop scenario analyses to support strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Monitor commercial performance against plan, identify trends and risks, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Ensure Commercial budgets, forecasts and long‑range plans are appropriately integrated with Corporate FP&A and the overall Company financial plan.

Revenue Forecasting

• Lead the financial revenue forecasting process in close partnership with Commercial Insights & Analytics,…