Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

New York

We’re seeking a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to join us in our mission to transform the discovery of therapeutics and materials.

As a leader of our Finance team, you’ll partner with the Schrödinger Therapeutics Group (STG), owning that division’s annual plan, forecasts, long-range planning, management reporting, strategic analysis, translating complex financial and operational information into recommendations and actions. You’ll also manage and develop two reports.

Who will love this job:

• A strategic thinker who can connect financial performance, operating priorities, and long-term business objectives
• A credible, collaborative business partner who can use their high standards of integrity, accuracy, ownership, and attention to detail to build trust with executives, functional leaders, and finance colleagues
• An exceptional verbal and written communicator who enjoys synthesizing complex analysis into concise, executive-ready insights
• A hands-on leader who moves comfortably between high-level strategy and detailed financial analysis
• A commercially-minded problem-solver who anticipates business needs, challenges assumptions, and recommends practical solutions
• A people manager who’s committed to developing talent, raising team capabilities, and creating accountability

What you’ll do:

• Develop an integrated vision for STG’s financial outlook, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, headcount, and key business drivers
• Lead monthly and quarterly performance reviews, identifying underlying variance drivers, emerging risks and opportunities, and delivery requirements for financial commitments
• Prepare clear, concise, and executive-ready analysis and presentations for STG leadership
• Build models to support portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, and product decisions
• Establish and monitor meaningful financial and operational KPIs that connect strategy with execution
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the company, especially Accounting during the monthly and quarterly close process
• Strengthen forecast accuracy, cost transparency, and financial accountability among business leaders and budget owners
• Improve FP&A tools, reporting, data quality, planning processes, automation, and AI adoption
• Represent STG within the broader Finance organization

What you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline (MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred)
• At least ten years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or divisional finance leadership
• Substantial experience with the cultivation of finance professionals, including direct people management
• Robust proficiency with spreadsheets and experience with enterprise planning, reporting, and business intelligence tools

We’d prefer to hire someone who has:

• Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare, or another research- or innovation-driven industry
• Familiarity with the financial and operational dynamics of scientific R&D, product development, commercialization, licensing, partnerships, or portfolio investment
• A background in public-company, global, or matrixed environments

Pay and perks:

Schrödinger understands it’s people that make a company great. Because of this, we’re prepared to offer a competitive salary, equity-based compensation, and a wide range of benefits that include healthcare (with dental and vision), a 401k, pre-tax commuter benefits, a flexible work schedule with hybrid workweeks, and a parental leave program. We have a company culture that is relaxed but engaged, and over a month of paid vacation time.

New York is home to our largest office, but we have teams all over the world.…