# Associate Director / Director, Strategic Finance at Lila Sciences

- Company: Lila Sciences
- What the company does: LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.lila.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4353595009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-associate-director-director-strategic-finance/

## About the role

Lila Sciences is looking for an Associate Director / Director, Strategic Finance to join our Strategic Finance team. This role sits at the center of the highest-stakes financial workstreams in the company: structuring the complex, multi-year commercial agreements that underpin Lila's partner revenue, supporting the fundraising activity that fuels our scale-up, and partnering with leadership on revenue forecasting and capital allocation across the business.

## What they're looking for

- 6-10+ years in investment banking, corporate development, venture capital/growth equity, strategic finance, or a related transactional finance field, startup or scale-up experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience structuring and negotiating complex, multi-year commercial agreements
- Fluency in venture financing mechanics (SAFEs, priced rounds, cap tables, liquidation preferences) and comfort supporting live fundraising processes
- Working knowledge of revenue recognition concepts (ASC 606) and the ability to translate contract terms into financial and accounting outcomes
- Experience building revenue forecasts across multiple segments or product lines, and comfort developing capital allocation recommendations under uncertainty
- Strong financial modeling skills, with the ability to build from scratch in ambiguous, fast-changing situations

Tags: Corporate Development