Jobs at Lyell Immunopharma

Leads FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, variance analysis, financial modeling, KPI tracking, and performance management. Partners with R&D, Clinical, G&A, Commercial, HR, Accounting, and other leaders to assess spending, headcount, CRO and vendor costs, and business drivers. Improves FP&A systems, reporting, data integration, automation, forecasting methodologies, and financial discipline while providing actionable insights for resource allocation and decision-making.

Owns clinical outsourcing and trial site budget activities for biotech clinical programs. Responsibilities include vendor selection, RFPs, contract and change-order negotiations, CRO oversight, site budget development, fair-market-value benchmarking, Medicare Coverage Analysis, spend tracking, forecasting, accrual support, and financial management. Partners with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Drug Safety, CROs, and clinical sites to ensure compliant, timely, and financially disciplined execution across US and international studies.

Leads investor relations and corporate communications strategy for a clinical-stage biotech company. Translates complex scientific and clinical developments into compelling investor, analyst, media, and stakeholder messaging. Responsibilities include managing filings, press releases, conferences, roadshows, corporate content, executive communications, media relations, crisis response, spokesperson preparation, brand campaigns, and regulatory accuracy while collaborating with Finance, Legal, executives, and product teams.

Leads global regulatory strategy for CAR-T cell therapy programs from early clinical development through licensure and lifecycle management. Responsibilities include developing regulatory strategies, managing FDA and EMA interactions, leading IND, CTA, BLA, and MAA submissions, mitigating regulatory risks, reviewing clinical and non-clinical documents, collaborating with CMC and clinical teams, monitoring regulatory intelligence, and mentoring regulatory staff.