Vice President, Finance

Company Summary:SomaLogic (NASDAQ: SLGC) was founded in 2000 with the goal of improving the well-being and quality of life of every individual by transforming how diseases were detected, diagnosed and managed. Building on decades of aptamer research, SomaLogic scientists developed a ground-breaking proteomics technology that overcomes the significant challenges of existing protein measuring technologies, with multiple applications across the biological and medical sciences.Our mission is to leverage our proprietary technology to create, develop and commercialize innovative life science research tools and breakthrough clinical product. Position Summary:The VP of Finance will manage all financial forecasting and analyzing for SomaLogic. The FP&A team works with the CFO and senior executives to plan the business and allocate budget and resources to our strategic projects. You will provide accurate financial guidance and analytics to all levels of management to inform important decisions to pursue our financial and operational goals. This visible role will partner with the CEO, CFO and executive leadership team to analyze the financial performance, promote strategies and lead the development of essential plans including cost savings priorities.Key Job Responsibilities:Synthesize complex information, generate actionable financial and business insights, and clearly articulate the enterprise narrative for the company. Synthesize and communicate key financial and business insights at an executive-level to drive decision-making with operational executives. Develop and use data-driven analytics, including reports and dashboards, to add insights and applicable recommendations to promote growth and influence KPIs. Support the CFO and department leadership with long-term and short-term financial goals for the business. Help integrate our processes, people, and technology to identify and configure useful information, and to provide practical business counsel to support project teams across the enterprise Lead the financial planning process that focuses on value creation and aligning resources with strategic priorities. Assess business opportunities and risks with a strong orientation to long-term enterprise value creation. Create a high performing team and culture focused on value creation, delivering results, stakeholder influence and leadership development for career progression. Play a critical role as a leader in the Finance organization, bringing an enterprise-level perspective to support the strategic, talent and process improvement efforts across the Finance organization. Prepare and provide presentations to support board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and several strategic committees of the company, and support the strategic business planning process. Lead the FP&A efforts, including long term strategic planning, annual operating and capital budgets, forecasting and insights on actual results, with a focus on: Develop and manage internal and external financial communications, including key presentations to the Executive Team and Board of Directors Develop and manage forecasting, actively contributing to capital allocation strategy analysis and decision making. Develop scalable and repeatable processes with focus on continuous improvement. Lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional planning processes with strong project management and ability to drive insight. Establish credibility as a leader who can both build strong relationships and challenge leaders across the organization on financial results and plans. Integrate effectively with the finance organization, impacting and furthering SomaLogic’s customer-focused and high impact culture. Build close partnership with finance and commercial leaders across the company. Assist CFO with cash forecasts and managementLeadership qualities: Trusted partner: The candidate possesses the technical expertise, communication skills and good judgement to provide the finance and executive leadership teams with an objective and independent point of view across the enterprise. Leadership and management: This candidate has a strong track record of leading, developing and motivating a team of high performing finance professionals. S/he is a brave, passionate and ambitious leader who demonstrates the core tenets of our talent philosophy: Learning agility – Enjoys and excels in environments where he/she must tackle and solve complex strategic business challenges and issues. Demonstrates an ability to flexibly integrate the newest ideas, technologies, and approaches to business with strong intellectual and data-driven rigor. Emotional Intelligence – demonstrates the awareness of and ability to shape her/his impact on the team, and a wide range of stakeholders, to achieve ambitious goals. Ambition – demonstrates the drive to expand leadership responsibility and overcome obstacles to achieve a bigger impact in an increasingly competitive environment.Skills & Qualifications:  Outstanding academic credentials: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, graduate finance degree and/or CFA, CMA or CPA strongly preferred. 15+ years’ experience in leading cross-functional teams with financial planning and analysis responsibilities. Outstanding analytical skills with ability to synthesize information, develop insights and communicate effectively in presentations and in person meetings. Deep curiosity and passion for understanding and analyzing financial results in the context of creating shareholder value. Excellent communication skills with significant experience working with senior executives. Superb attention to detail balanced by ability to focus on the “big picture”.Work Environment:Work is in typical office environment with extended time at a computer.COVID Policy:To protect the health and safety of our employees and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace, SomaLogic is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID. Employees with a medical or religious reason why they cannot be vaccinated may seek a reasonable accommodation, which SomaLogic will provide unless it would impose an undue hardship on the Company or pose a direct threat to health and safety. Applicants in need of an accommodation from the vaccination requirement must notify their recruiter once the applicant has received a conditional offer of employment, at which point SomaLogic will confirm the need for an accommodation and, if confirmed, begin the interactive process to determine whether a reasonable accommodation is possible. Applicants should not request an accommodation unless and until they have received a conditional offer of employment.Benefits:At SomaLogic, we recognize the key to success is having empowered team members. We value our employees and aim to retain and attract talent by offering competitive benefits. One thing that sets us apart is that our medical, dental, vision, short- & long-term disability plans and life insurance premiums are 100% paid by the company. We also offer competitive paid time off plans, including vacation in which employees accrue 15 days per year to start. Employees also receive 11 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, a volunteer day, and 10 sick days. In the summer, we offer half day paid leave every Friday. In addition, we offer 401(k) matching at 4%, FSA’s, tuition reimbursement, stock options, and an employee assistance program. All SomaLogic qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.