Director of Tax

Role Overview

• Lead all aspects of the Company's worldwide tax function, including income tax compliance, tax accounting, indirect taxes, transfer pricing, tax planning, and tax risk management.
• Own the quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740, including deferred taxes, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, effective tax rate analysis, and financial statement disclosures.
• Manage federal, state, local, and international tax compliance through external advisors while maintaining ownership of all tax filings and deadlines.
• Develop the Company's commercial tax strategy supporting product launch, including indirect tax, state and local tax, inventory-related tax matters, distribution structures, and commercial contracting.
• Partner with Commercial, Market Access, Supply Chain, Legal, Treasury, and Accounting regarding tax implications of pricing, rebates, chargebacks, royalties, distribution arrangements, licensing agreements, and other commercial transactions.
• Lead transfer pricing strategy, documentation, and compliance supporting existing and future international operations.
• Oversee R&D tax credits, orphan drug incentives, and other available tax incentives.
• Support financing transactions, collaborations, licensing, business development, acquisitions, restructurings, and other strategic initiatives.
• Serve as the primary contact for tax audits and partner with external auditors on tax accounting matters.
• Develop scalable tax policies, SOX controls, documentation, and automation supporting a growing public company.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and advise executive management regarding business impacts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Taxation required.
• CPA required.
• Master's degree in Taxation (MST), JD/LLM (Tax) preferred.
• 10–15 years of progressive corporate tax experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Public company biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Big Four or large public accounting firm tax experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting transfer pricing, licensing transactions, financing activities, and international operations.
• Deep technical knowledge of U.S. corporate taxation and ASC 740.
• Experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry.
• Experience supporting commercial product launches and related tax considerations.
• Strong understanding of transfer pricing, state and local tax, indirect tax, and international tax concepts.
• Strong knowledge of SOX and internal controls over tax processes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax matters to non-tax stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset balanced with hands-on execution.
• High integrity and commitment to ethical business practices.
• Experience with ERP systems (ideally NetSuite) and tax technology.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Time off
• 401K