Loyal
Healthcare
VP,Finance&Operations
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“VP, Finance & Operations at Loyal. Skills: financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial operations, investor relations, capital raising, financial strategy. issue quarterly reforecasts with variance narratives. Evaluate and implement an FP&A platform, integrated with QBO and providing department-level visibility”
What You'll Achieve.
achieving technical milestones; build a cutting-edge, efficient finance infrastructure; build systems and processes that outlast you
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10–15 years of progressive finance experience, at least 5 years in biotech, pharma, or life sciences or another R&D heavy business that builds value by achieving technical milestones, manage people and built teams, manage both in-house staff and outsourced service providers, work fluidly across functions, understand what auditors look for and how to prepare a team for fieldwork, operate with a high degree of autonomy, build systems and processes that outlast you, comfortable in a fast-paced environment where the scope is broad, the team is lean, and the work matters
Nice to Have
Experience supporting a first commercial launch and establishing the financial infrastructure for a revenue-generating operation, Experience evaluating and implementing ERP systems in a scaling organization, Experience at a company that completed an IPO and leading VC fundraises, Familiarity with veterinary or animal health regulatory and commercial dynamics
What You'll Do.
issue quarterly reforecasts with variance narratives
Evaluate and implement an FP&A platform
integrated with QBO and providing department-level visibility
Own the quarterly board finance package - standardized KPIs
and cash runway narrative
provide regular financial updates to executive leadership and the board
respond to investor and lender diligence requests
prepare financial packages for capital partners
Support venture debt facilities and future financing events
Partner with leadership on pre-board alignment
assume primary ownership of investor-facing finance communications
Build and manage contract processing workflows
the contract repository
and outside counsel relationships
Oversee vendor management and compliance filings
Maintain the company's insurance portfolio - D&O
clinical trial liability
general coverage - reviewed annually and updated at financing events
Manage in-house finance and people team and outsourced service providers
Ensure HR infrastructure is compliant across offer letters
and policy maintenance
Ensure payroll runs accurately across multiple states with equity compensation tracked correctly
Lead ERP evaluation and migration when the company outgrows QBO
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with leadership on pre-board alignment, narrative framing, and capital strategy; work fluidly across functions - with research and manufacturing stakeholders, program managers, and outside advisors
Communication Scope
clear and concise communicator; present financial results, variance narratives, and capital strategy clearly to a board audience; written and verbal communication is precise and direct; translate model outputs into decision-relevant narratives
Process & Methodology
Build and manage contract processing workflows, Lead ERP evaluation and migration
Full Job Description
About Loyal Loyal is a clinical-stage veterinary medicine company developing longevity drugs for dogs. Our mission is to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. We're pioneering a new category of veterinary prescription drugs that proactively and preventatively target the underlying drivers of aging, delaying the onset of disease and preserving quality of life as dogs age. We've already made significant progress in our mission to develop the first FDA-approved drugs to extend canine lifespan: as of early 2026 we've completed two of three major FDA review sections for our lead program, LOY-002, and are targeting submission of the third and final section later this year. Loyal is a well-funded startup with teams of scientists, veterinarians, engineers, operators, and creatives. You'll help us continue on our path of earning FDA approval for the first lifespan extension medicine for any species, and change what's possible for the dogs we love. About the role Loyal is hiring a VP Finance IRC §382; R issue quarterly reforecasts with variance narratives. Evaluate and implement an FP&A platform, integrated with QBO and providing department-level visibility. Own the quarterly board finance package - standardized KPIs, variance analysis, and cash runway narrative - and provide regular financial updates to executive leadership and the board. Populate data rooms, respond to investor and lender diligence requests, and prepare financial packages for capital partners. Support venture debt facilities and future financing events. Partner with leadership on pre-board alignment, narrative framing, and capital strategy. Over time, assume primary ownership of investor-facing finance communications. Build and manage contract processing workflows, the contract repository, and outside counsel relationships. Oversee vendor management and compliance filings. Maintain the company's insurance portfolio - D&O, clinical trial liability, general coverage - reviewed annually and updated at financ
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