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Associate Director, Strategic Finance (San Diego/Hybrid)

Illumina
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Sept 2025
💰 $228,800/yr($152,600/yr$228,800/yr)

About the role

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Position Summary:

The Associate Director, Strategic Finance is responsible for providing strategic finance support across Illumina’s corporate and business development activities, as well as in efforts related to the formation of new businesses and new ventures. This position provides strategic support and coordinates the financial analysis, modeling and accounting support for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, divestitures, and licensing agreements; as well as provides input on deal structuring. 

*This is a full-time role, Monday through Friday, with an expectation of 2- 3 in-office days per week and additional on-site presence as needed. The individual must reside in the San Diego area and be able to commute to our corporate offices. Relocation assistance is available and should be completed within a six (6) month period or a mutually agreed upon time.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner with the Head of Strategic finance across all relevant financial analysis and modeling in support of assessing, recommending and structuring deals to support the corporate initiatives and strategies.
  • Manage the design and execution of strategic review initiatives related to capital-intensive activities.   
  • Demonstrate deep healthcare industry knowledge and drive insights regarding the strategic path for Illumina at the enterprise level. 
  • Partner with Finance Leadership to ensure line-of-sight to implications of different proposals.
  • Lead and support financial diligence on potential targets, collaborating deeply with key functions and stakeholders to determine potential risks and integration issues.
  • Coordinate, prioritize and manage the active deal pipeline for the Strategic Finance team. Orchestrate analysis along prescribed timelines and socialize appropriately across Finance and Executive Leadership.
  • Drive the routine assessment and reporting of previously completed mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, divestitures, and licensing agreements.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and financial modeling; technical and corporate finance and valuation skills a must.
  • Effectively plan and tightly manage the scope and lifecycle of a project while balancing multiple constituencies.
  • Align senior leaders and key stakeholders through excellent interpersonal skills, high EQ, and persuasion.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

All listed requirements are deemed essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodation for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Experience/Education:

  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of applicable experience in finance, investment banking, management consulting, business development or related field, with 7+ years of Management experience.
  • MBA or advanced scientific degree preferred.
  • Relevant knowledge of the Life Science Tools and Diagnostics industry, including companies and technologies, is a plus.
  • Proven ability to lead, develop and coach teams.  

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The estimated base salary range for the Associate Director, Strategic Finance (San Diego/Hybrid) role based in the United States of America is: $152,600 - $228,800. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible r

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