Finance & Business Operations

Edison Scientific

Actively Hiring

AI platform for scientific R&D, automating research tasks to accelerate discovery

Finance & Business Operations

• $200k – $250k
• | San Francisco
• |3 years of exp
• |Full Time

Job Location San Francisco

Remote Work Policy In office

Visa Sponsorship Not Available

RelocationNot Allowed

About the job

This will be Edison’s first dedicated finance hire, reporting to our Head of Operations. In this role you'll fully own Edison's financial operating system. Our business is growing fast: real revenue, complex deals with top pharma and bio companies, and emerging products with evolving pricing.

We're looking for someone who can build the core financial model, oversee our books, manage our compute spend, and ensure our deals align with where the business is headed. You will have your hands in all of this and have to be comfortable with defining the bigger picture and owning the day-to-day execution of small details.

This is uniquely a strategic and operational role. We want a financial generalist excited to roll up their sleeves to do whatever needs to be done. You likely have been at a start-up and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You should have a strong executive presence and can command a room. You are opinionated and unafraid to share your recommendations. You are hungry, incredibly curious, and excited to learn.

The role is in-person and based in our San Francisco or NYC office.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Edison’s books.

• Build and maintain the financial model, cash forecast, and runway view.

• Report on spend by team, vendor, and program so leadership can see where the money is going.

• Own revenue recognition, invoicing, and collections on pharma and biotech contracts.

• Own the finance stack (ERP, billing, procurement, expense) and keep it simple.

• Partner on payroll, benefits, and equity administration.

• Support headcount planning and budgeting with each function lead.

• Model major commitments (compute, data acquisition, facilities).

• Support and advise on commercial deals on pricing, structure, and margin.

• Prepare board and investor reporting.

• Required Qualifications

• Typically, 4-7 years years of experience in operations, finance, consulting or a similar business-side role.

• Strong analytical and financial modeling experience.

• Executive level communication skills.

• Comfort working in ambiguity, context-switching, and high intensity.

• Actively uses AI tools to create leverage across daily work: automating tasks, optimizing workflows, and directing agents where appropriate.

• Strong interest in AI for science.