Illumina
Director, Strategic Finance (San Diego/Foster City/Hybrid)
US - California - San Diego, USA · Director
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$28,165 more — $198,765 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $198,765 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Financial Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Financial Managers (11-3031) · Bakersfield-Delano, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior Finance and Executive Leadership, bringing rigorous financial analysis, strategic insight, and sound judgment to complex decisions that have meaningful enterprise impact.
- This role operates in a highly matrixed, global environment and requires strong partnership across Finance, Corporate Development, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Commercial, R&D, Operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Direct complex financial modeling, valuation, business case development, and scenario analyses to assess opportunities, risks, return profiles, and strategic alternatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise-level financial support for inorganic and strategic growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, divestitures, licensing arrangements, and new business or venture creation efforts.
- Partner closely with the Head of Strategic Finance and senior Finance leadership to evaluate, recommend, and help structure transactions and other strategic initiatives in support of corporate priorities.
- Lead or coordinate financial diligence workstreams for potential transactions, partnering with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, M&A, Corporate Development, Commercial, R&D, Operations, and other stakeholders to evaluate risk, synergy assumptions, integration considerations, and financial implications.
- Drive routine assessment, governance, and reporting of active and completed strategic transactions, including tracking performance against investment theses, expected returns, key milestones, and value realization.
- Oversee, prioritize, and manage the active deal pipeline for the Strategic Finance team, ensuring appropriate pacing, resource allocation, issue escalation, and stakeholder communication across concurrent initiatives.
- Partner with Finance leadership to ensure clear line-of-sight to the enterprise, functional, and accounting implications of various proposals, structures, and strategic alternatives.
- Support transaction structuring considerations by providing financial input on key terms, valuation approaches, funding implications, accounting considerations, and potential deal mechanics.
- Develop and improve strategic finance tools, templates, reporting mechanisms, and analytical frameworks to increase rigor, consistency, and speed of evaluation across opportunities.
- Lead the preparation of materials for senior Finance leaders and Executive Leadership, including concise summaries, presentations, board-level inputs, and decision frameworks.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team by providing coaching, prioritization, stretch opportunities, and clear performance expectations in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
Requirements
- Significant experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, business development, or another closely related field.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex financial analyses, valuation work, business case development, and transaction-related activities.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed global environment and influence outcomes across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for technical, business, and executive audiences.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required
Nice to have
- Preferred Credentials:
- MBA or other advanced business, finance, or scientific degree preferred.
- Experience supporting or leading mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, or venture formation activities in a corporate environment is highly preferred.
Compensation
- The estimated base salary range for the Director, Strategic Finance (San Diego/Foster City/Hybrid) role based in the United States of America is: $170,600 - $255,800.
Benefits
- 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.
- Relevant knowledge of life science tools, diagnostics, biotechnology, or healthcare industry, including companies, technologies, and market dynamics, strongly preferred.
- Monitor relevant market, competitive, healthcare, life sciences, and diagnostics trends to provide informed perspective on strategic direction, external opportunities, and potential threats.
Company info
- Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself.
- We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission.
- Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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