Tax Director (San Francisco)

Overview

Im partnering with a high-growth, NASDAQ-listed biopharmaceutical company that has scaled from ~200 to ~700 employees and is expanding globally (new product launches, EU entry, increasing transfer-pricing complexity). They are bringing Tax in-house after years of outsourcing and are hiring a Director of Tax to fully own all tax strategy, provision, compliance, and planning.

This is a critical, high-visibility role reporting directly to the VP Corporate Controller.

Why This Role Exists

The company historically outsourced tax to Deloitte. As the business has expanded internationally, tax complexity has grown significantly. The prior CAO handled tax for ~5 years but moved into a new rolenow the Controller needs a true in-house expert.

This Director will be the go-to tax leader , both strategic and hands-on.

What Youll Own

Full ownership of ASC 740 and quarterly / annual tax provision

Federal, state, local, and international tax compliance

Transfer pricing , entity structuring, and tax planning for EU expansion

Building a functioning VAT process (current workflow needs a full redesign)

Managing all external firms + cost-benefit decisions on insourcing vs outsourcing

Designing tax processes, controls, and SOX compliance

Cross-functional partnership with Legal, Finance, Market Access, and Manufacturing

Ability to roll up sleeves

Ideal Background

Must-Haves :

Strong ASC 740 experience

Ability to operate independently (team of one)

Executive presence + polished communication skills

Public-company experience (biotech preferred, but open to SaaS, Manufacturing, Retail, Semiconductor, etc.)

Hands-on mentality not a delegator-only profile

Nice-to-Haves (Not Required) :

Biotech / biopharma experience

R&D credit exposure

Workplace Structure

Hybrid, 3 days onsite (company standard)

Reports directly to the VP Corporate Controller

Long-term plan is an IC role (no guaranteed team build-out)