Job description
WHO WE ARE
Inato is a Tech for Good company striving to bring clinical research to each and every patient, regardless of who they are or where they live. To do this, we are building the world’s first clinical trial platform to create greater visibility, access, and engagement across a more diverse population of doctors and their patients.
Drug development is a challenging, intellectually complex, and rewarding endeavor: we enable global pharmaceutical companies to confidently partner with community-based researchers to increase patient access to the latest medical innovations. The platform currently offers clinical trials from leading companies to over 4,000 sites across the globe and we are well poised for growth in 2025.
We are a growing team of passionate pharmaceutical experts, software engineers, professional services members, and many more - all bringing their unique perspectives to solve the challenges facing clinical research.
Inato is the recent recipient of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024, Fierce Healthcare’s Fierce 15, and Built In’s Best Places to Work 2025.
THE ROLE
As we enter our next phase of growth, we’re seeking a finance leader who can elevate how we plan, evaluate, and act on the decisions that matter most to the business. This is a critical leadership role for someone who brings deep financial expertise and a strong business lens. You’ll partner closely with our CEO, CSO, and fractional CFO to guide financial decision-making and help chart the company’s future.
While you will formally lead both our Finance and People teams, your primary focus will be financial stewardship and strategic partnership. You’ll support the broader leadership team with an integrated view of business, performance, and people.
We’re looking for someone who can connect the dots between financial discipline and business direction—and help guide the company through its next phase of growth.
You’ll report directly to Kourosh, our CEO, and work closely with our Chief Strategy Officer Liz and fractional CFO. You’ll also be a key member of our Leadership Team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This is a dynamic leadership role that will evolve with the business, but you can expect to:
Drive Financial Strategy & Decision Support
-Act as a key thought partner to the CEO and executive team, helping shape strategic priorities with clear financial insight.
-Lead all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, and performance tracking to drive efficient, sustainable growth.
-Collaborate with the fractional CFO on pricing, business model innovation, fundraising, and long-term planning.
-Play a visible role in investor communications and Board updates, helping tell the story of our business with clarity and conviction.
Own Core Finance Functions
-Oversee accounting, budgeting, reporting, and compliance across our international footprint.
-Ensure our financial systems and tools are set up to scale, empowering the team to focus on value-add analysis rather than manual reporting.
-Partner with our Data team to build dashboards and tracking tools that support smarter, faster decisions.
Support the People Team with Strategic Oversight
-Provide leadership and coaching to our People team.
-Help shape org design, headcount planning, and company-wide initiatives that support our culture and business goals.
-Offer financial guidance on people-related topics, such as compensation strategy and workforce planning across France and the US.
-Support the Leadership team members & cofounders in potential HR challenges.
Requirements
-Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA a plus.
-7+ years of progressive experience in international finance leadership roles, ideally within healthcare or technology. Experience with subscription-based or SaaS business models is a plus.
-Experience working for fast-growing companies (start-ups or scale-ups) and ability to deliver in demanding and ambiguous environments.
-Low ego, high EQ, capable of building trust with senior leadership and cross-functional partners, and energized to solve big problems.
-Appetite for hands-on projects such as budgeting, forecasting, financial system implementation, HR and compliance challenges, with a willingness to dive deep when needed.
-Proven track record in building and executing on core finance topics (e.g., pricing strategy, long-term modeling, growth planning).
-Strong ability to leverage data and technology to generate insights and guide decisions.
-Fluent in English.
-Prior experience managing HR teams a plus.
BENEFITS
Remote-first philosophy & flexible hours
Top-of-the-line equipment
Modern free health insurance (Benefiz)
Compensatory time off (RTT)
Lunch vouchers (Swile)
Gym membership (Gymlib)
Free books & learning material
