Chief Financial Officer - PE Backed Healthcare Services Platform (remote)
Location:
United States (East Coast Preferred)
Reports To:
Chief Executive Officer
Ownership:
Private Equity–Backed
Industry:
Pharmaceutical Services / Medical Communications
Company Overview (Confidential)
- Our client is a mid-sized, investor-backed medical communications agency partnering with global biopharma and pharmaceutical organizations. The firm has established particular expertise in rare and specialty disease areas and supports clients across the product lifecycle.
- With a team of more than 100 professionals across North America and Europe, the organization delivers integrated scientific and strategic communications solutions.
The Opportunity
The company is seeking a hands-on, private equity–experienced finance leader to step into the CFO role during a pivotal growth stage.Prior CFO title experience is not required. The priority is capability: private equity exposure, multi-entity and international financial oversight, and readiness to prepare the business for scale and exit.
Key Priorities
- Elevate reporting to PE-grade standards
- Build board-ready financial packages and forecasting discipline
- Drive audit readiness and internal controls
- Implement transfer pricing and optimize international structure
- Complete integration of recent acquisition
- Support diligence and integration of 2–3 additional acquisitions
- Prepare financials for eventual sale
The role oversees a distributed global finance team (6 professionals across multiple countries). Travel is light.
Candidate Profile
Required
- Private equity portfolio company experience
- Multi-entity, international finance oversight
- Transfer pricing and cross-border structuring expertise
- Experience improving reporting rigor and audit readiness
- M&A integration exposure
- Willingness to be hands-on
Preferred
- Experience preparing a company for sale
- Prior successful private equity exit experience
- Professional services, agency, or pharma services background
- CPA, MBA, or equivalent credentials
Compensation
- Base salary range: $225,000–$275,000
- Performance-based bonus
- Equity participation aligned with exit
- Executive benefits package
Why This Role Is Compelling
- Direct partnership with executive leadership and private equity sponsors
- Visible role shaping financial infrastructure during growth
- Clear acquisition roadmap
- Defined exit strategy
- Opportunity to step into CFO-level leadership without prior CFO title requirement
How to Express Interest
Qualified candidates who meet the required private equity and international finance criteria are invited to submit a resume and brief note outlining relevant experience in private equity–backed environments, cross-border structuring, and acquisition integration.All inquiries will be handled with strict confidentiality.This is a high-impact opportunity for a strategic yet hands-on finance leader who thrives in entrepreneurial, internationally structured, private equity–backed environments and wants to help build and prepare a differentiated pharmaceutical services platform for exit.
