Director, Domestic Tax

Position Responsibilities

U.S. Tax Provision and Financial Reporting

• Lead the U.S. federal and state components of the quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740.
• Oversee current and deferred tax expense, domestic tax balance sheet accounts, effective tax rate items, tax account reconciliations, return-to-provision calculations, and provision-to-return adjustments.
• Own deferred tax calculations for net operating losses, research expenditures under Section 174, R&D and orphan drug credits, Section 163(j), fixed assets, stock-based compensation, clinical and compensation accruals, and other domestic temporary differences.
• Lead domestic valuation allowance and uncertain tax position analyses and maintain complete, audit-ready support.
• Support income tax disclosures, external audit requests, and management reporting related to domestic tax matters.

U.S. Federal and State Compliance

• Own the consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, including workpapers, elections, disclosures, estimates, extensions, payments, and filing governance.
• Incorporate U.S. international calculations and information returns as prepared by advisors or other members of the Tax team.
• Lead state and local income and franchise tax compliance, including combined, consolidated, unitary, and separate-company filings.
• Review nexus, apportionment, state modifications, filing methodologies, tax attributes, credits, incentives, and payment requirements.
• Maintain the domestic compliance calendar, data collection process, review standards, and oversight of external and co-sourced providers.

U.S. Tax Planning and Business Advisory

• Identify and implement U.S. federal and state tax planning opportunities aligned with the Company's strategy and risk profile.
• Advise on the U.S. tax treatment of R&D, clinical trials, research credits, Section 174 capitalization, stock-based compensation, executive compensation, manufacturing incentives, product launches, and commercial operations.
• Analyze licensing, collaboration, milestone, royalty, co-development, product acquisition, and commercialization arrangements from a domestic tax perspective.
• Monitor U.S. federal and state legislative developments, assess financial and operational impacts, and lead implementation.
• Prepare technical memoranda supporting material domestic tax positions and transactions.

Audits and Controversy

• Lead U.S. federal and state income and franchise tax examinations, notices, information requests, protests, appeals, settlement negotiations, and litigation support.
• Coordinate with the Vice President, Tax on examinations involving transfer pricing or U.S. international tax matters.
• Ensure examination outcomes are reflected in the provision, returns, forecasts, controls, and process improvements.

U.S. Sales and Use Tax and Other Domestic Indirect Taxes

Candidate Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Taxation, or a related field.
• CPA, MST, Master of Accounting, JD, or another relevant advanced credential.
• 12+ years of corporate tax experience with significant ASC 740 and domestic tax provision responsibility.
• Reviewer-level experience with consolidated U.S. federal and multistate income tax compliance.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local tax law, including tax controversy.
• Experience overseeing U.S. sales and use tax compliance and audits.
• Experience leading or materially supporting an ERP implementation or major finance transformation.
• Strong understanding of SOX, tax controls, tax technology, and data governance.
• Strong project management, analytical, technical writing, and executive communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of public accounting and in-house corporate tax experience.
• Public company and multinational biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, or life sciences experience.
• Experience with R&D credits, Section 174, Section 163(j), stock-based compensation, state incentives, licensing, product launches, and domestic M&A.
• Experience with SAP, ONESOURCE, Corptax, Vertex, Avalara, Alteryx, or comparable tools.