Madison-Davis, LLC
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)
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)