GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS) delivers personalized and actionable health insights to inform diagnosis, direct treatment, and improve drug discovery. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care. GeneDx is at the forefront of transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation services, fueled by the world’s largest, rare disease data sets. For more information, please visit www.genedx.com.
Summary
The Director of Growth Finance partners with GeneDx’s core testing growth leaders. This role owns the financial and analytical view of our highest-revenue business lines, translating volume, pricing, reimbursement, and cost drivers into clear performance narratives and investment decisions. The role exists to ensure leadership has an objective, finance-certified understanding of where the testing business is performing well, where it is at risk, and where incremental investment will drive the greatest return.
This is a growth-facing finance leadership role focused on performance management, decision support, and investment tradeoffs for the company’s largest revenue streams.
Job Responsibilities
- Own the decision-support financial view of the testing business, translating finance-certified demand (from Demand & Volume Planning), reimbursement performance, and cost inputs into a decision-ready view of revenue, margin, and returns.
- Own the finance partnership with testing Growth Leads, supporting strategy, performance management, and investment tradeoffs.
- Translate company growth targets and certified demand trajectories into a business performance contract with Commercial leadership: the KPIs, milestones, and commitments the business will be run against.
- Lead the testing business’s response to performance variance, converting volume and reimbursement diagnostics into economic implications, risks, and actions for Growth Leads.
- Build and maintain decision-support P&L and ROI frameworks for major testing business lines, reflecting key economic drivers without replicating accounting systems.
- Develop business cases for commercial and product investments (sales capacity, marketing, pricing, pilots, launches), quantifying expected returns, risks, and tradeoffs.
- Drive forward-looking scenario analysis and capital allocation recommendations to evaluate growth opportunities, downside risks, and capital allocation choices for the Testing portfolio.
- Produce clear, board-grade narratives and materials for executive and board forums on testing performance, outlook, and investment decisions.
- Represent Finance’s independent point of view on growth, risk, and returns for the testing business in cross-functional and executive decision processes.
- Manage dedicated analytics and BI resources, setting priorities and ensuring delivery and BI support for the testing business, ensuring scarce resources are focused on the highest-impact questions and metrics.
People Manager
No, potential to gain team within first year.
Education, Experience, and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or equivalent experience a plus but not required.
- 7–12 years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Consulting, or Corporate Development, ideally within healthcare, life sciences, SaaS, or other complex, data-driven, growth businesses.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with commercial or GM-like leaders, supporting revenue growth, investment decisions, and performance management in a matrixed organization.
- Strong financial and economic modeling skills, including building driver-based revenue models, ROI and business case analyses, and segment-level P&Ls; able to translate operational inputs into financial implications.
- Proven structured problem-solving ability — can frame ambiguous business questions, design the right analyses, and synthesize results into clear, decision-ready recommendations.
- Comfort working with imperfect, evolving data, including collaborating with forecasting, analytics, and data teams to interpret trends and risks without requiring perfect information.
- Experience supporting executive-level decision making, including preparing board- or C-suite-ready materials that clearly communicate performance, tradeoffs, and risks.
- Strong cross-functional influence and communication skills, able to work credibly with Commercial, Product, Operations, and Finance leaders without formal authority.
- Advanced Excel / financial modeling proficiency and comfort working with data via SQL and/or business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI); able to partner effectively with analytics and BI teams.
- Occasional Travel required (less than 10%)
Work Environment
- This is a fully remote position. The employee will work from a home office or other suitable remote location with reliable high-speed internet access. Work is performed in a climate-controlled environment using standard office equipment including computer, phone, and video conferencing tools. Your standard work schedule and hours will be established in collaboration with your leader and may be adjusted to align with evolving business needs.
Physical Demands
This is a sedentary role requiring prolonged periods of sitting while working at a computer. Physical demands include:
- Sitting for extended periods (up to 8 hours per day)
- Repetitive use of hands and fingers for typing and mouse operation
- Visual acuity for reading computer screens and documents
- Ability to communicate effectively via phone and video calls
- Occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds (office supplies, equipment)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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Science - Minded, Patient - Focused.
At GeneDx, we create, follow, and are informed by cutting-edge science. With over 20 years of expertise in diagnosing rare disorders and diseases, and pioneering work in the identification of new disease-causing genes, our commitment to genetic disease detection, discovery, and diagnosis is based on sound science and is focused on enhancing patient care.
Experts in what matters most.
With hundreds of genetic counselors, MD/PhD scientists, and clinical and molecular genomics specialists on staff, we are the industry’s genetic testing experts and proud of it. We share the same goal as healthcare providers, patients, and families: to provide clear, accurate, and meaningful answers we all can trust.
SEQUENCING HAS THE POWER TO SOLVE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES.
From sequencing to reporting and beyond, our technical and clinical experts are providing guidance every step of the way:
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- High-quality testing: Our laboratory is CLIA certified and CAP accredited and most of our tests are also New York State approved.
- Advanced detection: By interrogating genes for complex variants, we can identify the underlying causes of conditions that may otherwise be missed.
CLINICAL EXPERTISE
- Thorough analysis: We classify variants according to our custom adaptation of the most recent guidelines. We then leverage our rich internal database for additional interpretation evidence.
- Customized care: Our experts review all test results and write reports in a clear, concise, and personalized way. We also include information for research studies in specific clinical situations.
- Impactful discovery: Our researchers continue working to find answers even after testing is complete. Through both internal research efforts and global collaborations, we have identified and published hundreds of new disease-gene relationships and developed novel tools for genomic data analysis. These efforts ultimately deliver more diagnostic findings to individuals.
Learn more About Us here.
Our Culture
At GeneDx, we are dedicated to cultivating an environment where creativity and innovation thrive. We believe in the power of community and collaboration, where diverse perspectives are embraced, and every voice contributes to our shared success. Our team is a vibrant mix of professionals who challenge and support each other in equal measure, fostering growth both personally and professionally. When you join us, you're not just taking on a job—you're joining a movement. A movement that champions curiosity, embraces change, and believes in making an impact, one patient at a time. Cultural principles we live by:
- Be bold in our vision & brave in our execution.
- Communicate directly, with empathy.
- Do what we say we're going to do.
- Be adaptable to change.
- Operate with a bias for action.
Benefits include:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Discounts
- Voluntary benefits
GeneDx is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All privacy policy information can be found here.
