The California Stem Cell Report

Share this post

User's avatar
The California Stem Cell Report
Want to Help Plan the Financial Future of a Multibillion-Dollar, Biomedical, California Research Enterprise?

Want to Help Plan the Financial Future of a Multibillion-Dollar, Biomedical, California Research Enterprise?

The job involves 'CIRM's lifespan' along with audits and accounting.

David Jensen's avatar
David Jensen
Aug 15, 2024
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

User's avatar
The California Stem Cell Report
Want to Help Plan the Financial Future of a Multibillion-Dollar, Biomedical, California Research Enterprise?
Share
Job hunt is on at CIRM. Depositphotos graphic

California’s stem cell agency is looking for a director of finance, someone who is comfortable with “big picture financial strategy,” portfolio modeling and financial forecasting.

The annual salary is expected to be in the $208,997 to $225,000 range. 

The job posting says the new hire will support the vice president of operations with “strategy and vision on long-term planning” involving bonds and “CIRM’s lifespan.” 

The last two words -- CIRM’s lifespan -- are key. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has finite resources. Its funding is quite circumscribed and relies completely on state bond funding that it receives at a rate of no more than $540 million a year. 

How long that financial stream will last is not precisely known,

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The California Stem Cell Report to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 David Jensen
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share