Analyst / Senior Analyst, Corporate Strategy

Your Impact at LILA

The Analyst, Corporate Strategy sits at the center of how Lila Sciences thinks about its future. This is a high-visibility, high-impact individual contributor role within the Strategy and Corporate Development function. The team is small, senior, and fast-moving.

You will support the full range of the function's work: corporate strategy development, competitive intelligence, M&A and corporate development, enterprise and strategic planning, and OKR-linked incentive tracking. You will work directly with senior leaders across the company and have regular exposure to board and investor-level materials.

This role is well-suited to someone early in their career who is intellectually curious, operates with strong analytical rigor, and is energized by working at the intersection of science, technology, and business strategy.

What You'll Be Building

• Synthesize market, competitive, and internal data to support strategic decision-making
• Build and maintain structured analyses, frameworks, and presentations for senior leadership and board audiences
• Track emerging trends in AI, life sciences, and physical sciences relevant to Lila's strategic positioning
• Support deal processes including landscape mapping, initial screening, and diligence preparation
• Maintain competitive intelligence across key market segments, including company tracking, partnership activity, and technology developments
• Build and refresh comp sets and market benchmarks in support of M&A and partnership evaluation
• Support the annual strategic planning cycle, including data gathering, cross-functional synthesis, and documentation
• Assist in OKR infrastructure: tracking, reporting, and maintaining the linkage between role-level objectives and company-level priorities
• Produce clean, accurate outputs for leadership reviews and planning offsites 

What You'll Need to Succeed

• 4+ years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, or a related analytical field
• Strong academic background; undergraduate degree from a rigorous institution required
• Exceptional analytical skills, including financial modeling, data synthesis, and structured problem framing
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication; ability to distill complex information into crisp outputs
• High degree of ownership and follow-through; this is a role for someone who runs things to completion without needing to be managed closely
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with shifting priorities 
• Prior exposure to M&A processes, due diligence, or transaction support
• Familiarity with OKR frameworks or enterprise planning processes

Bonus Points For

• Experience producing materials for board or investor audiences
• Proficiency with data visualization or BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, or equivalent)
• Background in or genuine interest in life sciences, biotech, or deep tech industries
• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus but not required