Case Study: Odonate Therapeutics eliminates manual AP work and scales with greater control with Coupa Software

Cancer Research Leader Cuts Manual Work from AP and Payments, Scales with Greater Control

Odonate Therapeutics, a San Diego–based life sciences company developing an oral breast cancer treatment, faced growing pains as its Phase 3 trials expanded. Reliant on third‑party suppliers, the company’s manual invoicing, approvals, payments, and reconciliations threatened supplier relationships, scalability, and the controls needed as the business grew.

Odonate implemented Coupa’s cloud platform for procurement, invoice management, and electronic payments, completing the rollout in about 12 weeks. The solution delivered digital invoice capture, electronic payment batching and cash‑to‑invoice reconciliation, reduced manual work with no headcount increases, improved supplier relationships, and provided greater visibility and reporting so finance could focus on strategic priorities.

Odonate

Alison Bussett

Senior Director, Accounting and Controller