Finance Business Partner - Global Medical
Sanofi Group
**Job Title:** Finance Business Partner – Global Medical
**Location:** Cambridge, MA; Morristown, NJ; Swiftwater, PA
**About the Job**
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.
The “Finance Business Partner – Global Medical” actively contributes to the strategy and execution of clinical studies and medical tactic spending in his/her perimeter by providing an end-to-end Finance support to the Global/US Project Teams and other team members, ensuring accurate costing and evaluation of risks & opportunities, while providing reliable input for Immunology portfolio decisions.
The position offers both a Global and North America region overview of medical investment as well as opportunities to support strategic projects.
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?
**Main Responsibilities:**
+ He/she will have financial responsibilities for the strategic medical affairs Immunology portfolios (US/HQ) which consists of operational expense costs of approximately 180M EUR annually and growing. For this, he/she will:
**Budeting and Forecasting:**
+ Oversee forecast submission including headcount, clinical studies, and program related expenses (rolling forecast, C1, C2, Budget and Long-Range Plan (LRP))
+ Communicate and distribute financial forecast to business partners
+ Coordinate with Controlling Operations on financial targets, review/validate submission data, generate reports/presentations for senior leaders
+ Assist the Global Medical Affairs team in the follow-up financials and optimization if/when needed
+ Provide technical and analytical support for numerous projects and analyses to support achievement of SPC Medical Affairs financial goals and business objectives, including contributions to different work streams aiming at OPEX optimization and reporting solutions
+ Support respective TAs in the critical steps of global reporting and consolidation, in coordination with the FP&A finance team of SPC for all major finance exercises (actuals variance analysis, rolling forecast, budget and long-range planning)
**Month-End Close:**
+ Identify study/tactic risks and opportunities from Finance perspectives
+ Partner with Controlling Operations CoE (Controlling Ops) on month end close reporting and analytic requirements (actuals vs budget, RF, C1 and C2). including operational expense and HC
+ Business partnership, operating expenses controlling and compliance
+ Provide stakeholders with clear explanation on drivers of their deviations from planned forecast
+ Responsible for performing/overseeing key month-end close accounting activities and reporting requirements for TAs supported in compliance with all applicable accounting standards, statutory requirements and corporate reporting requirements and timelines.
**Business Partnering/Ad-Hoc Reporting:**
+ Support the Global Head of Finance, Medical Affairs Specialty Care on the transformation of Medical Finance that impacts TA(s) supported. Key goals include evolution of OneCASA, World-Wide SPC Medical reporting, transition of activities to the Controlling Operations CoE, Med Hub utilization and other initiatives.
+ Provide decision making support to the Global Medical Affairs Immunology, US Immunology, and Global Head of Finance, Specialty Care Medical Affairs
+ Sanofi Medical Finance representative for partnerships, collaborations, and alliances with other companies in the Immunology TA
+ Have a thorough understanding of each clinical study/tactic category as well as major clinical studies within TAs supported
+ Financial Support for ad-hoc projects
+ Responsible for overseeing/managing the day-to-day medical operations expenses, including review and approval of purchase orders of project related initiatives (until transition to Controlling Operations COE) and outsourced services according to Sanofi governance and compliance processes
The ideal candidate is expected to provide valuable insight and recommendation to his/her business partners to reach financial targets, while being an active member of the SPC Medical Affairs finance team.
**About You:**
**REQUIREMENTS**
**Educational Background:**
+ Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
+ CPA and/or MBA a plus
**Professional Experience:**
+ Minimum 5+ years Professional experience, with emphasis on financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and month end close
+ Industry related experience a plus and/or willingness to learn about the pharmaceutical industries and the therapeutic areas supported
+ Experience with TM1 and Plai, Cognos, CASA and/or SAP
**Major Skills and Competencies:**
+ Knowledge/experience in immunology and/or clinical trials preferred
+ Proven experience in team coordination / crisp communication on key topics / business partnering and consultation
+ Strategic thinking
+ Ability to partner including challenge and propose alternatives
+ Strong working knowledge of Excel and Power-Point is critical
+ Strong accounting skills; Internal controls
**MAIN INTERACTIONS**
Global and US Medical Heads for respective TA(s)
SPC Medical Affairs Finance Team
Global and US Commercial Finance Teams for respective TA(s)
Medical Program Leads (MPLs) within Medical Operations & Effectiveness (MO&E) for respective TAs
Other Finance departments: R&D, Controlling Ops, Commercial for other TAs
R&D CSO for respective TAs
**Why Choose Us?**
+ Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
+ Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
+ Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
+ Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
_North America Applicants Only_
The salary range for this position is:
$125,250.00 - $180,916.66
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK (https://benefits.sanofiusallwell.com/fleet/public/index/ba511bf8-5c32-4828-9861-ab985fffab90/?cid=sanofi) .
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