Director, Finance Operations

Overview

Valeris is a fully integrated life sciences commercialization partner that provides comprehensive solutions that span the entire healthcare value chain. Formed by the merger of PharmaCord and Mercalis, Valeris™ revolutionizes the path from life sciences innovation to real-life impact to build a world in which every patient gets the care they need. Valeris works on behalf of life sciences companies to improve the patient experience so that patients can access and adhere to critical medications. Backed by proven industry expertise, a deep commitment to patient care, the latest technology, and exceptionally talented team members, Valeris provides the data and strategic insights, patient support services and healthcare provider engagement tools to help life sciences companies successfully commercialize new products. Valeris provides commercialization solutions to more than 500 life sciences customers and has provided access and affordability support to millions of patients. The company is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina and Jeffersonville, Indiana. To learn more about Valeris, please visit www.valeris.com.

 

Why This Role Matters:

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for building and scaling a best-in-class finance operations function supporting complex, high-volume patient affordability programs. As Valeris continues to grow as a PE-backed organization, this role will play a critical part in strengthening financial discipline, enhancing control environments, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the business.

You will partner closely with senior leadership across Finance, Operations, Compliance, Legal, and Technology to drive scalable processes, improve financial transparency, and proactively manage risk in a dynamic and highly regulated environment

 

Role Overview:

The Director of Finance Operations – Patient Affordability provides strategic and operational leadership over financial operations supporting patient assistance programs, including copay and patient assistance program (PAP) structures.

 

This role owns the design and execution of scalable financial processes, ensures strong governance over restricted funds and program activity, and delivers actionable insights to support business performance and long-term sustainability. The Director will play a key role in strengthening the enterprise control environment while enabling efficient, high-quality program execution.

Responsibilities

What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months):

• Establish scalable, standardized processes for restricted funds governance and reconciliation across programs
• Strengthen the control environment, ensuring audit readiness and improved financial discipline
• Improve visibility into program performance, liabilities, and financial exposure for leadership
• Build and develop a high-performing Finance Operations team with clear accountability and ownership
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to support growth and efficiency

 Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Leadership & Program Oversight

• Lead end-to-end financial operations for patient affordability programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and governance standards
• Drive financial discipline across program structures, balancing patient access objectives with strong financial stewardship
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Compliance, Legal, and Technology to align financial frameworks with program requirements

Restricted Funds Governance & Reconciliation Excellence

• Own governance of restricted funds, including funding structures, disbursement controls, and reconciliation processes across programs
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of reconciliation items across high-volume funding accounts
• Design and implement scalable, standardized reconciliation processes and program close-out controls

Accounting, Controls & Risk Management

• Define and oversee accounting frameworks for patient affordability programs, including accrual methodologies, reserve strategies, and financial statement impact
• Strengthen and evolve internal control environments to mitigate financial, operational, and regulatory risk
• Ensure adherence to GAAP and alignment with internal financial policies and governance standards

Vendor Financial Oversight

• Provide strategic oversight of third-party administrators and program vendors, ensuring financial accuracy, accountability, and contractual compliance
• Oversee invoice validation, financial reconciliation, and dispute resolution processes
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