Director, Finance Business Partner – Global Medical

Job Title: Director, Finance Business Partner – Global Medical

Location: Morristown, NJ, Cambridge, MA, 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 Director, Finance Business Partner – Global Medical will play a critical role in maximizing Medical’s impact across our growing pipeline by enabling strong financial planning, transparent performance management, and timely decision-making for an assigned Medical perimeter. This role translates Medical priorities into actionable plans, insights, and senior-leadership materials. The specific scope supported will be defined based on business needs and may evolve over time.

About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
 

Main Responsibilities:

Scope of Responsibilities

• Finance business partner for a defined Medical perimeter (assigned based on business priorities).

• Own planning/forecasting cadence, assumptions, and submission quality; maintain visibility to key cost drivers (e.g., headcount, run-rate, vendor spend).

Strategic Finance Leadership

• Provide decision support through scenario planning and trade-off analysis; surface risks/opportunities with clear recommendations.

• Build decision-quality analyses for investments, initiatives, and scope changes (value framing, sensitivities, assumptions).

Financial Planning & Performance

• Lead budget, forecast, and outlook for the assigned perimeter; deliver monthly performance reporting and variance insights tied to drivers and actions.

• Maintain standardized performance packs/scorecards to improve speed-to-insight and reduce ad hoc reporting.

Operational Excellence

• Partner with other supporting teams to support timely close, accurate reporting, and strong accrual/forecast discipline.

• Simplify and standardize planning/reporting processes; improve data quality and ways of working.

Digital Innovation in Finance

• Leverage analytics and planning tools to strengthen forecasting and performance transparency; promote automation and dashboarding where it adds value.

Global Collaboration & Governance

• Coordinate globally across Finance, People and Culture, Procurement, and Digital to enable integrated planning and execution; maintain a consistent operating rhythm with stakeholders.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to financial policies, internal controls, and documentation standards; support audit readiness as needed.

About You

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, or strategic finance in a complex, matrixed environment (life sciences/healthcare and/or Medical/R&D preferred).

• Strong planning/forecasting skills including driver-based modeling and scenario analysis; able to turn ambiguity into structured plans.

• Strong executive communication skills, including preparing and presenting senior-leadership materials.

• Strong analytical/modeling capability; comfort with reporting/analytics and planning systems (specific tools a plus).

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA/CPA preferred.

• Recommend 10+ years in business finance experience, with strong focus on financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.

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 a 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.