Finance Business Partner – US General Medicines

Role Summary

The Finance Business Partner – US General Medicines serves as the strategic financial advisor to the US Tzield and Transplant General Managers and their cross-functional leadership teams. This leadership role drives financial strategy, optimizes investments, enables sustainable growth, and delivers financial commitments. The successful candidate thrives in a matrixed environment, partnering with Marketing, Market Access, Global Finance, Supply Chain, and Patient Services, and leverages AI and Sanofi’s digital tools to deliver insightful financial guidance.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership:
  • Serve as the primary finance partner for the US Tzield and Transplant franchises, guiding strategic business decisions to achieve Sales, Margin and BOI objectives.
  • Provide thought leadership and financial oversight across all commercial activities resulting in value optimization and strong risk management.
  • Align financial and business strategies by partnering with key stakeholders to evaluate investment trade-offs and performance drivers.
• Business Operations & Forecasting:
  • Oversee routine financial operations of portfolio, including sales and margin delivery, resource deployment, inventory management, and general financial performance.
  • Lead forecasting cycles including budget and monthly rolling forecast, and support long range planning; champion full deployment of AI forecasting.
  • Anticipate and assess the financial impact of business decisions across the full P&L.
• Performance Management & Reporting:
  • Develop and deliver timely and insightful financial reporting, variance analysis, and business performance commentary.
  • Drive monthly sales trend analysis in collaboration with Commercial, Forecasting, and Data Analytics teams.
  • Support Gross-to-Net management, including providing guidance and advice on contracting and pricing action, interpreting balance sheet provisions, conducting pricing risk assessments, and the impact of market and policy changes.
  • Own quarterly reporting, performance landing, and IR preparation for the franchises.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Excellence:
  • Actively collaborate with Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, Supply Chain, Business Operations, Hubs, and Global Franchises aligning key priorities and anticipating financial implications of key decisions.
  • Promote finance best practices in partnership with One-Finance, driving continuous improvement and process efficiency.
  • Support finance system enhancements and lead digital transformation initiatives to modernize financial planning and reporting.

Qualifications

Required

• 10 years of progressive business finance experience, with strong business partnership background
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or relevant discipline
• AI and Digital first mindset
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Exceptional communication skills capable of translating financial planning and performance information into actionable business insights

Preferred

• MBA, MS or relevant advanced degree
• CMA, CPA, CGMA, or relevant professional designation
• Pharma or Biotech industry, especially with gross to net management
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Skills

• Patient oriented approach to financial and business management
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven leadership, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change
• Strong business acumen and commercial orientation
• Effective communicator with executive presence
• Results-driven with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement
• Ability to synthesize macroeconomic, industry, and internal data to shape franchise strategy

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 10% may be required