Specialty Care Finance Strategy & Operations Lead

Job Title: Specialty Care Finance Strategy & Operations Lead

• Location: Cambridge, MA

About the Job

The Specialty Care Finance Strategy & Operations Lead is a dual-mandate, high-impact role within the Specialty Care Finance organization. The role operates as a 50/50 split: serving as Chief of Staff to the Global Head of Finance Specialty Care, and supporting the Finance Strategy & Cross-Organization Excellence Lead on strategic finance priorities.

This role is the connective tissue of the SPC Finance organization — sitting on the Specialty Care Finance Leadership Team, ensuring leadership operates with discipline and cohesion while also contributing to the strategic financial agenda that drives Specialty Care's long-term ambitions.

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

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

Section 1 — Chief of Staff to the Global Head of Finance Specialty Care (50%)

FLT Governance & Meeting Cadence

• Design and own the SPC Finance Leadership Team governance model, meeting cadence, agenda architecture, and decision-making frameworks

• Maintain a master executive calendar across all SPC Finance forums, ensuring leadership time is protected and focused on priorities

Decision Facilitation & Follow-Up

• Facilitate leadership forums and ensure decisions are made, documented, and tracked to completion
• Maintain a living log of key decisions and follow-up actions across the FLT, driving accountability and closure

Talent Strategy & People & Culture Partnership

• Serve as the primary interface with People & Culture (P&C) on talent strategy, organizational design, and development planning

• Lead the Your Voice survey results action plan and champion team-building and culture efforts within the FLT

Internal Communications & Engagement

• Own internal communications for SPC Finance, including townhalls, leadership messages, and all-hands forums
• Develop executive-ready materials for internal and FLT-facing audiences

Compliance & Controls

• Ensure comprehensive compliance with all internal controls and financial/accounting principles within the perimeter of the role

KPI: People and Culture Engagement Impact measured through Year-over-year improvement in Your Voice survey scores for the Global SPC Finance team (incl. leadership trust, team cohesion, development opportunities)

Section 2 — Strategic Finance Support, in partnership with the Finance Strategy & Cross-Organization Excellence Lead (50%)

• Support the development and annual refresh of the Specialty Care long-range strategic plan (LRP), integrating financial modeling, pipeline assumptions, and competitive dynamics
• Support financial and strategic architecture for new product and indication launches across SPC's therapeutic portfolio, partnering with Commercial, M&A, and Regulatory
• Assist in cross-organizational strategy coordination across SPC, M&A, BD, and IR — ensuring strategies are financially integrated and aligned to the overall SPC ambition
• Support the Finance Innovation Roadmap, including digital transformation priorities, advanced analytics, and process automation opportunities
• Prepare executive-ready materials and provide updates to senior leadership on strategic project progress, risks, and financial impact
• Partner with Investor Relations (IR) to ensure narratives are financially coherent, externally credible, and aligned with guidance commitments.
• Support launch performance dashboards

KPI: Strategic Alignment & Stakeholder Satisfaction Score measured annuallyto rate the clarity of financial narratives and quality of financial integration in cross-org initiatives.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field; advanced degree a plus
• 10+ years of experience in finance or related fields, including significant time working with senior leadership in a Chief of Staff, business partnering, or governance-oriented capacity
• Chief of Staff mindset — energized by making organizations run better, with the intellectual curiosity to engage on strategic financial content
• Skilled at facilitating complex leadership dynamics, building trust across diverse stakeholders, and driving decisions in ambiguous environments
• Strong project management capabilities; able to lead multiple high-priority workstreams simultaneously with limited oversight
• Exposure to strategic finance topics including LRP, portfolio strategy, M&A/BD, or financial modeling is a strong plus
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; able to craft compelling narratives for senior audiences

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