Head of Specialty Care Financial Planning and Launch Excellence

Job Title:

Head of Specialty Care Financial Planning Performance and Launch Excellence

Location:

Cambridge, MA

The Head of Specialty Care Financial Planning, Performance, and Launch Excellence is a senior finance executive and key member of the Specialty Care Finance Leadership Team, reporting directly to Ulrich Otte, Head of Specialty Care Finance, Planning & Performance, and Launch Excellence. This role is central to all operational, strategic, planning, and financial analytics for the Global Specialty Care Business Unit — a €25B+ GBU with 7,800+ employees and 40+ products.

This individual will provide executive leadership with meaningful and insightful financial analysis related to business operations, new growth opportunities, and existing performance trends against operating plans. In addition, this role will lead and support Launch Excellence as a key member of the cross-functional Launch Excellence framework, alongside senior leaders within the Specialty Care Lead Team. 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.

Up to 30% travel is expected.

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.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Oversee and coordinate Finance Business Partners (FBPs) globally to ensure efficient, timely, and relevant consolidation of Specialty Care forecasts, including Quarterly Piloting, Risk & Opportunities, Financial Forecasts, and Budgets
• Lead the annual budget process and Strategic Planning (Strat Plan) exercise in close connection with corporate and Specialty Care Strategy Teams, ensuring consistency of data, robustness of assumptions, and optimal resource allocation
• Own short-term reforecasting processes including Quarterly Landing, C1/C2, and rolling forecasts for the Specialty Care organization
• Ensure financial planning outputs are aligned with enterprise-wide priorities and GBU strategic objectives

Financial Performance Management & P&L Ownership

• Own full P&L management for the Specialty Care GBU and serve as process owner of business reviews chaired by the GBU Head
• Deliver holistic financial performance reviews in close collaboration with Franchises, Business Support, M&S, and R&D
• Develop and track financial KPIs, metrics, and leading/lagging indicators of operational performance
• Enhance and develop driver-based and ROI frameworks to support investment decision-making and capital allocation

Strategic Finance & Business Development Support

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the Specialty Care Lead Team, informing and guiding decision-making through innovative and insightful analysis
• Lead the Financial Strat Plan exercise ensuring consistency of data and robustness of assumptions across strategic planning scenarios
• Participate in strategic and Business Development (BD) projects on an ad hoc basis, delivering financial due diligence and integration support

Launch Excellence & Dynamic Resource Allocation

• Lead the Specialty Care Finance organization for Launch Excellence, serving as a key member of the cross-functional Launch Excellence framework in collaboration with the SPC Strategy and GTMC organization
• Establish Best-in-Class launch financial capabilities to support 19 new product launches within the next 6 years (B12 pipeline)
• Dri…