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Job Title: Associate Project Finance Business Partner, Oncology

Location: Bridgwater, NJ / Cambridge, MA

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. As the Associate Project Finance Business Partner, Oncology, within our Finance team you’ll manage the financial aspects of a strategic clinical development project aimed at improving the lives of millions. Overseeing financial operations for multiple clinical trials with a significant budget, you will work closely with the Global Project Team to provide financial insights, support decision-making, and ensure budget adherence throughout the project lifecycle.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage the financial aspects of a strategic clinical development project, including budgeting, forecasting, and tracking actuals for multiple indications and clinical trials.

• Serve as a key member of the Global Project Team, translating project milestones and activities into comprehensive financial metrics and providing decision-making support.

• Ensure transparency and visibility of project budgets to all relevant stakeholders, identifying and communicating financial risks and opportunities.

• Analyze financial variances as the project progresses, identifying areas for cost optimization and efficiency improvement, and assist in identifying potential cost-saving measures.

• Lead project valuations and establish comprehensive project cost tables, NPV, and other financial metrics, contributing financial insights and recommendations to project strategy discussions.

• Prepare financial tables for governance meetings, outlining the financial implications of investment decisions, and ensure alignment with company-wide strategic initiatives and business development goals.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Clinical Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) Finance, to integrate all relevant financial components into the global project view and ensure compliance with financial procedures.

• Provide reporting on externally partnered projects in collaboration with Business Development and Alliance Management teams, ensuring accurate representation of financial data and commitments.

About You:

• Experience in financial management, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

• Strong understanding of clinical trial design and cost drivers, including FTE costs, external clinical costs, and non-clinical expenses.

• Proficiency in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting techniques

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to provide financial insights to support decision-making at both tactical and strategic levels.

• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to clinical development and financial reporting.

• Experience with financial systems and tools, such as SAP, Oracle, or Hyperion, is desirable.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred. Science background is a plus.

Why Choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life with a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether through promotion or lateral moves, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a comprehensive rewards package recognizing your contribution.

• Benefit from extensive health and wellbeing programs, including high-quality healthcare and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.

• Discover opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether through promotion or lateral moves, at home or internationally.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law

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