Project Finance Business Partner – Immunology and Inflammation Development - Alliance

Main Responsibilities

• Financial responsibilities over the following perimeter: 3 strategic projects, and any additional I&I development collaborations.
• Manage early and late-stage development projects with multiple life-cycle management indications.
• Serve as the primary finance contact and provide financial insights and decision support to Global Project Heads (GPH), Global Projects Teams (GPTs) and Finance.
• Oversee governance preparation and deliverables across multiple global project teams, including Therapeutic Area Review Committee, Development Working Group, and Integrated Development Commercial Council.
• Drive comprehensive project valuations, including full cost tables, net present value (NPV) and productivity index (PI), investment analysis, commercial potential, competitive threats and risk assessments for governance decision-making.
• Prepare financial position papers and finance representation in governance meetings.
• Lead financial planning cycles (strategic plan, budget, forecasts, actuals) and translate insights into actionable plans.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and support cost optimization initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional finance teams to consolidate clinical and non-clinical cost.
• Ensure comprehensive compliance with internal control and financial/accounting principles.
• Lead alliance quarterly actual reporting and annual development budget and reforecast reporting in collaboration with Junior Project Finance Business Partners.
• Alliance Financial Development Working Group (FDWG) lead; participation in Joint Development Committee (JDC), Joint Finance Committee (JFC) and Joint Steering Committee (JSC).
• Identification and mitigation of contractual issues.
• Lead alliance development internal and external audit activities.
• Preparation and review of alliance quarterly actual reporting and related monthly accrual.
• Preparation and review of alliance development budget and reforecast reporting and related internal budget / strategic plan submissions.

About You

• Educational Background: Master’s Degree / MBA or CPA Preferred, scientific background preferred.
• Professional Experience: 10 years of relevant professional experience in Finance/Accounting and R&D exposure.
• Major Skills And Competencies: Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to synthesize complex financial data into clear recommendations, influencing cross-functional teams. Excellent business partnering and communication skills; comfortable advising senior. Proven ability to coordinate and lead financial planning processes. Comfortable working in a matrixed, global and fast-paced environment with competing priorities. Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and valuation techniques. Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Main Interactions

• Global Project Head / Manager and Core team members
• R&D Portfolio Strategy team
• Commercial and New Product Planning teams
• R&D Governance committees (TARC, DWG, IDCC)
• Regeneron Finance counterparts
• Alliance Management and Alliance Finance teams
• Alliance Governance committees (JDC, FDWG, JFC and JSC)
• FP&A, Controlling Operations and Technical Accounting finance teams
• Internal and external auditors