{"id":1151447,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sanofi-rnd-team-lead-medical-service-delivery","title":"RnD Team Lead Medical Service Delivery","company":{"id":146,"name":"Sanofi","domain":"sanofi.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/sanofi","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":97,"open_postings":23,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.261,"repost_share":0.087,"time_to_fill_p50_days":14,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Colombia"],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T17:50:02Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T03:56:52Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job title: R&D Team Lead - Medical Service Delivery (SPC & GenMed Focus)\nLocation: Bogotá, Colombia\nAbout the Job\nAt Sanofi, we're committed to transforming the practice of medicine through breakthrough science and innovation. As part of our R&D Medical Service Delivery organization, we are looking for a highly skilled and people-focused leader to oversee financial controlling activities supporting our Specialty Care (SPC) and General Medicines (GenMed) Medical organizations.\nThis role will manage operational controlling activities for a €1B Medical budget portfolio, including approximately €200M of clinical study investments, while leading a global team of specialized controllers. The position serves as a strategic business partner to Medical Finance leadership, ensuring robust financial governance, accurate forecasting, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across a complex international environment.\nMain Responsibilities\nLead financial controlling activities for a €1B Medical budget portfolio across SPC and GenMed.\nEnsure accurate monthly closing activities, including accruals, journal entries, variance analysis, and financial reporting.\nOversee the integrity of the Medical P&L structure and ensure accurate cost allocations and accrual reversals.\nCoordinate forecasting and budget planning cycles, including headcount planning and C1 submissions.\nProvide actionable financial insights and recommendations to enable strategic decision-making.\nSupport the implementation and optimization of OneCasa and other financial systems.\nLead, coach, and develop a team of Medical Controllers operating across multiple global hubs.\nFoster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.\nEstablish clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans.\nBuild strong controlling capabilities and subject matter expertise within the team.\nAct as the primary finance partner for Medical leadership teams.\nCollaborate closely with Finance Business Partners, Global Medical teams, and operational stakeholders.\nTranslate complex financial information into meaningful business insights.\nDrive alignment between regional operations and global finance strategies.\nEnsure compliance with Sanofi's Core Model and financial governance requirements.\nIdentify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate controlling activities.\nDrive process improvements to enhance efficiency, service quality, and operational effectiveness.\nMonitor performance metrics and ensure service delivery excellence.\nEnsure adherence to financial policies, internal controls, and compliance requirements.\nProactively identify and mitigate financial risks.\nSupport internal and external audits and ensure readiness for compliance reviews.\nPartner with Internal Control teams to maintain a strong control environment.\nAbout You\nExperience\nBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.\n7+ years of experience in financial controlling, FP&A, finance business partnering, or related roles.\nPrevious people leadership experience managing teams in a matrix or global environment.\nExperience within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or R&D environment is strongly preferred.\nStrong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, month-end closing, and financial reporting processes.\nExperience supporting R&D, Medical, or Clinical Operations organizations is a plus.\nTechnical Skills\nAdvanced financial controlling and performance management expertise.\nStrong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis capabilities.\nExperience with ERP systems and financial planning tools.\nStrong analytical and financial modeling skills.\nAbility to interpret and communicate financial performance metrics and KPIs.\nKnowledge of internal controls, compliance, and audit requirements.\nExperience driving process improvement and transformation initiatives.\nSoft Skills\nStrong people leadership and coaching capabilities.\nExcellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.\nStrong communication and presentation skills.\nAbility to manage complexity and competing priorities.\nResults-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.\nHigh level of collaboration and cross-functional partnership.\nStrong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.\nAdvanced English proficiency required.\nWhy choose us?\nDiscover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.\nYou’ll be part of leading the first experiences a job seeker has with Sanofi and ensuring it is best-in-class and driving conversions.\nYou’ll be part of a truly diverse cross-cultural team and can have real business impact.\nFlexible working policies, including up to 50% remote work.\nPrivate medical care, life and health insurance, and gender-neutral paid parental leave\nColombia is one of Sanofi’s key locations for new talents, having a big footprint with the Bogota HUB and its best-in-class operation.\nMexico and Argentina Play an instrumental part in creating best practice and innovation within our 3 vaccines production plants.\nPursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.\nProgress doesn’t happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.\nAt Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.\nTo apply under the disability condition, it is necessary to have a certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to comply with the obligations established in Law 2466 of 2025 regarding the hiring of people with disabilities.\nIf you require any reasonable accommodation or adjustment during the recruitment process, please inform the Talent Acquisition team. This information will be treated confidentially and will not impact your application.\nWatch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!\nPursue progress, discover extraordinary\nBetter is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.\nAt Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.\nWatch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!","description_format":"text","description_chars":7023,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Equity","Flexible schedule","Health insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Colombia","iso":null,"kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Biopharma"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T17:50:02Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sanofi-rnd-team-lead-medical-service-delivery","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sanofi-rnd-team-lead-medical-service-delivery.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T06:06:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}