Director, Portfolio Governance

Regeneron

Director of Portfolio Governance at Regeneron responsible for enhancing governance frameworks and decision-making processes. Collaborating with leaders to align strategies and reinforce governance expectations.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeTarrytown • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $183,100 - $305,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and continuously evolve the governance framework to enable effective, scalable decision-making across the portfolio
Establish and enforce decision quality and readiness standards, including clear articulation of options, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations
Where required, facilitate governance forums to ensure structured, decision-focused discussions and clear, actionable outcomes
Define and manage governance performance metrics (e.g., decision cycle time, right-first-time decisions, deferrals, forum utilization) to assess effectiveness
Translate governance metrics and feedback into actionable insights, driving a closed-loop continuous improvement model
Synthesize governance outputs into portfolio-level insights, identifying cross-program risks, recurring issues, and systemic bottlenecks
Establish and maintain centralized decision documentation and knowledge management practices to ensure transparency and traceability
Oversee governance intake, prioritization, and scheduling to ensure alignment to strategic importance, while advancing efficient, scalable processes and leveraging technology to streamline execution
Drive cross-forum integration to streamline escalation pathways, eliminate duplication, and improve decision flow
Partner closely with senior leaders, governance chairs, and stakeholders to align priorities and reinforce governance expectations
Implement governance quality and experience measurement, incorporating multi-directional feedback from teams, executives, and chairs to improve effectiveness
Coach and develop team members ensuring that the organizational strategy delivers the skills, capabilities and processes that enable portfolio delivery are present in his/her team

Requirements

What you’ll need

minimum 12+ years of experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, or consulting
Deep understanding of drug development lifecycle and portfolio management
Proven experience designing governance frameworks, operating models, or decision-making processes
Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights and actions
Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred
Exceptional executive communication and facilitation skills
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and drive change in matrixed environments
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership capabilities
Demonstrate experience leading and developing high-performance teams, including direct people management
Experience leveraging technology and digital solutions to enable scalable processes, improve efficiency and enhance decision-making (e.g. dashboards, workflow tools, analytics platforms)
Ability to travel (<10%)

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance)
fitness centers
401(k) company match
family support benefits
equity awards
annual bonuses
paid time off
paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels!

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Hard Skills & Tools

governance frameworksoperating modelsdecision-making processesdata analysisprocess improvement methodologiesLeanSix Sigmaportfolio managementdrug development lifecycleperformance metrics

Soft Skills

analytical skillsexecutive communicationfacilitation skillsinfluencestakeholder managementcross-functional leadershipteam leadershipcoachingstrategic alignmentchange management