Executive Director, Third Party Risk Management

Executive Director Of Third Party Risk Management (Tprm)

The Executive Director of Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) will own the global enterprise TPRM program, defines the enterprise risk management vision and ensures governance and accountability at all levels associated with the company's external partners, suppliers, and service providers. This role ensures that third-party engagements align with the company's ethical, regulatory, and operational standards supporting compliant, resilient, and high-performing external relationships across R&D, manufacturing, and commercial operations. The Head of TPRM will develop and operate a globally consistent, risk-based framework that enables proactive decision-making and regulatory confidence, while maintaining business agility and innovation. This role will be responsible for the TPRM framework, ensuring alignment with policies, systems, technology and regulatory requirements across all business areas. Leading a team of people across geographies the role will be responsible for day-to-day operations as well as the strategic approach to handling Third Party Risk.

This role reports to the VP, Global Procurement Center of Excellence and will work closely with other leaders across Regeneron in associated subject areas, including law, finance, and compliance, and with colleagues within Global Procurement.

A typical day in this role might look like :

• Set and drive the global TPRM vision, strategy and operating model
• Lead the global Third-Party Risk Framework, policy, and standards ensuring consistent application across all regions and supplier types.
• Establish and chair the Global Supplier Risk Committee to influence executive decision making and integrate risk management into business strategy.
• Drive a culture of accountability and risk awareness across Procurement and business partners.
• Lead a team of high performing individuals who drive an enterprise wide culture of alignment with regulatory and industry standards
• Partner with Quality and Compliance on supplier qualification, audits, and corrective actions.
• Provide executive oversight and strategic direction for supplier risk lifecycle management : onboarding, due diligence, ongoing monitoring, issue management, and offboarding.
• Lead and mentor a distributed team of risk professionals across geographies
• Identify, implement and manage a TPRM technology platform and ensure data accuracy across systems.
• Define key metrics and dashboards (KRIs / KPIs) to monitor risk posture and report to senior leadership.
• Regularly benchmark TPRM practices against global best practices and drives continuous maturity of the program.
• Drive automation, analytics, and predictive insights through technology and external risk intelligence.
• Develop and deliver global training and awareness programs for risk management in supplier relationships.

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