Executive Director, Digital & Technology - Law, Security, Compliance

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA); United States; On-site; USD 255,000 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking an Executive Director to lead the digital and technology portfolio for Law, Security, and Compliance, based in Sleepy Hollow, NY with a minimum of four days on-site.

You will shape strategy, governance, and execution across mission-critical functions including audit readiness and enterprise security. You will build a high-performing technology organization, drive AI/automation initiatives, and standardize global processes across shared services.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field required; MS, JD or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year technology strategy and transformation roadmap for Legal, Security, Compliance, aligning with corporate objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and optimize technology platforms supporting legal operations, contract lifecycle management, governance, risk, compliance, privacy, investigations, and corporate security.
• Build and lead a high-performing technology organization, developing talent and delivery capabilities across complex enterprise functions.
• Drive business outcomes through improved contract management, compliance monitoring, investigations, security operations, automation, system reliability, and user productivity.
• Modernize and streamline the application landscape through enhanced integrations, workflow simplification, analytics, reporting, and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Advance AI and automation strategies, including responsible AI governance, to improve decision-making, operational efficiency, risk management, and controls effectiveness.
• Standardize global processes and operating models across legal, compliance, privacy, security, and related shared services functions.
• Oversee vendor management, technology investments, audit readiness, cybersecurity, business continuity, communications, and portfolio governance to ensure secure, compliant, and high-value service delivery.

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field; MS, JD or MBA preferred.

Job description

Building Our Future: At Regeneron, we use science and innovation to develop life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases. We are seeking an Executive Director to lead the digital and technology portfolio for Law, Security, and Compliance, while also holding cross-portfolio accountability for critical operating disciplines across the broader G&A and Commercial Digital and Technology portfolio. This leader will partner with senior management to shape technology strategy, strengthen portfolio governance, and ensure disciplined execution across mission-critical capabilities, including audit preparedness. Decisions carry enterprise-wide, measurable long-term impact, requiring a leader who can translate business priorities into scalable, secure, compliant, and outcome-driven digital capabilities.

When & Where: This role is based in our Sleepy Hollow, NY office a minimum of 4 days per week.

Discover Your Role:

• Define and execute the multi-year technology strategy and transformation roadmap for Legal, Security, Compliance, aligning with corporate objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and optimize technology platforms supporting legal operations, contract lifecycle management, governance, risk, compliance, privacy, investigations, and corporate security.
• Build and lead a high-performing technology organization, developing talent and delivery capabilities across complex enterprise functions.
• Drive business outcomes through improved contract management, compliance monitoring, investigations, security operations, automation, system reliability, and user productivity.
• Modernize and streamline the application landscape through enhanced integrations, workflow simplification, analytics, reporting, and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Advance AI and automation strategies, including responsible AI governance, to improve decision-making, operational efficiency, risk management, and controls effectiveness.
• Standardize global processes and operating models across legal, compliance, privacy, security, and related shared services functions.
• Oversee vendor management, technology investments, audit readiness, cybersecurity, business continuity, communications, and portfolio governance to ensure secure, compliant, and high-value service delivery.

This Role Requires:

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field required; MS, JD or MBA preferred.
• 17+ years of progressive technology leadership, including teams supporting law, security, compliance, risk, governance, or other highly regulated enterprise functions.
• Strong command of legal, security, compliance, GRC, privacy, investigations, contracts, and enterprise workflow platforms, with the judgment to stay platform-agnostic.
• Experience with enterprise platforms supporting Law, Security, Compliance, GRC, privacy, legal operations, contracts, investigations, service management, and analytics is preferred.

Salary Range (annually) $255,000.00 - $424,900.00

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories.

Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, infectious diseases and rare diseases.

Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.

We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits.

For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/. For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process.

Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together. For that reason, many roles are required to be performed on‑site.

For jobs in Canada: this posting is for an existing position.