Strategy and Operations Lead, Global Immunology Franchise, Dermatology

Job title: Strategy and Operations Lead, Global Immunology Franchise, Dermatology

Location: Cambridge, MA

About the Job

As a member of the Global Immunology Franchise Strategy and Operations (S&O) team, the S&O Lead for Dermatology will orchestrate end to end global brand strategy development and executional excellence in close partnership with x-functional Global Dermatology Brand Team (GBT). He/she will act as strategic advisor to the Global Brand Lead / TA Head for Dermatology to drive global brand, business and resource allocation planning (C1/C2/SP). This role will define and implement Glocal governance & rhythm (G&R) including launch readiness reviews and launch performance reviews with major markets, in line with Franchise Glocal governance. Additionally, he/she will monitor and analyze key business performance KPIs and insights to identify business opportunities and challenges to maximize and sustain DUPIXENT growth in both short and long terms. In addition to TA aligned assignments, this role will lead some Franchise-level projects to ensure consistence across all 3 TAs within the Alliance Immunology Franchise, scale up best practices from Dermatology TA, or pilot innovative solutions based on new business trends and/or environmental changes.             

This position will have high visibility within the Global Immunology Franchise and will interact with a wide range of stakeholders at both the Global and affiliate levels. Excellent matrix leadership to effectively lead without authority and influence decision-making in a large and complex matrix organization is critical to the success of this role. Similarly, ability to understand, simplify, and communicate complex organizational issues and develop fit-for-purpose solutions is also essential.

This role will provide an excellent opportunity for commercial leaders who are interested in helping more than 1 million patients with type 2 inflammatory diseases worldwide. Given the broad range of roles and responsibilities across both pre-launch, launching, and in-line stages of product lifecycle, this role is ideal for leaders who are looking to enhance / expand end-to-end brand management knowledge and experience with one of the top brands in our industry.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.    

Main Responsibilities:

TA-level Global brand strategy and execution excellence (35%):

• Lead the development, tracking, and quarterly review of Dermatology brand priorities and KPIs in line with Franchise priorities to identify focus areas for best practices sharing, agile problem solving, and dynamic resource allocation  

• Orchestrate annual global brand planning and subsequent HQ budget planning. In this role, he/she will act as strategic advisor to support and challenge GBL and global indication leads to ensure consistency and promote best practices sharing across all indications both in strategy setting and in resource allocation      

• Orchestrate annual financial cycle (C1/C2/SP) in partnership with GBL, Finance, Go To Market Capability (GTMC), and major markets to ensure appropriate resource allocation in line with brand strategy and ambition, maximize synergy, and avoid duplication with other indications and/or TAs.   

• Define and implement Glocal governance, WOW, and continuously improvement to ensure consistency and simplification within Dermatology and with other TAs within the full Franchise  

• Support Global Brand Lead to manage x-functional Global Brand Team (GBT) to streamline TA decision making and promote enterprise leadership

TA-level brand performance and launch excellence (45%)  

• Lead launch performance reviews (LPR) for in-line indications in top markets to track in-market performance KPIs, identify key business trends / tactics underpinning variances vs. forecasting, and recommend best practices across markets and/or mitigation strategy in partnership with GBL and global indication leads  

• Lead launch readiness reviews (LRR) for pre-launch indications in line with Sanofi LEx framework to drive launch excellence at both global and local levels

• Lead regular tracking, synthesizing, and communication of business performance KPIs and insights (e.g., competitive landscape) to inform strategy making and for internal and external performance communication    

Franchise-level assignment (20%)

• Lead one or more franchise level transformation projects to improve existing business processes (e.g., Glocal collaboration, business planning, key events) and/or pilot solutions for new business opportunities and challenges with a focus on organizational capability building      

About You

Experience Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience across pharma/biotech or healthcare in product/project management, consulting, and/or strategy

• Must be able to relate well to all levels of the organization, demonstrate interpersonal awareness to effectively build and sustain strong partnership with trust and credibility and will have a demonstrated track record of effective influencing cross-functional global and local teams without formal authority to deliver aligned agreed timelines

• Good intracompany network and solid understanding of local and regional markets

• Brand marketing and/or sales experience preferred

• Direct and/or indirect P&L management experience is a plus

• People management experience is a plus

Professional Skills

• Ability to execute multiple projects simultaneously under tight timelines

• Excellent organizational, high level of interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to apply strategic thinking (connecting the dots with a view of the big picture) for prioritization while simultaneously execution capacity

• Analytic and synthetic capacity with the ability to understand, simplify and communicate effectively with others

Behavioral competencies

• Team player

• Comfortable to challenge status quo and people with authority respectfully  

• Ability to manage ambiguity and make thoughtful risk-taking decisions

• Strong leadership, agility and proactively – establish strong working relationships

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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