Operations Lead, Digital R and D Portfolio and Project Analytics

Job Title: Operations Lead, Digital R&D Portfolio and Project Analytics

Location: Morristown, NJ or Cambridge, MA

About the Job

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before.

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. As one of the leading investors in life sciences, manufacturing and research and development, we focus on delivering new and better ways to address unmet medical needs. Our products empower self-care, prevent and treat diseases, and help people live better. 

Digital & Data is at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to develop & deliver medicine faster, enable healthcare professionals to improve treatments and help patients improve their health. Our scale, strong connections within health ecosystems across leveraging the world, and ability to leverage Sanofi’s capabilities make us the best place to push the boundaries of medicine through technology.

Why joining Sanofi Digital… ?

• Executive sponsorship and governance, with newly appointed CDO & leadership team

• Digital & data culture in place with agile ways of working and a strong ecosystem (Sanofi Ventures, BD Partnerships)

• Unique diversity of medical & technical challenges, with mobility opportunities

The R&D Portfolio and Project Analytics team is one of the verticals within Digital R&D, focused on developing and delivering digital products to allow the R&D organization to manage its business efficiently and reach its strategic goals. Our team plays a critical role equipping R&D decision-makers with the right data insight, at the right time, for the right decision.

As the Operations Lead, Digital R and D Portfolio and Project Analytics, you support the vertical’s successful digital product portfolio’s delivery by ensuring that we build a robust strategy and roadmap across the vertical’s products, that we create and quantify value with our portfolio of products, and that we measure and continuously optimize our performance. This is a facilitator role that requires a high level of coordination within the vertical, with the delivery engines, with other verticals as well as with digital R&D operations.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started? 

Main Responsibilities:

• Support the vertical’s strategy, portfolio and products roadmap in collaboration with Head of the vertical and Product Line Owners and Product Owners

• Financial management, collaborating with Finance and Procurement on all topics related to budget elaboration, strategic planning and business case reviews.

• Resources optimization, collaborating with Product Line Owners, People & Culture and procurement, to ensuring optimized staffing allocation to achieve product impact and support their roadmap

• Performance monitoring, collaborating with Product Line Owners on all topics related to actuals KPI monitoring and post-implementation ROI reviews of our digital products, and be accountable for the quality of analytical deliveries and KPIs consolidation to global Digital scorecards, and communication to LT

• Constantly refining the vertical’s operating model through iterative adjustments and constant monitoring of impact

• Support Vertical Head in:

• Facilitating the Vertical’s Guiding Coalition meeting, ensuring the content presented allows for strategic decision-making on the Product Portfolio’s short-, mid- and long-term goals and vision

• Building and steering Vertical’s budget and staffing, driving Strategic Planning

• Setting Vertical users up for success through communication on updates & features, sharing of success stories, monitoring of adoption

• Owning Vertical’s communication (to Sanofi ecosystem, Sanofi Leadership and Corporate GBUs and Markets)

• Embodying Play to Win culture and behaviors (Stretch, Take Action, Act for patients and customers, Think Sanofi first)

About You

Education & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in Strategy or Operations, preferably in digital R&D teams but not must;

• Bachelor's Degree required. Master’s degree in business or digital field is a plus.

Skills:

• Detailed planning, budgeting, and reporting capabilities and demonstrated ability to link those to strategy and vision

• Strong networking, influencing and negotiating skills and superior problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical, business, and finance teams

• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple teams to drive alignment and results 

• Continuous improvement mindset - Results oriented, and self-motivated

• Positive team player who is service-oriented and flexible

• Knowledge on agile development and product lifecycle is a plus

• English fluent. French, Spanish, or other languages is a plus. 

• Pharma and/or Digital healthcare expertise is a plus ; experience in or good understanding of Pharma R&D reporting analytics, at portfolio, project or functional level (Clinical Operations, CMC, Labs, etc.) a plus.

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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