Director, Strategic Projects

Sanofi • Morristown, NJ

1d • $161,250 - $232,917 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Strategic Projects brings together functions, capabilities, and offerings from GTMC, Digital, and external partners to connect technology and automation to tangible benefits for the North America Vaccines Business Unit and an improved customer experience. The role collaborates with commercial functions to create solutions with immediate, measurable value; modernizes commercial processes; balances enterprise-wide scale with the needs of the North America Vaccines business; and leads innovation cycles that accelerate insights and business agility.

The position is part of the Business and Technology Modernization organization within the Vaccines North America Business Unit and reports to the Senior Director of Technology Modernization. It leads strategic planning and prioritization for commercial technology and data solutions, develops and pilots innovation projects, partners with US commercial teams and Digital, communicates modernization priorities and progress to stakeholders, supports change management, and establishes metrics to measure business impact.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of work experience at a pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or digital health company in a commercial or business operations function.
• Experience implementing at least one digital product in a product management capacity, from concept through measurable business outcomes.
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Basic database querying and coding knowledge using SQL.
• Current knowledge of AI and ability to use AI assistants to achieve outcomes.
• Proven experience leading transformation initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage C-suite stakeholders, share information, and facilitate decision-making.
• Entrepreneurial and growth mindset, resilience, persistence in achieving outcomes, and ability to lead by example.
• Excellent networking skills to foster partnerships and build consensus across diverse stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of work experience at a top-tier management consulting company focused on healthcare clients.

Responsibilities

• Conduct benchmarking and external research on commercial technologies, digital solutions, and industry best practices relevant to the evolving healthcare ecosystem.
• Identify, incubate, and pilot innovation projects that provide tangible benefits across Commercial Effectiveness, Customer Experience, Insights Generation, or the One Sanofi Approach.
• Partner with US commercial teams to identify digital solution needs, required capabilities, and process improvements.
• Develop, refine, and apply a framework to prioritize initiatives based on business value and strategic alignment.
• Co-own a roadmap for projects and technology solutions for the US commercial organization, partnering with Digital to drive implementation.
• Lead the annual strategic planning cycle for commercial technology and data solution needs and requests.
• Develop dashboards and presentations to communicate modernization projects to US team stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Build partnerships with internal stakeholders, including Digital, Go to Market Capability, and Centers of Excellence, and communicate Commercial team business priorities.
• Support change management across the commercial organization to encourage adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of working.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the impact of innovation initiatives on business performance.
• Lead and modernize commercial business processes and solutions to improve efficiency and efficacy.
• Lead innovation life cycles to accelerate insights and business agility.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
• Mentoring opportunities.
• International mobility programs and opportunities to grow across four continents.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in company employee benefit programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed