Director, Strategic Projects

Sanofi • Morristown, NJ

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

From the North America Vaccines Business Unit, the Director, Strategic Projects connects capabilities and offerings from GTMC, Digital, and external partners to enable technology and automation that deliver tangible business benefits and a superior customer experience. The role collaborates with North America Vaccines Commercial teams to develop solutions, modernize commercial processes, and balance enterprise-wide scale with the specific needs of the business unit. It leads innovation cycles to accelerate insight generation 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, supports innovation pilots and change management, and tracks the business impact of initiatives.

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 to engage C-suite stakeholders, share information, and facilitate decision-making.
• Entrepreneurial and growth mindset, resilience, persistence in pursuing 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

• Benchmark commercial technologies, digital solutions, and industry best practices, including research across healthcare and related business models.
• Identify, incubate, and pilot innovation projects that provide tangible benefits in Commercial Effectiveness, Customer Experience, Insights Generation, or the One Sanofi Approach.
• Partner with US commercial teams to identify digital solution needs, capabilities, and process improvements.
• Develop, refine, and apply a framework to prioritize initiatives according to 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 stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Build partnerships with internal stakeholders, including Digital, Go to Market Capability, and Centers of Excellence, by communicating Commercial team 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.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare and prevention and wellness programs.
• Mentoring, international mobility programs, and opportunities for career growth across four continents.
• Employee benefit programs may be available.

What This Job Offers

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