Global Brand Lead, Transplant (Solid Organ Transplant)

Sanofi•Cambridge, MA

2d•$232,500 - $335,833•Hybrid

About The Position

Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. The Transplant Franchise is a strategic growth driver within Sanofi's General Medicines innovative portfolio, spanning two complementary therapeutic areas: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Solid Organ Transplant (SOT). Sanofi has established a strong position in the HSCT space with Rezurock™, approved in over 20 countries including the US, China, and the EU. Our transplant business also includes Thymoglobulin, a well-established anti-thymocyte globulin therapy, alongside a promising pipeline in later-stage development with potential launches in the coming years. Sanofi aims to revolutionize transplant treatment paradigms — across solid organ, hematopoietic, adjuvant, and supportive care — guided by our vision of "one organ for life." This is a high-visibility global leadership role with direct reporting into the GBU Leadership Team, offering both a compelling specialty care growth opportunity and a strong steppingstone toward future leadership roles. This high-profile Global Brand Lead is a newly created senior role within the Global Transplant Franchise. This individual will be responsible for leading the entire end to end SOT therapeutic area, strategy, P&L, and market, in preparation for our potential launches for new assets, leading to significant growth in portfolio. Whilst maintaining profitable growth with in-line Thymoglobulin execution. The role requires strong leadership stamina to lead the cross functional matrix as well as strengthen and expand our external networks with deep expertise in specialty care. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional leadership role reporting to the SVP, global franchise head and will work in close collaboration with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Corporate Affairs, Digital, Regulatory, and regional commercial teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 7 years of global or local market pharmaceutical commercial franchise experience required, preferably in a therapeutic area with complex scientific and competitive dynamics. Prior Global and / or US experience preferred.
A minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership /people management experience is strongly preferred
Strategic marketing & commercial leadership skills demonstrated through brand strategy, portfolio expansion, launch, enterprise wide impact on top & bottom-line required
Financial & Business Operations Acumen: Demonstrated P&L management, Finance, or Business Operations experience with strong analytical skills and the ability to assess forecasts, manage budgets, and drive data-informed decisions is strongly preferred
Cross-Functional & Cross-Cultural Leadership: Proven experience working across functions and cultures, including close collaboration with Finance, Supply Chain, and Regulatory functions in matrixed global organizations
Digital Transformation: Track record of leading transformation toward innovative business models, implementing digital innovation, and driving new ways of working — including familiarity with GenAI tools and emerging digital capabilities strongly preferred
Medical, scientific, or local operational background in related therapeutic areas preferred
Travel up to 30% domestic and international required
Excellent professional English language knowledge and skills required.
Innovative brand, portfolio & launch strategy build, shape & execute mindset and delivery
Strong capability to interpret market research, epidemiology data, sales analytics, and patient-level data to inform differentiated brand strategies with long-term commercial impact and measure brand performance.
Strong ability to employ conceptual thinking in identifying innovative solutions, and out-of-the-box thinking to challenge conventional wisdom and drive brand growth
Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in marketing, such as customer data analysis, segmentation, personalization and automation. The ability to incorporate AI-driven insights and technologies to enhance marketing effectiveness and customer experience
Proactive, business-oriented focus with the resolve to set challenging goals and the commitment and persistence to achieve them; track record of delivering measurable outcomes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent financial acumen, including the ability to assess forecasts, analyze data, and manage complex budgets across geographies
Ability to cultivate effective relationships and to influence and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment, managing multiple priorities across indications and geographies. Based on insights, be proactive in bringing ideas, solutions and guidance on how to evolve strategy or execution.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree with a focus on marketing, strategy, or a relevant discipline.
French knowledge an asset.

Responsibilities

Executive level strategy build, end to end enterprise thinking turned into external impact
Lead the SOT growth strategy across all strategic pillars — portfolio strategy, brand planning, customer engagement, evidence generation, device/presentation, and lifecycle management — ensuring forward-looking strategies that maximize profitable franchise
Demonstrate foresight and vision in tracking the evolution of the healthcare landscape, digital innovation, competitive dynamics, and evolving patient and customer needs; leverage deep global and local insights across the scientific, medical, and competitive environment to define strategies that anticipate market shifts
Define Access and Pricing Strategies in collaboration with Market Access and cross functional teams to maximize the value of new assets within a focused global footprint.
Lead financial planning within the Strategic Plan exercise — including top-line sales and OPEX — in close collaboration with local markets, Finance, and cross-functional partners.
Facilitate continuous Strategic Workforce Planning in collaboration with global P&C and cross-functional teams to ensure future capability needs are met in alignment with the Franchise Strategy across Digital, Medical, Commercial, Market Access, and Public Affairs
Lead the integrated global brand strategy & launch plan for SOT pipeline assets, from strategy to activation plan by mobilizing the cross functional glocal team, applying SILC standards and ensuring alignment with the overall Transplant franchise vision
Translate evidence data into powerful communication platforms to support market shaping or brand differentiation on both indications.
Executive level presentations required to ensure influence, investment and buy-in.
Drive performance of key strategic markets to ensure delivery of financial goals through deep understanding of local market dynamics, rigorous monitoring of market progress, and active collaboration in the development of local plans that translate global strategy into impactful local execution
Facilitate collaboration and decision-making with local cross-functional teams (e.g. GBTs) to support implementation of the defined strategy across key strategic markets, enabling agile operational translation at the local level
Ensure strategy execution and drive performance with a key focus on priority strategic markets, translating strategic imperatives into measurable commercial outcomes
Coordinate supply situations in alignment with Supply Chain and markets; provide clear recommendations in complex or ambiguous scenarios to safeguard continuity of patient access
Ensure global and local digital execution is aligned to the defined strategy, with agile adaptation in response to external market evolution; champion innovative approaches that proactively consider new market models and emerging technologies including AI-powered tools