Head of COVID Franchise, U.S. Vaccines

Sanofi•Morristown, NJ

12d•$232,500 - $335,833•Onsite

About The Position

The ideal candidate is a highly strategic, dynamic, and organized commercial leader who will drive strategy and execution across the U.S. COVID Vaccine market. This person has a strong understanding of commercial marketing and sales activities coupled with deep understanding of the U.S. commercial space and ability to manage through a complex operational and product delivery environment. The person will need to be able to create a superior customer and patient experience, as well as embedding Sanofi values of Aim higher, Act for patients and Be bold. You are motivational, energetic and a respected leader who brings the COVID vaccine strategy to life and engages the organization to adopt new ways of working to achieve the mandate of evolving the Go-To-Market model for Vaccines. You are a clear communicator, able to deliver key messages establishing both the “what” and the “why” with credibility. You are empathetic to understand what is feasible given competing priorities and a “champion” who rallies followership for the transformation through organizational influence. You will be joining the Marketing and Commercial Strategy organization and will work closely with teams across the U.S. and the Global Business. The leadership team shares the priority for creating a best-in-class high performing group driving the business forward. The Head of US Covid franchise is a senior level position with overall responsibility for strategy, marketing, execution, and performance of the COVID Vaccine portfolio including any combination vaccines with the Nuvaxovid asset. With assets clinically proven to differentiate themselves vs. other available vaccines, it will be critical for this leader to develop, communicate and execute the overall strategy in the U.S. market. This individual will lead the cross functional US franchise team that includes key colleagues from medical, market access, sales, marketing, public affairs, finance, communications, supply chain and other colleagues. In addition, this leader will need to collaborate and influence across global teams such as Global Franchise Marketing and Industrial Affairs on a regular basis. This individual will be responsible for the strategic direction and marketing execution of all COVID education and brand messaging to healthcare providers and patients. This role reports to the Head of Marketing & Commercial Strategy (M&CS), and will be part of the M&CS leadership team.. This position will be based in Morristown, NJ. Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI[1]driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you’ll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization. About Sanofi We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system — and innovative pipeline — enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Requirements

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required; MBA Degree is preferred
A minimum of 10 years’ pharmaceutical or vaccines experience in marketing & sales is required
A minimum of 8 years of product management / marketing experience is required
A minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership /people management experience is strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience and depth of knowledge in the US healthcare market (preferably in vaccines)
Excellent interpersonal skills to negotiate, communicate, present, persuade a point of view
Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, multi-cultural, global organization
Experience managing a commercial P&L either directly or in a matrix environment is strongly preferred
Exceptional leadership skills with proven ability to develop next generation leaders is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Commercial leadership of Covid US franchise team
Deliver the strategic leadership and vision for U.S. COVID and Nuvaxovid combination Vaccine portfolio including strategic and tactical plans
Responsible for U.S. COVID Vaccine performance (P&L) including unit demand, revenue, operating expenses and business operating income
Responsible for competitive analysis and positioning of Sanofi COVID vaccine portfolio products in the increasingly competitive U.S. market
Gain organizational alignment in the development and presentation of future years strategic and 1-year tactical plans prior to implementation
Marketing leadership for Covid assets
Work closely with internal and external agency partners to develop impactful campaigns for HCP & Consumer assets
Bring new ways of working and implement agile approaches to enhance speed to market, and customer engagement within our digital strategy
Build effective working relationships with key external customers, including thought leaders and patient advocacy groups across respiratory immunizations.
People leadership both direct and matrix
Responsible for leading and inspiring both direct marketing team and matrix franchise team
Set direction, establish challenging goals, develop talented people, and recognize outstanding contributions
Recruit, select, develop, and retain talent with focus on building a diverse and inclusive team
Global/Pipeline interface
Works closely with Global Marketing to identify new product opportunities and management of global supply planning
Lead go-to-market assessment for future pipeline assets.
Member of M&CS leadership team. Enterprise leader contributing to cross franchise initiatives