mRNA CoE Resource Management Officer

Sanofi • Waltham, MA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The mRNA CoE Resource Management Officer is the partner of mRNA CoE heads and their teams to monitor and manage demand and capacity in support of the Sanofi Portfolio through appropriate and efficient allocation of workload, resources and related insourcing need. The incumbent supports the mRNA CoE department heads in developing, justifying and clearly communicating the capacity needs targets based on planned workload and department strategy. The incumbent also supports decision analysis that will guide in efficient resource management and will work with leadership to develop and manage the operational strategic goals for their department. Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions. 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

• Education: Master's degree (required)
• Experience: 2 years of experience in project management, resource management, project planning, or similar is required
• Languages: Fluent in English (verbal and written communication)
• Skills: Strong decision making, Communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, highly accurate
• Developed skills in personal interaction demonstrated by strong leadership, verbal and written skills
• Negotiation and persuasion skills
• Ability to challenge the status quo and proactively propose changes
• Strategic thinking
• Project & Resource Management Planning
• Planisware BI tools
• Knowledge on activities performed by the function they take care of (CMC / Clinical / Research)
• Vaccines Development life cycle
• Strong analytical, synthesis and reporting skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pharmaceutical R&D
• Strong knowledge and experience of processes of Operational Organizations around Planning & Resource management.
• Experience in Pharma R&D including knowledge of R&D value chain and key contributing functions
• Experience in project & resource management
• Proficiency in French would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represents Department Heads in all matters of workload and resources (demand, internal capacity, flex resources). This includes developing, presenting, and implementing their resources strategies.
• Develop and support maintenance of relevant analyses for evaluating activities planning and resource allocation to compare with the plans.
• Ensure optimization of resources per department/platform, per strategic direction and in agreement with senior leadership.
• Ensure ongoing activities are resourced effectively and efficiently, including alignment of operational and functional needs, to meet functional activities targets and deliverables.
• Review the forecasted internal workload by skill, by site and/or country with relevant SMEs.
• Manage requests for adjustments and require clear justification for changes within RDPM with the support of the Operational planners’ team.
• Ensure the consistency of the consolidated workload per site/country/platform/skill.
• Ensure that standard FTE algorithms and standard template optimization are aligned with deliverables per role.
• Assess algorithm development appropriately when deliverables, processes and process tools change.
• Coordinate with Operational planners and BSM for updating the algorithm in RDPM.
• Oversee continued definition and validation of standard functional-based deliverables, related activities and metrics for NV (part of Template team) and transversal consolidation for Non-NV portfolio.
• Contribute and support the optimization of the utilization of the workforce for the department.
• Assist the departments in providing supporting documentation, analyses or report that would help in managing their workload to facilitate decision making.
• Anticipate bottlenecks (resources and production slots), support conflict resolution, and develop mitigation plans to address gaps in demand and capacity.
• Coordinate with global and local shared services teams (Finance, P&C, …) on department processes for managing local budgets and headcounts.
• Work closely with functions and platform finance to manage forecasts to support FTE budget exercises.
• Lead the consolidation and review of the FTE budget and strat plan within the mRNA CoE.
• Drive the decision on insourcing allocation process within the function.
• Conduct planning and FTE simulations for function scenarios, due diligence, new targets, external partnerships and ad-hoc requests to support functional assessments and assessments of new vaccine opportunities.
• Work with the mRNA CoE LT and Headcount manager in support of the department to manage headcount targets approved by R&D LT /Finance/P& C.
• Manage new open position request arbitration within the function and make the link with Resource committee.
• Provide support for Strategic Workforce planning exercise.
• Make recommendations and manage implementation for continual improvement of R&D resource management processes.

Benefits

• 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.
• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
• Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
• Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level