Senior Director, Patient Support Services Platform Solutions

Sanofi • Cambridge, MA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs. The Senior Director, Patient Support Services (PSS) Platform Solutions will drive the transformation of Sanofi Specialty Care PSS across Therapeutic Areas through strategic and tactical leadership of platform development and projects and programs that will optimize the patient experience, improve productivity, and increase automation. Responsibility will span all applicable technology platforms including but not limited to PSS CRMs and Events Management tools. The ideal candidate will bring a strong enterprise mindset, with the ability to architect and drive scalable solutions across multiple therapy archetypes, ensuring platform strategies are both cohesive at the enterprise level and responsive to the unique needs of each therapeutic area. The candidate must be solution-oriented, operationally savvy, creative, highly organized, flexible, and adept at working in a matrix environment, handling multiple projects with tight deadlines and multiple stakeholders. He/She must be able to lead and influence across leadership and teams. This will be a highly visible position interacting with many internal functional groups within Sanofi Genzyme, as well as external vendors. The position will report to the Head, of Patient Support Services Program Operations. The position will be based in Cambridge, MA. Sanofi US is only considering candidates who are currently legally eligible to work in the U.S. Company-paid relocation benefits are being extended for this position. 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
• A minimum of 10+ years of professional experience in the Biotech/Pharma industry is required
• A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience leading the design, implementation, and optimization of CRM systems (Salesforce, Salesforce Health Cloud, or equivalent enterprise platforms) is required
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience leading and managing teams
• Demonstrated experience building CRM solutions from the ground up, including requirements gathering, system architecture, user experience design, and post-launch optimization
• Proven track record of strategic thinking with the ability to envision long-term platform evolution, anticipate industry trends, and translate business strategy into actionable technology roadmaps
• Exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to build consensus, negotiate priorities, and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders with competing interests
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to craft and deliver compelling presentations, facilitate productive meetings, and maintain clear, consistent communication across all organizational levels
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing teams of technical and functional professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Proven product ownership capabilities including backlog management, user story development, sprint planning, and delivering iterative value in agile environments
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all cross-functional groups across levels
• Strong presentation skills and ability to influence without direct authority
• Selected candidate will possess strong and proven Project Management skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and execute multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while maintaining quality, meeting deadlines, and adapting to changing priorities
• Track record of driving measurable business outcomes through platform solutions, with strong analytical skills to define success metrics and demonstrate ROI
• Demonstrated enterprise thinking with the ability to architect holistic, scalable solutions that span multiple therapy archetypes, balancing standardization with the flexibility required to meet unique therapeutic area needs
• Strong product ownership across diverse therapy archetypes, with a track record of managing competing priorities, aligning stakeholders across therapeutic areas, and delivering platform solutions that meet both enterprise and therapy-specific requirements

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree in Information Technology, MBA or closely related field is highly preferred
• Knowledge of Specialty Care market is preferre
• Current or recent experience with Scaled Agile Methodology is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence cross-functional teams and external vendor partners to drive flawless execution of complex, multi-stakeholder platform initiatives on time and within budget
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, resolve conflicts, and remove barriers to execution through strong influencing skills and executive presence
• Serve as the strategic product owner for PSS platform solutions, defining vision, roadmap, and prioritization of features that deliver measurable business value and enhanced patient outcomes
• Drive automation and evolution of the CRM ecosystem enabling integrated innovation
• Accountable for PSS roadmap ownership to include new launches, innovation and optimization of current systems
• Owner of business process documentation, alignment, grooming, release communication and training of system changes
• Collaborate with Heads of Program Operations, Digital, and PSS Innovation to architect advanced analytics and real-time intelligence capabilities that transform platform data into actionable insights, predictive analytics, and strategic business intelligence that drives continuous optimization and innovation beyond traditional reporting
• Apply enterprise-level thinking to design scalable, future-proof platform solutions that can be leveraged across multiple therapy archetypes, ensuring consistency, interoperability, and efficiency at scale
• Lead end-to-end enterprise solutioning by connecting business needs across diverse therapy archetypes to unified platform strategies that reduce redundancy and accelerate time-to-value
• Serve as the enterprise product owner across PSS platforms, driving a cohesive product strategy that balances therapy-specific needs with enterprise-wide standards and scalability
• Develop and execute comprehensive stakeholder communication strategies that ensure alignment, transparency, and buy-in across all levels of the organization, from operational teams to executive leadership
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic alignment

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees