Sanofi · 7 hours ago
Senior Director Strategy and Operations, SPC NA
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expSanofi is a biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives through innovative treatments. The Senior Director of Strategy and Operations will drive and optimize key initiatives, scale and implement new processes, and coordinate operations within and across business units to enhance operational excellence in Specialty Care.
Health CareLife SciencePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Develop annual objectives for SPC NA that align with corporate and business unit strategic priorities
Translate high-level strategic frameworks into actionable operational plans, ensuring both top-down direction and bottom-up implementation
Lead the brand planning processes, including budget development and resource allocation recommendations; design/implement new processes
Coordinate quarterly business reviews to assess performance and adjust priorities as needed
Collaborate with leadership and other functions to distill the strategy and business case of new solution/programs
Lead or seed teams to develop these concepts
Establish project management frameworks and reporting cadences to ensure visibility and accountability for portfolio of projects
Partner across marketing, medical affairs, digital, AI, and therapeutic area teams among others
Manage vendors and other external stakeholders
Bring "builder" mentality—conceptualizing strategy while driving tactical implementation
Advance data, AI, and digital capabilities in partnership with technical teams—defining high-value use cases and prioritizing roadmap initiatives that drive measurable business impact
Collaborate with functional units to develop and coordinate roadmap development in alignment with annual and medium-term strategic objectives
Lead business process transformation to embed data-driven decision-making and modern commercial approaches across the organization
Qualification
Required
15-20 years of experience in strategy consulting or business leadership within healthcare, pharma or life sciences
Bachelors level degree
Proven track record of experience with product development frameworks and software in digital health
Exceptional analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable 'rolling up sleeves' to drive results; ideally have start-up or VC experience
Experience managing consulting partners and projects (e.g. McKinsey, BCG) a strong plus
Experience new ventures including data, AI, digital and new care delivery business models
Experience with business as usual operational excellence and management
Proven success leading cross-functional strategic programs and operational initiatives from concept through implementation
Strong experience with portfolio strategy, decision analysis frameworks, and stage-gate/phase-gate processes
Demonstrated ability to establish and run operational frameworks (OKRs, portfolio reviews, business planning cycles)
Exceptional analytical and communication skills; comfortable presenting to and influencing senior leadership
Preferred
Masters degree
Experience at the intersection of biopharma and digital health, particularly with Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) or health technology
Track record working with FDA submissions, regulatory requirements, and quality management systems (QMS)
Background balancing agile software development with regulatory and quality requirements
Startup, scale-up, or venture-backed company experience demonstrating entrepreneurial mindset
Experience managing consulting partners and large strategic projects (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc.)
Expertise in decentralized clinical trials, patient-generated data, or novel evidence generation approaches
Knowledge of AI/ML applications in healthcare or experience driving data-driven business transformation
Benefits
High-quality healthcare
Prevention and wellness programs
At least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
Company
Sanofi
Sanofi is a global biopharma company focused on prescription drugs, vaccines, and treatments for chronic, rare, and infectious diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.97BKey Investors
Blackstone Life SciencesEvotec
2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.74B
2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.59B
Leadership Team
Paul Hudson
Chief Executive Officer
Francois-Xavier Roger
Chief Financial Officer
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