Culture and Employee Experience Lead – North America

Job Title: Culture and Employee Experience Lead – North America

Location: Morristown, NJ OR Cambridge, MA

Travel-25%

About the Job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

As part of the North America (NA) Culture, Inclusion and Employee Experience (CIE) team, lead Sanofi's culture and employee experience strategy across NA, driving transformational initiatives that foster an engaging, inclusive, and high-performing workplace environment. This role is instrumental in shaping and executing programs that bring to life Sanofi's values while enabling our mission to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

This role directly influences Sanofi's ability to attract, retain, and engage top talent while building a culture that drives business performance and innovation. The position shapes the employee experience for thousands of employees across North America and contributes to Sanofi's reputation as an employer of choice.

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.

Main Responsibilities

Strategic Development & Implementation

• Collaborate with NA Business Unit and Function Heads, People Business Partners and Center of Excellence Leads to develop and implement Culture and Employee Experience plans aimed at enhancing workplace culture and helping drive business growth
• Partner with Employee Business Resource Groups and Affinity Groups to design and implement culture initiatives that drive awareness, ensure successful adoption, and measurable impact across Sanofi
• Lead the identification of North America Moments that Matter pain points through project management, journey mapping and solutioning in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Embed values, inclusion and ways of working across the moments that matter throughout the employee lifecycle
• Partner with Inclusion Lead on CIE initiatives as part of the broader CIE framework
• Co-lead (with Corporate Social Responsibility) the development and publishing of the Inclusion and Social Impact Report
• Collaborate with global partners to share best practices and align on global CIE approach and implementation

Organizational Impact & Measurement

• Utilize employee engagement measurement and analytics to drive data-informed decisions and create appropriate action plans
• Create and maintain measurement systems/KPIs to track cultural evolution and program effectiveness
• Collaborate with the Communications team to develop and execute internal and external communication strategies that elevate culture and EX narratives, amplify Sanofi’s employer brand, and reinforce Sanofi’s values

About You

Required Qualifications

• Education: BA or BS degree
• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources (HR) experience, including HR Business Partner, Talent Development or Culture/Inclusion focused roles
• Experience working on or leading culture initiatives across multiple functions and geographies, including engagement with inclusion and employee experience programs
• Operate with agility in ambiguous situations, quickly adapting priorities to meet evolving business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in matrix organizations and managing complex stakeholder relationships
• Strong background in change management and organizational development
• Experience with employee engagement measurement AI and MS Office 365
• Fluency with developing KPIs, data analytics, and data-driven decision making
• Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences industry
• Global or multi-regional experience
• Experience with digital transformation initiatives
• Multilingual capabilities

Core Competencies

• Business acumen, strategic thinking, and data-driven decision making
• Change management, innovation, and creative problem-solving
• Stakeholder influence, executive presence, and cross-cultural sensitivity
• Effective communication, presentation/facilitation, and story telling
• Program management, execution, and project delivery

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.