Lead, Business Analytics & Insights

R2807814 Lead, Business Analytics & Insights

Department: Canada I&A

Location: Toronto, ON

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. 

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Job Purpose

The primary role for the incumbent is to provide brand and franchise business intelligence support as well as forecasting, and analytics support within Sanofi.   This role will be the lead for a specific franchise/therapeutic area with the objective to facilitate the collection, interpretation and dissemination of customer insights to strengthen insight driven decision making.  

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead annual strategic planning processes with Finance and conduct in-depth franchise reviews, managing environmental assessments and market intelligence.

• Drive innovative forecasting models to predict sales potential across all stages of product development and support profitability evaluations.

• Develop and implement comprehensive business intelligence plans for franchises/TAs, serving as the primary point of contact for prioritizing actions.

• Design and/or operate reporting systems (KPIs, dashboards, scorecards) to assess brand performance and identify trends and issues.

• Partner with commercial teams, finance, and supply chain to ensure accurate forecasting and support long-range planning processes.

• Develop tools and methodologies that provide insights for strategic decision-making and evaluate business proposals.

• Identify and coordinate operational, technological, and skill changes required to successfully implement strategies.

• Provide strategic business intelligence to support marketing/brand plans that prioritize patient needs.

• Build key internal relationships across affiliates, regions, and global teams to share best practices and influence business operations strategy.

About You

• Minimum bachelor's degree required, Advanced degree (MBA, MSc) preferred.

• 5+ years biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience in sales, marketing, business operations, or analytics.

• Team/project management experience with sales/operational orientation.

• Expert in CRM, BI tools (Power BI/Tableau), SQL, SAP, and data visualization.

• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Cross-functional leadership experience; ability to build consensus without direct authority.

• Excellent communication skills; fluent in English (French an asset).

Why Choose Us?

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.

Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociaux de l'entreprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sociaux peuvent être trouvées ici.