
Sr. Director, Head of RnD Data products
Toronto, Kanada Permanent Gepostet am Jul. 08, 2025 Endet am Nov. 08, 2025 Salary Range CAD 160,100.00 - 266,800.00Reference No. R2810172
Position Title: Senior Director, Head of R&D Data Products
Department: R&D Data Products and Platforms
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite)
About the Job
Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives.
At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. Join our R&D Data & AI Products and Platforms Team as Data Product Strategy Lead and you can help make it happen.
Your job?
Sanofi has recently embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A cornerstone of this roadmap is the acceleration of its data transformation and of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions, to accelerate R&D, manufacturing and commercial performance and bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.
The R&D Data & AI Products and Platforms Team is a key team within R&D Digital, focused on developing and delivering Data and AI products for R&D use cases. This team plays a critical role in pursuing broader democratization of data across R&D and providing the foundation to scale AI/ML, advanced analytics, and operational analytics capabilities.
As a Head of R&D Data Products, you will be a leader of a dynamic team committed to driving strategic and operational digital priorities and initiatives in R&D. You will lead the overall strategy and development of data products within R&D. You will establish a clear vision and roadmap for R&D Data and AI products, ensuring alignment with broader organizational and business goals. You will also work closely with Data Product Line Owners and delivery teams to provide direction, leadership, and enabling capabilities. You will serve a critical role in enabling Sanofi’s development of new technologies in strategic alignment with R&D and broader business units.
Our vision for digital, data analytics and AI
Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization. This means:
AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment.
Leading Edge Tech Stack: Experience building products that will be deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack.
·World Class Mentorship and Training: Working with renowned leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets
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?
Main Responsibilities:
Vision & Strategy:
Establish a clear vision and supplemental roadmap for R&D Data/AI Products, ensuring alignment with broader organizational / business goals and R&D objectives
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholder to provide recommendations on digital solutions and ensure that resources within the team are allocated against
Provide recommendations to governance boards on strategic investments within Data & AI products
Stakeholder Management & Collaboration:
Coordinate and manage relationships with cross-functional leaders and teams across the organization
Communicate data and AI product vision, strategy, roadmap, Progress, and changes to senior cross-functional leadership and stakeholders
Data & AI Product Delivery Management & Oversight:
Manage demand and allocate resources and capital across product lines and delivery pods effectively to ensure timely delivery of Data/AI Products and efficient use of resources
Oversee, coordinate, and drive the outcomes and activities delivered by the R&D Data/AI Products team, owning the overall execution of the cross R&D roadmap
Oversee enabling team in development of key centralized, enabling capabilities, including best practices, standard ways of working, value realization, and operational governance
Triage, manage, and mitigate escalated issues and risks
Evaluate reports on KPIs and metrics to measure the success and impact of Data/AI Products and communicate value to senior leadership and customers
Manage any partners and vendors that are a part of R&D Data/AI Product delivery
Innovation & Team Culture:
Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product management and data analytics
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the Data & AI Products team
About You
Key Functional Requirements & Qualifications:
Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects or programs
Familiarity with emerging trends in AI, data platforms, analytics, and their implications for product strategy
Ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable, data-driven product solutions
Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams either within Pharma R&D or product development
Adept at fostering collaboration between technical and business stakeholders to align on priorities and desired outcomes
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to convey and influence vision, strategy, and progress to senior leadership and stakeholders
Key Technical Requirements & Qualifications:
Deep understanding of modern data architecture, AI/ML technologies, and best practices for product development and lifecycle management
Ability to design and manage end to end data pipelines (ingestion, ETL/ELT processes, data storage, etc.) using tools like Airflow, Snowflake, AWS
Strong understanding of R&D business and data environment (including regulations, processes, usage, data types)
Deep understanding of data pipelines and workflows and how to derive value from data to solve business challenges
Why Choose Us?
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
This position is for a current vacant role that we are actively hiring for.
Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.
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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.
Diversity und Inklusion sind in den Grundwerten von Sanofi verankert und spiegeln sich in unserer Arbeitsweise wider. Wir respektieren die Vielfalt unserer Belegschaft in Hinsicht auf ihre Herkunft, Erfahrungen und Lebensweisen. Wir erkennen die Bereicherung, die diese Vielfalt birgt, und fördern Inklusion sowie eine Arbeitsumgebung, in der diese Unterschiede sich weiter entwickeln können, zur Stärkung des Lebens unserer Mitarbeiter, Patienten und Kunden.
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