Senior Director Strategy and Operations, SPC NA

Job Title: Senior Director Strategy and Operations, SPC NA

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives. Sanofi Specialty Care North America (SPC NA) is developing and commercializing a groundbreaking portfolio of advanced medicines for rare and immune-mediated diseases over the next decade.  To this end, the Strategy and Operations office is growing with the objective of accelerating transformational initiatives and operational excellence.  

As Senior Director of Strategy and Operations, you will drive and optimize key initiatives, scale and implement new process, and coordinate operations within and across business units.  

This role is full time and located in Cambridge (CX). 

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 Planning

• 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. 

Strategic initiative development

• 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 

Data and Product-Driven Business Transformation

• 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 

About You

• 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 

Strongly 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 

Personal Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with strong execution skills; "player/coach" who can operate at multiple altitudes 

• Comfortable "rolling up sleeves" to drive results while maintaining strategic perspective 

• Skilled at navigating ambiguity and building processes where none exist 

• Strong stakeholder management across diverse functions and leadership levels 

• Passionate about operational excellence and building scalable solutions 

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 and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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.