
General Medicines
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Global Meetings & Events – Hub Lead, Hyderabad
At a glance
With us, you’ll break new ground across a growing and diverse portfolio – from established medicines that millions rely on to pioneering breakthroughs in immunology and chronic disease care. Imagine the scale: your work will help deliver treatments to people around the world who live with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and complications arising from transplant.
Fueled by groundbreaking advances in technology, we are accelerating innovation and expanding access faster than ever. If you’re ready to push boundaries, embrace the power of AI and digital tools, and shape the future of healthcare, this is where your ambition meets impact.
Job title: Global Meetings & Events – Hub Lead, Hyderabad
Location: Hyderabad
Job type: Permanent and Full time
About the job
Our Team:
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. Ready? As Global Meetings & Events – Hub Lead within Global Meetings & Events, in the Procurement Services tower, you’ll lead high-performing teams delivering compliant, efficient, and scalable event operations across GBUs and regions. You’ll play a key role in driving process excellence, stakeholder engagement, and team development, ensuring our event and engagement operations are not only well-executed, but aligned with Sanofi’s broader mission of innovation and impact.
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.
Main responsibilities:
The Hub Lead for Global Meetings & Events (GM&E) will be responsible for providing strategic direction, operational oversight, and people leadership across a regional hub. The role ensures effective delivery of event operations (events management, engagement such HCP contracting, payments, compliance, and execution) across GBUs and therapy areas while driving efficiencies, innovation, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Lead and develop a multi-layered team of Event & Engagement Specialists/Analysts/Hub Managers, ensuring accountability for performance, service quality, and compliance.
Foster a culture of collaboration, engagement, and continuous learning through cross-training, upskilling initiatives, and regular feedback.
Oversee day-to-day planning and delivery of internal and external events and engagements, ensuring effective resource allocation, operational execution, and alignment with global standards.
Act as the strategic escalation point for complex or sensitive issues, ensuring timely resolution and communication across stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and FMV principles; guide teams and stakeholders in navigating evolving compliance expectations.
Collaborate closely with in-country Heads, Leads and cross-functional partners (Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance) to resolve escalations, drive alignment, and support business continuity.
Drive simplification and operational excellence through process optimization, tool implementation, and the adoption of global platforms and digital technologies.
Identify opportunities to internalize transition activities currently managed by vendors, ensuring sustainable integration and knowledge transfer.
Monitor project timelines and KPIs, track performance, and proactively implement corrective actions to meet delivery expectations.
Promote sharing of best practices and innovation across regions and hubs, contributing to the global GM&E transformation roadmap.
Identify operational risks, emerging business needs, and improvement opportunities; propose scalable, forward-looking solutions to address them.
Develop and maintain governance frameworks, reporting standards, and documentation to enable data-driven decision-making and operational transparency.
About you
Experience:Minimum 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with at least 3 years in a leadership role within Meetings & Events or related project management roles. Proven experience in managing multi-layered teams of 50+ employees in a global or regional setup.
Soft Skills: Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence, negotiate, and drive change in a matrixed environment. Ability to manage ambiguity and conflicting priorities while maintaining stakeholder trust.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Teams, SharePoint, and project management tools. Knowledge of event technologies and digital platforms is a plus such as One CRM, CVENT, SPOTMe.
Education: Graduate/Postgraduate in Business, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related disciplines. MBA or relevant event/project management certifications preferred.
Languages: Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages are an asset.
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.
Be part of a global team that delivers best-in-class, compliant, and purpose-driven meetings and events that support critical scientific and commercial goals.
Help shape the future of event engagement at Sanofi by driving innovation, digitalization, and operational excellence across our Global Meetings & Events network.
Pursue Progress, Discover Extraordinary
Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
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nullPursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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Why work with us
- Do the never done before. We push the boundaries of what’s possible: expanding access, accelerating innovation, and finding new ways to improve everyday health for millions.
- Drive the transformation. We’re leading the shift to AI-powered healthcare, using digital tools to reinvent how medicines are developed, manufactured, and delivered worldwide.
- Deliver at scale. Our reach is unmatched—we bring trusted treatments to millions worldwide, ensuring broad access and real-world impact at every stage of care.
- Make an impact that matters. From tackling global health challenges to advancing sustainable, inclusive healthcare, everything we do is driven by purpose.
Who ignites your potential?
For Sam, it was her mom—teaching her to listen, push boundaries, and put patients first. At Sanofi, we know your inspiration drives your impact. Bring your passion, and together, we’ll chase the miracles of science.

"Each disease, each country, each person brings opportunities that challenge us to push the boundaries, to think of better ways to look at healthcare and pioneer new possibilities."

Olivier Charmeil
Executive Vice President, General Medicines
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