Strategic Workforce Planning Analyst
Hyderabad, India Regular Posted on May. 14, 2026 Closing on Jun. 05, 2026Job Title: Strategic Workforce Planning Analyst
Location: Hyderabad, India
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Remote Working: Hybrid
Our Team
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.
About the Job
As Strategic Workforce Planning Analyst within our People Insights & AI team, you'll play a critical role in shaping how Sanofi plans its workforce future. Reporting to People Insights Partnership Leader, you'll work closely with our Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) team on day-to-day delivery — building scenarios, optimizing Visier Planning, and producing cross-functional insights that drive smarter decisions. This is a specialist role based in Hyderabad, focused on driving workforce insights across 7 Organizational Developments (ODs) while building capability in business users to become self-sufficient. Over time, you'll also have the opportunity to partner with our Data Science & AI team to sharpen and automate workforce analytics.
Main Responsibilities
Build, validate, and iterate workforce scenarios across 7 Organizational Developments to inform short-term Operational Workforce Planning and Strategic (SWP)Workforce Planning decisions, turning complex cross-Organizational Development data into clear, actionable recommendations for business stakeholders
Drive Visier Planning improvements and optimization — not just operating the platform, but actively enhancing it to deliver better insights and efficiency
Apply SWP methodology consistently across the organization, including scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and workforce cost modeling
Enable ODs and People Business Partners to become self-sufficient in Visier Planning and SWP, building lasting capability rather than reliance on the SWP team
Collaborate with the People Insights Partner team across COE topics (skills, talent, D&I, compensation, and more) ensuring workforce planning is connected to and reinforces broader people strategy
Partner with the Data Science & AI team and SWP leads to identify opportunities to sharpen or automate workforce analytics, contributing to continuous innovation
About You
Experience:
Demonstrated expertise in strategic workforce planning and people analytics, with proven ability to translate complex HR data into actionable business insights that drive organizational strategy.
Hands-on experience in emerging platforms— focused on Visier improvement and optimization beyond day-to-day use
Demonstrated ability to train and enable business users — comfortable upskilling others, not just producing analytics
Technical Skills:
Strong scenario modeling skills: workforce cost modeling, headcount planning, and sensitivity analysis
Proficiency in data visualization and storytelling to translate complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights
Familiarity with emerging technologies and AI-enabled analytics platforms
Education:
Degree in Human Resources, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Soft Skills:
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including with global and cross-functional teams
Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across organizational boundaries
Curiosity and drive to continuously improve tools, processes, and analytical frameworks
Languages:
Fluent English (written and spoken) required
Why Choose Us
• Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions — and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet
• Work at the intersection of workforce strategy and cutting-edge analytics — using Visier Planning to shape how a global biopharma company plans its talent future
• Drive Progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably
• Build real capability across the organization — your work won't just produce insights, it will empower teams to think and act more strategically about their workforce
• Grow into data science — this role offers a genuine long-term trajectory toward workforce data science and advanced analytics, with active support from the team
• Advance your career through stretch roles, cross-functional moves, and development opportunities designed to match your ambition
• Thrive in inclusive, high-performing teams where every role matters and every voice helps shape what's next
Pursue 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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