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KA Strategy & Platform Lead

Shanghai, China
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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.

KA Strategy & Platform Lead


Position Summary

The KA Strategy and Platform Lead is responsible for driving the strategic planning, operational excellence, and performance management of the Key Account (KA) function within the Access organization. This role acts as a critical bridge between Access leadership, Key Account teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring that KA strategies are well-designed, effectively executed, and continuously optimized to maximize patient access and account value.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement effective KA strategic plans that align with the organization's goals and objectives.

• Design and develop KA marketing activities and initiatives that are closely aligned with the overall Key Account strategy and objectives

• Ensure all KA projects and marketing deliverables are consistent with brand strategy, access priorities, and account-specific value propositions

• Support the performance review mechanism with ownership of specific deliverables and KPIs.

• Track and evaluate the effectiveness of KA marketing activities/projects against strategic goals, recommending adjustments as needed

• Design and manage governance processes (business reviews, performance tracking, KPI dashboards) to monitor KA team performance against objectives

• Identify operational bottlenecks and drive process improvements to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness

• Facilitate communication and alignment across matrixed stakeholders to ensure strategy alignment

• Team management and development

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree required

• Master's degree (MBA, healthcare management, or related field) preferred

Experience

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in brand market or market access, strategy, consulting, or related commercial roles within pharma/biotech or healthcare

• Proven experience in strategic planning, operations management, or business partnering roles

• Experience working with non-clinical customers, payers, hospital systems, or integrated delivery networks is a strong plus

Skills and Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking with ability to translate strategy into operational execution

• Strong customer service mindset and commitment

• Strong project management and organizational skills

• Good communication skills and teamwork spirit, able to work /lead independently

• Analytical and articulate

• Proactive, energetic, self-starter

• Fluency in English; additional languages a plus depending on regionKA Strategy and Platform Lead

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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  • 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.

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