Associate Director, Global Oncology Franchise Operations

Job Title: Associate Director, Global Oncology Franchise Operations

Location: Bridgewater, NJ or Cambridge, MA

The Associate Director, Global Oncology Franchise Operations will report to the Head of Operations, Global Oncology.  The position will be based in Bridgewater, NJ or Cambridge, MA.

The candidate must be highly organized, flexible, and adept at handling multiple projects with tight deadlines via multiple stakeholders. This will be a highly visible position interacting with many internal functional groups, as well as external vendors, requiring strong written communication and presentation skills.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

Congress Management, Communication & Reputation: 70%

This person will lead and ensure the flawless execution of the congress plans aligned with the disease area commercial strategy. Strong project management skills and a close attention to detail will be required for the success of the Oncology congresses, under the guidance of the Global Head of Operations.

The individual in this role will have a global scope with a focus on high priority international congresses in the Oncology space.

• Develops, implements, and maintains congress strategy and project management processes, procedures, systems, and tools which support project planning and implementation: scheduling, resource planning and budget.

• Develops full scale project plans

• Closely manages all project risks

• Work with Communication and other key stakeholders to develop the overall external and internal communication strategy

• Facilitates meetings, assembles and coordinates project staff

• Tracks project deliverables using appropriate tools

• Ensure regions & key country's buy into congress strategy and process

• Gain approval for congress activities through the internal review process

• Develop success metrics and measurements

• Develop an effective ongoing communication plan to ensure full project transparency

• Develop sustainable, high level working partnerships with internal and external resources

• Maintain a patient-centric and customer-centric philosophy in defining and executing the congress strategy. Seek for innovation and working with the Sanofi Hubs

• Execute congress activities in compliance with medical, regulatory and legal requirements

Other: 30%

Additionally, this person will assist in the planning and execution of various internal Global meetings and transversal projects.

• Support Sanofi-led strategic projects representing the Oncology franchise, as required

• Perform market and competitive assessments and derive insights

• Support the new GTMC model implementation and modernization initiatives.

• Support the Onboarding Program for new members and overall Oncology Communication package updates

About You

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a science related area

• 6-10 years of pharmaceutical experience, preferably a combination of marketing, sales and operational roles

• Demonstrated understanding of global pharmaceutical marketing strategies and regulatory/compliance environment

• Working knowledge and previous oncology experience

• Project management experience

• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and direction

• Evidence of strong leadership and management skills

• Proven ability to communicate effectively in teams, small groups and in a large group presentation environment

• Able to travel up to 20% both nationally/internationally

Preferred Requirements:

• Advanced degree

• Global/in-country experience

• Strong interpersonal, oral and written skills and the ability to interact professionally

• PMP certification

• Matrix management experience

• Demonstrated ability to effectively implement and communicate project plans

• Strong organizational and operations skills, attention to details

• Strong critical thinking skills

• Ability to work collaboratively

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.

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