
Director of Digital Strategic Partnerships RnD
Cambridge, MassachusettsMorristown, New Jersey Permanent Posté le Jul. 03, 2025 Expire le Oct. 02, 2025 Salary Range USD 172,500.00 - 249,166.66
Job Title: Director of Digital Strategic Partnerships RnD
Location: Cambridge, MA Morristown, NJ
About the Job
At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before.
The Director of Strategic Digital Partnerships position is a key enabler to achieving Sanofi’s corporate objectives by establishing digital buy/build/partner strategy and executing the right licensing and collaboration opportunities. The main focus of this position is to set functional area digital buy/build/partner strategy in collaboration with Digital Head and lead the overall evaluation and execution of transactions that achieve Sanofi’s digital priorities across therapeutic areas, geographies, and all stages of drug development and launch, with a specific focus on R&D topics. This person will be critical to all digital strategic partnering related activities and will work in close relationship and coordination with other teams including the Digital Heads, Due Diligence, Valuation, Legal, Alliance Management, and key stakeholders of the opportunity (business unit and/or functional area). Transactions can include in-licensing, collaborations, co-development / co-promotion, option agreements in addition to other types of innovative partnerships.
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. Ready to get started?
Main Responsibilities:
Set/refine digital buy/build/partner strategy for given functional area(s) in partnership and support of Digital Heads
Investigate new fields of digital innovation and technologies in a given functional area to inform strategic recommendations
Recommend, advise, be thought partners to Digital Heads and other stakeholders
Lead digital partnering transactions for a given functional therapeutics or franchise area
Drive deal process
Lead cross-functional teams including digital, senior scientific, technical, finance, commercial, medical, market access, industrial affairs, regulatory and other functional representatives to develop optimal deal structures
Build business case and support valuation or ROI modeling of specific opportunities
Lead business case development, financial modeling, and valuation analysis to allow for optimal strategic and investment decision making
Gather benchmarks and analyze comparables of BD transactions
Develop deal structures and term sheets to drive or support negotiation of deal terms with 3rd parties
Work closely with Legal, Finance and other BD&L functions on term sheet, contract development and execution
Build and present clear, compelling recommendations to senior management leveraging expertise in visual tools (PPT, etc.)
Manage project and internal alignment / decision making processes
Lead executed deal handover, including post-mortem analysis and formal meeting, to transition each deal to business owners, sponsor, and alliance management as needed.
Expand Sanofi’s reputation as partner of choice
Develop and maintain relationships with a wide array of industry participants including entrepreneurs, incubators / accelerators, investors, academic institutions, and investment bankers
Assess new markets and landscape competition or comparable companies
Serve as a leader within the team on various internal initiatives to drive the success of Digital Strategic Partnerships
Coach, lead, and mentor earlier-career team members and support their development
Limited travel required (10-15%)
About You
Basic Qualifications:
Education
BA/BS required; MBA, MD, or advanced scientific degree (MS/PhD) is very strongly preferred
Experience & Knowledge
6+ years of work experience in life sciences / health care or tech industry, minimum of 2 years in digital health or pharmatech space either from an investor, strategic partner, or start-up perspective (deal sheet required)
Experience leading business development and licensing deals preferably in digital R&D stage with experience with commercial terms (deal sheet required)
Expertise in strategy-to-execution framing and proven ability to clearly communicate compelling messages (experience in strategy consulting a plus)
Demonstrated track record of presenting to, engaging with, and influencing senior company leaders such as Ex-comm members, SVPs, and VPs to drive partnership decision making
Demonstrated track record of working and leading cross-functionally with digital, scientific, engineering, finance, and/or commercial team members
Knowledge of the pharmaceutical / biotech / medical device industry(ies), especially R&D Digital and market insights
Multi-country and/or multi-functional experience
Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications including strong expertise in PowerPoint storytelling and design and financial modeling in Excel
Language
Fluency in written and spoken English
Knowledge of additional languages preferred (esp. French, Mandarin)
Preferred Qualifications:
Core Competencies
Excellent project management skills
Demonstrated ability to drive timely strategic decisions with business stakeholders and translate strategy into tangible execution plans (buy, build, partner) through compelling visual stories (PPT, messaging)
Demonstrated ability to function in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing activities and priorities and in a complex matrix and cross-cultural environment
Excellent competencies in technical and scientific comprehension, learning and analytical capacity, problem-solving, multi-tasking, and decision making
Highly motivated and team-oriented professional eager to face business challenges, share experiences and add sustainable value to the organization
Skilled in presenting to and driving decision making with diverse audiences
Experience in interacting in a highly professional manner with senior executives both within the parent organization and with partner companies
Skills
Strong business acumen, leadership and business management skills
Partnering expertise & experience (deal sheet required)
Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications including strong expertise in PowerPoint storytelling and design and financial modeling in Excel
Expert business communication and interpersonal relationship skills to work with cross-functional teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills
Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
Ability to work under pressure, in a fast-paced environment
Collaborative and result-driven working style
Creativity and pragmatism in approach to problem solving
Initiative, energy and commitment
Company values advocate
Sense of confidentiality
International work experience
Willingness to travel occasionally for in-person negotiations, critical project meetings, and/or network-building events (e.g., tradeshows, consortia, etc.)
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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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.
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