Head of Digital Accelerator Strategy, Operations & Communications

Job title: Head of Digital Accelerator Strategy, Operations & Communications

Location: Digital Accelerator – Paris

Type: Permanent

Hybrid: 3 days in the office is required per week

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. Join our Digital Accelerator Team as Operations Head and you can help make it happen.

Main responsibilities:

1. Help scope, frame & communicate the Commercial Accelerator strategy and the Accelerator products roadmap in collaboration with Accelerator Product teams, GBU teams (commercial and GTMC) and Digital GBU teams.
2. Work closely with the Digital Accelerator Head to co-create the overall digital accelerator strategy aligning business and digital strategy and ensuring it encompasses our mission & objectives.
3. Lead the strategy establishment & execution planning (including process, structure etc.).
4. Develop priorities and key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on delivering tangible business benefits and exceptional customer experiences through digital initiatives.
5. Governance & portfolio management: Ensure governance and coordination of cross-functional Digital accelerator subjects, streamlining and promoting sharing and cooperation.
6. Centrally manage, monitor, and prioritize the digital accelerator portfolio of all digital initiatives and products, ensuring alignment with overall strategy and customer needs.
7. Ensure resources and budgets for any digital initiative or product are properly vetted, approved, and allocated.
8. Advocate and influence for maximizing value delivery, including continuous assessment of new use cases, performance monitoring, and reporting of actual products.
9. Build and steer Accelerator’s budget and staffing, driving Strategic Planning for Accelerator.
10. Resource & performance management: Effectively allocate internal and external resources within the digital accelerator organization to maximize delivery against KPIs and strategic goals.
11. Set Accelerator users up for success through communication on updates & features, sharing of success stories, and monitoring of adoption.
12. Constantly refine Accelerator’s operating model through iterative adjustments and constant monitoring of impact.
13. Own Accelerator’s communication to the Sanofi ecosystem, Sanofi Leadership, and Corporate GBUs and Markets.
14. Embody Play to Win culture and behaviors (Stretch, Taking Action, Act for patients and customers, Think Sanofi first).
15. Inspire, develop, and retain the Accelerator Operations team members.

About you

• Previous roles in Strategy or Operations and in Commercial teams (min 10 years).
• Strong Digital acumen and understanding of Data, platforms, and architecture.
• Strong familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Strong and confident storytelling and communication skills with the ability to convince and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Experience working with multiple teams to drive alignment and results.
• Results-oriented mindset with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines.
• Service-oriented, flexible, positive team player.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative.
• Change Management: having implemented at scale game-changing solutions leading to business improvements.
• Strong appetite for innovation and new technologies.
• Knowledge on agile development and product lifecycle is a plus.
• Pharma product launches and Digital health expertise is a plus.
• Fluent in English; French, Spanish, or other languages is a plus.

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