Job title: North America GTMC Strategy and Operations Lead

Location: New Jersey (primary): consider Cambridge

About the Job:

The Strategic Operations Lead is a critical role that supports the Head of NA GTMC (Go-to-Market Capabilities) and NA GTMC Leadership Team to effectively manage their priorities, facilitate governance and act as an interface to connect the dots with their teams and the rest of the organization.

The Strategic Operations Lead role often includes components of strategy (understanding and translation of the of the Leadership Team vision and priorities), facilitation (enabling the leadership team to work together and getting to decision faster), project management (leading highly important projects in white spaces), and bridges building (connecting the dots within the leadership team and with the rest of the organization).

The Strategic Operations Lead partners closely with both the Head of NA GTMC and its leadership team (LT) on a daily basis to run and monitor transversal priorities and deliver high impact projects.

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:

Create NA GTMC Governance to support decision making and information sharing within the organization

• Set up and maintain NA GTMC Governance to align leadership teams on key priorities throughout the year: leadership team meetings, offsite meetings, strategic committees and decision bodies, participants, frequency etc.

• Support the execution of the NA GTMC Roadmap in alignment with the Global GTMC Roadmap, by ensuring regular monitoring of KPIs; prepare updates and action tracking for leadership team

• Organize and drive leadership team agenda; ensure action item follow up after meetings

Manage NA GTMC Leadership Team interactions to ensure an effective use of time focusing on priorities

• Ensure that NA GTMC Leadership team interactions are agenda driven with clear objectives, actionable items and follow thru. Including ensuring calendar is up to date and aligned with the evolving priorities of the organization: LT meetings, country visits, internal and external engagements

• Coordinate preparatory work and briefing materials for key meetings

• Support internal and external communication: internal presentations, townhall, speeches, etc.

Lead projects as required to support the execution of the NA GTMC strategic roadmap:

• Lead or coordinate projects that are important/strategic for NA GTMC that are cross-pillar (Insights & Analytics, Customer Facing, and Omnichannel) and may not fit into any one given pillar

• Leverage and engage resources across the organization to ensure priorities are delivered

• Interface with the broader organization on transversal projects that requires NA GTMC involvement

Build bridges within NA Leadership Team and key stakeholders

• Connect with Head of NA GTMC and NA Leadership Team to establish a trustful relationship

• Inform Head of NA GTMC on relevant information and keep them connected with the rest of the organization

• Facilitate access to the Head of NA GTMC, if and when relevant: identify topics requiring their attention, and ensure right level of briefing

• Facilitate leadership team dynamics: foster collaboration, create time for discussion and exchanges

About You

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Minium of 8-10 years relevant professional business experience is required

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with senior leadership and managing cross-functional projects

• Ability to work cross-functionally, strong team player

• Ability to manage confidential information and understand relevance and sensitivity

• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical and strategic capabilities

• Strong project management skills

Leadership Skills:

• Strong relationship & Influence: Inspires trust through empathy and authenticity

• Results orientation: executes, is comfortable with ambiguity, and adapts with agility.

• Strategic thinking: disrupts status quo with innovation, while remaining pragmatic and focused on priorities.

• Self-starter, works independently and can drive action across the team and with stakeholders

​Preferred qualifications:

• Commercial Operations knowledge and understanding of key dimensions such as Insight & Analytics, Field Operations, Omnichannel, Marketing Operations, etc. a plus

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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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; 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.