Job Title : GRA-Advertising and Promotion Excellence Head
Location : Bridgewater, NJ / Morristown, NJ, Cambridge, MA
About the Job
Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.
The Director, Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA)-Advertising and Promotion (A-P) Excellence will report directly to the GRA A-P Head and will lead the GRA A-P team transversal department initiatives, in addition to fostering strategic partnership with internal and external stakeholders and overseeing process simplification and ways of working transformation activities.
This role is responsible for overseeing several activities for Global A-P including but not limited to :
- Lead organizational engagement activities to support cultural change aligned with Sanofi Play 2 Win culture.
- Strengthen GRA A-P partnership with cross-functional departments through information sharing and global Advertising and Promotion external Landscape analyses.
- Optimize Ways of working and evaluate potential process enhancement and simplification.
- Oversee technology and digital tool implementation and drive ideation for future opportunities.
- Optimization of GRA A-P training opportunities and skill / capability building.
- Leadership and Management of 3 GRA A-P direct reports.
Main Responsibilities
Leadership and Management :
Manage a team of GRA A-P professionals to drive delivery of excellence initiatives.Organizational Engagement Activities and Cross-Functional Partnering Activities :
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive engagement, shape culture and support continuous improvement. Represent GRA A-P for transversal topics to support Sanofi’s product portfolio.Accountable for GRA A-P associated deliverables to meet project deadlines.Lead GRA A-P department engagement activities such as town halls, training and development initiatives, workshops and information sharing sessions to increase connection.Strengthen GRA A-P partnership with cross-functional departments through transversal activities.Optimize Ways of Working :
Reinforce and clarify (as needed) existing processes and procedures, drive the adoption of the available flexibility at a global level.Represent department to drive deliverables and excellence of execution for transversal content creation initiatives.Partner with commercial, medical and legal partners to ensure consistency of GRA A-P processes.Management of service provider contracts.Oversight of technology and digital tool development / implementation and drive ideation for future opportunity :
Represent GRA A-P on digital transversal initiatives and associated cross-functional teams.Lead GRA A-P regulatory deliverables in support of technology evolution, and Gen AI supported process implementation.Lead GRA A-P team ideation, for applicable digital / AI supported use-case development.Oversight of GRA A-P training opportunities and skill / capability building :
Lead the GRA A-P training initiatives, to support the global qualification package maintenance and rolls out.Identify opportunities for continued education and optimization of skill building cross-functionally within Sanofi on Advertising and Promotion and non-promotional topics.Performs other duties as assigned.
About You
Job Related, Knowledge, Skills, and Equivalent Experience :
Experience :
5-10 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.Education :
BA / BS Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences / Life Sciences / Bio-medical sciences (Candidates with Bachelors degree in other disciplines may also be considered provided they have relevant working experience).Soft skills :
High standards of integrity.Independently motivated, detail oriented and good problem-solving ability.Ability to work well within cross-functional globally oriented teams.Strategic thinker.Excellent operational skills including planning, organizing and ability to motivate and lead others.Think out of the box” mindset. Strong strategic skills with the ability to make complex decisions and willingness to defend difficult positions.Develops collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.Shows ability to use appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques and can modify behavior to gain acceptance of ideas or plans.Excellent oral and written presentation skills.Operate with discretion and confidentiality about sensitive data.Languages :
English.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's Bridgewater, NJ office is scheduled to relocate to Morristown, NJ on or around March 24, 2025 and this role will then be based in Morristown, NJ.
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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