Associate Director, Strategy & Analytics
Sanofi
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Location: Morristown, NJ
Hybrid / Remote / On-Site: Hybrid
Overview:
The Business and Technology Modernization team is a critical function within the US Vaccines Commercial Operations Business Unit.
The Business Modernization & Commercial Excellence pillar maintains the modernization agenda and roadmap across NA Vaccines, managing a disciplined portfolio of value-driving initiatives. The team drives measurable commercial impact by modernizing business operations and technology through a disciplined portfolio of high-priority initiatives that build commercial capabilities and analytical rigor to accelerate time-to-value for customers and employees.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The Associate Director serves as the operational and executional lead for the Business Modernization & Commercial Excellence team and a genuine thought partner on the strategic questions that shape the modernization agenda. This high-visibility role offers rare exposure to the full commercial and business modernization agenda of a business unit in a top-10 global pharmaceutical company, including direct visibility into strategic planning and decision-making across Commercial, Market Access, Operations, Finance, and Digital functions. You will build the cross-functional fluency and executive relationships that accelerate careers across Sanofi's commercial, strategy, and transformation functions. The role acts as a trusted advisor to the Head of Business & Technology Modernization and senior commercial leadership, shaping strategic direction through rigorous analysis and structured problem-solving.
The ideal candidate moves seamlessly between 30,000-foot strategic thinking and deep analytical execution and is equally comfortable pressure-testing a business case, structuring a leadership presentation, and connecting digital initiatives to business imperatives. Success requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, connect disparate information across sources and functions, and translate complexity into clear, actionable recommendations. This role demands intellectual ownership: anticipating what leadership needs before being asked, identifying emerging business questions, and proactively developing the analysis to answer them.
This position is not suited for individuals who require extensive structure or detailed direction. The work is inherently ambiguous, priorities evolve throughout the year, and success requires the ability to take strategic direction and execute independently while continuously raising the quality of the team's thinking and output. Strong financial acumen, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams are essential.
Note: The scope of this role may evolve as the team's priorities change year-to-year. Intellectual curiosity and adaptability are essential.
What You'll Own
What You'll Support
Representative projects might include: building the financial case for a digital transformation initiative, developing a commercial operating model for a new go-to-market approach, synthesizing competitive intelligence to inform strategic planning, or designing the analytical framework for a quarterly business review with executive leadership.
Basic Qualifications
• 5+years of relevant professional experience, including experience at a top-tier management consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or equivalent), with a track record of delivering rigorous analysis and structured recommendations in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Experience in commercial activities within the pharmaceutical industry broadly, or in Vaccines specifically, is strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated ability to develop business cases, ROI models, and budget tracking mechanisms
• Exceptional attention to detail with a track record of managing complex timelines and ensuring accountability for deliverables
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and scope
• Strong collaborative and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across functions
Preferred Qualifications:
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly synthesize information and produce clear, professional presentations
• Fluency with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar) and a demonstrated ability to independently integrate them into analytical and strategic workflows
• Demonstrated willingness to learn new tools, processes, and subject matter areas as organizational needs evolve
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.
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive 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.
North America Applicants Only
The salary range for this position is:
$148.500,00 - $214.500,00All 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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