Senior Manager of Digital Alliances, Sanofi
Office located in Bridgewater, NJ or Cambridge, MA
Global healthcare and pharmaceutical company
Job no longer available
Global healthcare and pharmaceutical company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Office located in Bridgewater, NJ or Cambridge, MA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Role
Who you are
- BA/BS required; Business degree (MBA) and/or Scientific / Engineering Degree (BS, MSc, PharmD or PhD) is a plus
- Minimum of 3+ years of work experience in life sciences/health care or tech industry, minimum of 2 years in digital health space either from an investor, strategic partner, or start-up perspective
- Ability to organize, collaborate and lead cross-functionally with scientific, engineering, digital, data, finance, and/or commercial team members
- Proven soft skills: ability to listen, interpret and respond to information that may be sensitive and material for both Sanofi and the alliance Partner
- Experience in interacting in a highly professional manner with senior executives both within the parent organization and with partner companies
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical/biotech/medical device/technology industry(ies),
- Knowledge of new digital technologies, terminology, tech / start-up culture, product development processes (e.g. agile) or approaches, technology deployment, or data and analytics projects
- Highly motivated and team-oriented professional eager to face business challenges, share experiences and add sustainable value to the organization
- Strong desire to pursue a career in alliance management and partnering
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications
What the job involves
- This position will support a portfolio of digital alliances to ensure coordination and value creation by the different functional experts, including operational units within Sanofi and with the alliance partner
- The role will oversee partnerships are on a path to realize impact consistent with the strategy, priorities and contractual obligations of the parties
- The Senior Manager will be supporting the Senior Director and DSP team as needed on negotiation of new deals (or amendment of existing ones) bringing lessons from existing partnerships into new agreements
- The position requires stakeholder management and leadership skills and a self-starter mentality as well as the ability to identify the needs of the business and the functions within Sanofi
- The Senior Manager needs to be able to work in an amorphous environment applying a good level of business acumen, the ability to forge productive partnerships, drive cross-functional and cross-national teams towards defining and delivering results without direct reporting lines
- Manage assigned Alliances providing updates to internal stakeholders on the health of the alliances throughout their existence, focusing in particular on the strategic and contractual aspects of the relationships
- Monitor and oversee collaborative projects, provide quarterly updates tracking progress, timelines and performance metrics to ensure successful execution
- Facilitate effective and clear communication between internal teams, alliance partners to ensure adequate flow of information and knowledge transfer
- Maintain accurate records of alliance activities and agreements and ensure that information is updated in the appropriate internal systems
- Assess and mitigate risks associated with assigned alliances, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Manage the alliance governance ensuring internal alignment of the Sanofi committee members and effective decision making of the governance bodies; ensure that the committee meetings are conducted efficiently and on a regular basis; drive key components of the meetings (e.g. objectives, agendas, and minutes)
- Identify changes and make adjustments and/or recommendations to the governance structure as needed to optimize the effectiveness of the alliance
- Ensure compliance with contractual provisions and rights jointly with Legal, Commercial Operations, Digital, IA, and R&D
- Recommend necessary amendments to the contracts and participate in renegotiations process in close collaboration with Legal, Partnering and other functions
- Anticipate and manage disagreements and disputes, minimize conflict, and avoid breach of contract and litigation risk
- With Senior Director of Alliances, establish and build a Digital Alliances Center of Excellence (COE) capturing digital alliance best practices and creating a community within Sanofi to share and exchange ideas
- With Senior Director of Alliances and Partnerships colleagues, participate in strategic research projects such as benchmarking Sanofi Digital Alliances against competitors within and outside of the industry
- Contribute to Digital Strategic Partnerships & Alliances cross-team projects as required
Our take
Sanofi is transforming the practice of medicine through breakthrough science, providing life-changing treatments and vaccine protection to millions. It offers research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative solutions. The company’s brands – particularly its key Allergy, Physical & Mental Wellness, Pain, Digestive Wellness and Cough, and Cold & Flu platforms – serve over 1 billion consumers worldwide.
The company recently reached a licensing agreement with First Wave, that enables them to develop and repurpose Sanofi’s Capeserod. Through this licensing, the company is ensuring its past work on Capeserod will continue, while benefiting from licensing payments. Looking forward, the company’s vast team is well set to continue being a pioneering forced behind new and refined medical treatments.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2020
$2bn
GRANT
Apr 2020
$30.8m
GRANT
Total funding: $2.0bn
Company benefits
- Remote Work Opportunities
Company HQ
Ternes, Paris, France
Leadership
Paul Hudson
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked for AstraZeneca for 10 years through several roles, most recently as President in the US and EVP in North America. They went on to become CEO of Novartis Pharmaceuticals for 3 years after that.
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