External Manufacturing & Supply – Project leader - Strategic Projects & Portfolio Management (SPPM)

ABOUT THE JOB

M&S EM&S –Project Leader- Strategic Projects & Portfolio Management

Your Mission:

Lead strategic projects supporting Sanofi growth (New Launches, strategic dual sourcings), and simplification (Portoflio re-shapping or divestments initiatives) ensuring full alignment with EM&S, M&S, R&D

Represent External Manufacturing management in decision committees regarding these projects.

Ensure efficient project management, with disciplined methodology, budget and planning adherence, Thoughtful risk taking and continuous processes optimization:

• Externalizations, internalization, BDs, acquisition, new product launches

• All technologies, in large molecules.

Reporting to the Head of SpeCare SPPM in EM&S

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

New Product launches / Tech Transfer project management

Lead project management for launches/TT dual sourcing at CMOs:

• Lead all activities related to CMOs, with EM&S teams, associated business partners (Finance, Procurement, MSAT) and CMOs

  • Ensure, in collaboration with Procurement and EM&S Operations, key commercial deal terms readiness for launch/approval

  • Define budget and ensure budget adherence

  • Provide and maintain proactive risk management and mitigation plans

  • Ensure lean governance and efficient accountability

• Ensure appropriate coordination with all stakeholders, Global Launch Leader, R&D, Global Supply Chain, internal sites if any, countries

BD (Business Development) & M&A (Merger and Acquisitions)

Lead project management on BDs/M&A projects for what relates to CMOs.

Conduct Due Diligence in BDs (licensing in) and acquisitions on the manufacturing and supply activities, when applicable to CMOs, in a timely manner, with associated

• risk assessments

• business case assessments

• recommendations for mitigations, for future sourcing, for integration, for contract management, for budget anticipation.

Lead integration, when network is CMOs-related.

Portfolio divestments

Lead project management on Portfolio divestment projects for what relates to CMOs.

• Coordinate internal Due Diligence

• Provide and communicate proactive risk assessment, with mitigation plans and/or risk acceptance when applicable

• Assess and communicate on business case impacts

• Define and negotiate contract management strategy with new buyers

• Coordinate with EM&S teams all activities until MAT (Marketing Authorization Transfer)/ effective project closure.

Lead integration, when network is CMOs-related.

On the above mentioned projects, The SPPM Project Leader will be responsible for the management and implementation of cross-functional teams, as well as continuously improving effectiveness of the SPPM tools and processes :

• Provide leadership and direction to assigned project teams members

• Institute comprehensive work breakdown structures for all team deliverables; track and follow up on implementation of team decisions.

• Identify resource and schedule constraints, key risks and issues to be resolved, and proactively drive the development of contingency and/or risk mitigation plans.

• Ensure proper and timely communication to the relevant stakeholders, incl KPIs, meeting minutes, dashboards and management reports/presentations.

• Ensure the respect of project commitments (budget, milestones & deliverables).

• Drive decision making to the relevant stakeholders (Capex/OPEX, Sourcing, Capacity, resources, prioritization, timing)

ABOUT YOU

In addition, SPPM Project Leader is expected to:

• Work independently under minimal supervision and direction.

• Participate and lead in determining objectives of significant projects or assignments.

• Perform work that requires decision making and the consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion.

• Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Bio/Pharma/Chemistry

  • Minimum of 12 years experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing

  • Experimented in Project Management role

Skills:

• Technical skills

  • Knowledgeable in E2E product & industrial strategy, new product launches, project management

  • Robust financial understanding

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and experience working within a matrix organization

  • Good understanding of data management and IA digital

• Soft skills

  • Strategic thinking: analyzes current and future scenarios, disrupts the status quo with innovation, while remaining pragmatic and focus on priorities. Able to shape a vision. Able to lead & animate networks, teams, experts - Strong communication skills

  • Results orientation: Demonstrated ability to drive initiatives from concept to execution

  • High level of autonomy. Executes, comfortable with ambiguity, ​and adapts with agility. Takes calculated risks and anticipates potential issues.

  • People development: Engages and leverages everyone’s strengths while being highly self-aware. Instore the culture of feedback & empower people to grow & manage his/her career path.

  • Relationship & Influence: able to manage ambiguity and partners without solid reporting line

  • Inspires trust through empathy and authenticity. Empowers and recognizes others to create powerful relationships and networks.

  • Stretched ambition and take action. Encourages the teams to stretch and do things differently & creates space for the teams to take action.

  • Commit to Patients and full product quality. Makes sure the teams understand how to act for patients and customers.

  • Approaches the role with humility and thinks Sanofi first.

• Languages:

  • Fluent English

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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