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Associate Director, Market Research Rare Disease (RD)
Associate Director, Market Research Rare Disease (RD)Sanofi • Cambridge, MA, US
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Associate Director, Market Research Rare Disease (RD)

Associate Director, Market Research Rare Disease (RD)

Sanofi • Cambridge, MA, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Associate Director, Market Research Rare Disease (RD)

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions, and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

Currently, Sanofi has the most robust pipeline and forthcoming product launches in the company's history. As the next phase of our Play-To-Win strategy, Sanofi must appropriately support this pipeline to materialize our vision of delivering scientific miracles to patients worldwide. Thus, modernizing the Sanofi operational structure to include a Go-to-Market Capabilities (GTMC) team within the company.

The new GTMC organization is charged with delivering best-in-class capabilities to accelerate and increase value in commercial operations. Operating with a One Sanofi mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, GTMC will accelerate and improve key capabilities to facilitate the best-informed strategic decision-making across the organization.

The GTMC organization aims to :

  • Centralize Go-to-Market operational tasks across business units
  • Standardize best-in-class capabilities, strengthen global support, and implement a better vertical reporting structure within GTMC from local to global
  • Define ways of working, bringing clarity on the interactions across GBUs, Digital, and Commercial executional support teams from Sanofi hubs to optimize process excellence and efficiency

The Associate Director, Market Research Rare Disease (RD) will be a key member of the Insights and Analytics (I&A) team, responsible for providing market and customer insights primarily through the execution of market research to help drive key strategic and tactical decisions across Sanofi. This individual will be an integral strategic partner to Sanofi Commercial leadership, leading the development & application of cutting-edge market research methodologies to unlock the full potential of Sanofi's Rare Disease (RD) brands and future pipeline assets.

This position will report to the Senior Director, Insights & Analytics Rare Disease (RD) and will be based in Cambridge, MA.

About Sanofi : We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Main Responsibilities :

  • Orchestrate a highly relevant and impactful insight agenda for the US Rare Disease business; proactively identify needs and recommend effective solutions to address needs, supported by the US Insights & Analytics lead for Rare Disease
  • Be a highly valued strategic thought partner to the US Commercial team, leveraging a strong understanding of external context and customer needs to make strong business decisions related to launch readiness, brand strategy, stakeholder communications, and other initiatives
  • Effectively support / inform standard US Commercial business processes, such as performance tracking, forecasting demand, including aligning competitive insights
  • Cultivate strong partnerships across a matrixed internal environment (e.g., US commercial, the Insight & Analytics Team, and Global), including alignment and coordination of projects
  • Cultivate relationships with the Insights vendor community to innovate high-quality workstreams customized to business needs; collaborate to envision, design, execute, and report results of market research studies that deliver actionable insights, highly relevant to current business situations
  • Effectively manage projects, driving collaboration between internal and external teams at each stage of the process, from vision through fieldwork and reporting
  • Communicate data / insights clearly and concisely using business acumen, focused on customer needs, and with a clear call to action tailored to specific audiences. Collaborate with other functions (e.g. forecasting, analytics, patient services) to deliver integrated insights and recommendations to Commercial teams
  • Operationalize insight workstreams on time, within budget, and compliantly
  • Be an insights subject matter expert to lead and develop colleagues, where applicable
  • About You :

    Education Requirements :

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, MD, PhD) preferred
  • Key Competencies :

  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical market research; equivalent combination of education (MA, MS, MBA / PhD) and / or relevant consulting experience may be considered
  • Primary market research capabilities, including an understanding of the pros / cons of various methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, and more agile).
  • Knowledge and experience with secondary / syndicated pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., prescription and sales data, patient claims data, promotional audits)
  • Must be able to effectively prescribe solutions and support the interpretation of directional vs. statistically significant results
  • Excellent project management skills with a demonstrated ability to recommend, plan, and effectively lead multiple primary market research workstreams / priorities, delivering results compliantly and on time
  • History of building trust and forming strong strategic thought partnership through clear communication with US Commercial teams within the life sciences industry
  • Experience working directly within or partnering with related functions, including New Product Planning / Business Development, Marketing, Value & Access, etc.
  • Curious and motivated to drive innovation in the field of Insights & Analytics
  • Experience working directly within or partnering with related functions, including New Product Planning / Business Development, Marketing, Value & Access, etc.
  • Soft Skills :

  • Ability to influence key decision-makers in a highly matrixed environment
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy of insights
  • High degree of curiosity, driven to solve problems through the lenses of analytical and emotional reasoning
  • Strong work ethic and personal motivation
  • 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 a 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.
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