Overview As Enterprise Data Strategy Lead, you will shape the multi-year data roadmap across R&D, Medical Affairs, Launch Excellence, Discovery, and Commercial to turn fragmented assets into decision-grade insights. You will lead agile, matrixed teams to align data standards with business needs and drive investment decisions that impact brand strategy, market access, and pipeline strategy. You'll bridge global and local markets, engaging senior leaders to translate complex data needs into actionable roadmaps. This is a chance to influence how Sanofi leverages data to accelerate outcomes and patient impact.
Compensation / Benefits- health and wellbeing benefits
- parental leave (14 weeks)
- competitive rewards package
- opportunity for international growth
- well-crafted rewards and career development
- inclusive workplace culture
Responsibilities- Define and deliver the enterprise data strategy and multi-year roadmaps prioritizing analytics across functions
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and prioritize data requirements and use cases (e.g., patient journey mapping, segmentation, forecasting)
- Identify and evaluate commercial and real-world data sources for fit-for-purpose insights
- Conduct enterprise-wide data and analytics assessments and gap analyses against business needs
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and investment governance to optimize data investments and avoid duplication
Key requirements- 4+ years in pharmaceutical/biopharma with Go-to-Market insights, Launch Excellence or market access experience
- 2+ years in data strategy, launch readiness, or RWD/RWE leadership
- Strong ability to translate business requirements into data-driven priorities and investment decisions
- Understanding of commercial data ecosystems and regulatory considerations for real-world evidence (FDA, EMA, ICH)
- Experience leading through influence in matrixed environments
- Therapeutic area expertise in Immunology, Rare Disease, Hematology-Oncology, Type 1 Diabetes, Transplant, or Specialty Care (preferred)
- Strategic thinking
- Influential collaboration in cross-functional teams
- Strong commercial acumen
- Familiarity with OHDSI OMOP and modern cloud platforms (Snowflake, AWS Sagemaker)
- Experience with data sources: EHR/EMR, claims, CRM, social listening, disease registries, PROs, SDOH
- Knowledge of AI/ML, NLP for unstructured data, predictive modeling
