Global Rare Disease Therapeutic Area Launches, Franchise Launch Excellence Lead

Job Title: Global Rare Disease Therapeutic Area Launches, Franchise Launch Excellence Lead

Location: Cambridge, MA (onsite 3x a week)

About the Job

Sanofi currently has the best and most robust pipeline of R&D and consequent new launches of our history. As a new phase of the Play-To-Win strategy, funding this pipeline and new launches is key to materialize the miracles of science to improve people lives. Thus, as we enter the next phase, modernization of Sanofi to become the leading, innovative healthcare company recognized for best-in-class (BiC) launches and overall portfolio growth.

This move is a key part of the aimed modernization of Sanofi and will allow us to focus on our priorities across our products, market and pipeline through the reallocation of resources and realizing the efficiencies of removing silos that exist between our business units. This transition aims at avoiding the duplication and overlapping of resources, standardizing our processes and tools, operating with a One Sanofi approach to accelerate our key capabilities development, and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit by speeding up the decision making.

Part of the transition to a best-in-class launch organization is the establishment of a new Sanofi Global launch Excellence Centre of Excellence (CoE), within GTMC LEX(MEX to oversee the implementation and consistent delivery of the new launch blueprint to ensure cross GBU, Franchise and country consistency. Another key part of the transition is the development of the Franchise Launch Excellence Lead (FLEX) role within each Franchise. This role will play a critical part in the transformation of the organization by implementing the LEX Framework and BiC practices to support future launches at the global franchise level and in the franchise key markets, namely US; China; Germany and Japan. 

The FLEX lead will be part of the franchise team and will be working with global launch excellence teams within LEX/MEX pillar. This role will work with senior leadership and cross functional brand teams and country cross functional teams to elevate the capabilities of the franchise towards a best in class launch organization, facilitate the development of comprehensive launch plans, improve launch execution, and drive cross-functional performance to deliver exceptional launches.

The FLEX lead has a dual mission to do the following:

• Drive value through successful Launches across the brand(s)

  • Partner with Rilzabrutinib and Inhibx 101 teams, priority markets, and all cross-functional team leaders to achieve all launch-readiness and market-shaping KPIs and objectives 

  • Define and implement new excellence standards / SBPs 

  • Ensure launch readiness

• Elevate best-in-class capabilities in brand & across Sanofi

  • Thought leader willing to challenge status quo 

  • Embed & share innovative launch practices

As a member of the Global Rare Disease Therapeutic Area Launch Team with coordination with Global Launch Excellence team the FLEX lead will Develop and deliver the Best-in-Class capabilities towards launches within the Rilzabrutinib RBD franchise, and Inhibix 101 for AATD.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

• Accountable for best-in -class launches within their scope:

  • Implement the new Lex blueprint and framework within the franchise

  • Drive launch Excellence across Sanofi being and active member and strong partner of Global LEX

  • Maximizes synergies from launch to launch and ensures the lessons learned from launch experience are leveraged for future launches

• Lead the Global launch plan management and governance

  • Responsible for launch readiness, launch simulations & go-to market operations and cross functional alignment (incl alliance).

  • Manage Launch Plans and launch tools (Global, Key countries – based on asset) pulling through launch frameworks and templates

  • Coordinate Business Case reviews, Launch Readiness Reviews (LRR) and Launch Performance Reviews (LPR)