Job Title: Digital RD Operational Analytics Fabric Product Owner

Location: Cambridge, MA Morristown, NJ

About the Job

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. 

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. As one of the leading investors in life sciences, manufacturing and research and development, we focus on delivering new and better ways to address unmet medical needs. Our products empower self-care, prevent and treat diseases, and help people live better. 

Digital & Data is at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to develop & deliver medicine faster, enable healthcare professionals to improve treatments and help patients improve their health. Our scale, strong connections within health ecosystems across leveraging the world, and ability to leverage Sanofi’s capabilities make us the best place to push the boundaries of medicine through technology.

Why joining Sanofi Digital… ?

• Executive sponsorship and governance, with newly appointed CDO & leadership team

• Digital & data culture in place with agile ways of working and a strong ecosystem (Sanofi Ventures, BD Partnerships)

• Unique diversity of medical & technical challenges, with mobility opportunities

The R&D Portfolio and Project Analytics team is one of the verticals within Digital R&D, focused on developing and delivering digital products to allow the R&D organization to manage its business efficiently and reach its strategic goals. Our team plays a critical role equipping R&D decision-makers with the right data insight, at the right time, for the right decision.

As the Digital R&D Operational Analytics Fabric Product Owner, you lead the design, specification and delivery of key operational analytics products and operational data integration supporting our Portfolio and Project Analytics decision support suite. This Operational Analytics Fabric product line is a vital part of the RD value chain, chartered with establishing the single source of truth for the full suite of Portfolio and Project Analytics decision support products. Working with the Product Line Owner for Operational Analytics Fabric products, other POs and PLOs and the Data/AI Product Delivery Engine, you will define the integration roadmap for the operational analytics and data that enables the organization to make holistic, cross-functional portfolio investments, project planning and operational execution decisions.

This role provides a unique opportunity to work into a dynamic team, fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas based on AI, ML concepts. This role will also provide hands-on experience on collaborating with diverse vendors and major internal & external stakeholders.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

Demand Intake & Management:

• Collaborate closely with R&D business stakeholders to develop a clear vision, ensuring the data and analytics products evolve with R&D business needs and drive high maturity

• Lead the strategic demand ideation of your Digital Analytics Products, including sourcing external innovation, coordinating with R&D business and key stakeholders, drive ideation working sessions, and ensure effective product prioritization

• Work with team leadership to develop the long-term strategy and delivery roadmap for your products

• Provide input to delivery team for Product improvements or expansion requests based on feedback heard from R&D business and/or end users

• Support with the triaging of operational demand against Product roadmaps and delivery plans

Digital Product Delivery:

• Lead the operational analytics product development process, focused on cross-functional data integration in service of advanced analytics, from ideation to launch, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes through regular releases

• Working with the delivery engines, develop a detailed and executable product delivery plan and timeline across design, build, and run activities; lead the product through governance requirements

• Identify functional data issues across needed data sets (for example, data definitions or KPI scope discrepancies) that prevent good analytics to be run at scale, and work with the appropriate parties to schedule resolutions (RD Data office, Data and AI team, etc.)

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand R&D business needs, gather requirements, establish user stories, and define product features; Manage backlog refinement and drive features prioritization effort

• Communicate effectively across non-technical stakeholders, technical stakeholders, and engineering teams to ensure the delivery of outcomes aligned to R&D business needs and value delivery

• Support digital data product go/no-go recommendations at stage gates based on supporting data and evidence

• Define, monitor, and analyze business and performance related product-level KPIs, reporting outcomes to team leadership and key collaborators

• Prepare and present reports to senior management on product performance, progress, and areas for improvement, including participating in demos and retrospectives

• Manage the contractual relationship with suppliers (as applicable)

• Manage and keep up to date the allocated budget for the product development

Innovation & Team Culture:

• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product management and data analytics

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the product team

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the product team

About You

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in product management, project management in a technical field, R&D data management, or other related field

• Bachelors Degree Required.

Skills:

• Proven experience in digital analytics or data product management with a track record of delivering products with demonstrable high adoption and impact, within time, scope, cost and quality expectations while providing timely transparency to leadership and stakeholders on progress on (or deviation from) expectations, whether integrating Commercial off the shelf (COTS) or built in house

• Experience in data integration, data management, data mastering and platform supporting those a must

• Ability to reimagine established technology solutions with disruptive technologies like AIML, GenAI, etc

• Ability to build business relationships and understand end-to-end digital product use and needs

• Demonstrated ability to listen to stakeholders and end users, ensuring products are built to address their specific needs and use cases

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams

• Experience developing products with Agile methodologies a must

• Strong understanding of the Pharma R&D business is a nice to have

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 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.

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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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; 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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The salary range for this position is:

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.