Director of NPP Forecasting & Commercial Assessment

Description:

The Director of Forecasting for New Product Planning & Commercial Assessment will be responsible for analyzing the internal and external opportunities of strategic interest to Sanofi Specialty. This person will be an integral partner to the leadership to determine commercial value for individual internal and external assets as well as evaluate at cross-indication/asset and portfolio levels to best support the optimization and growth of Sanofi Specialty care pipeline. This role will be integral to helping develop and execute the business strategy for the commercial organization.

Accountabilities:

• Achieve a high level of integration within the Sanofi pipeline portfolio to ensure cross-indication and cross-portfolio alignment within the Sanofi Specialty Portfolio

• Direct internal initiatives of importance to Sanofi Specialty Portfolio to support continual improvement of group and commercial assessment quality

• Manage patient-based forecasts projecting units and revenue for early PIII, PII, and earlier stage products in the Sanofi Specialty Portfolio

• Collaborate with commercial leadership, new product planning (NPP), finance, and business development (BD) to define and assess opportunities and determine the overall fit and value to Sanofi Specialty Care

• Be a key leader/contributor to the Strategic Portfolio reviews and Strategic Planning processes, in addition to supporting scenario-based analyses to guide business decision-making for pipeline assets

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to develop the information and analytic toolbox to produce accurate revenue projections for existing assets and new market opportunities (market research, landscape analyses, due diligence on external opportunities, etc.)

• Smoothly support and transition assets and indications from NPP forecasting through to pre-launch with US and Global forecasting teams

• Lead the process of synthesizing relevant market research and competitive data into insights guiding commercial assessments

• Produce executive-level presentations with strong, logical, data-driven analyses

• Manage direct report(s) onsite or via hub (offsite)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required

• 4 to 7 years of experience in Pharmaceutical NPP/Forecasting within Biopharma or life science consulting required and a medical/scientific advanced degree or without an advanced degree, minimum 7 to 10 years of experience in Pharmaceutical NPP/Forecasting and/or Consulting required

• Strong proven thoughtful leadership, analytical, and communication skills required

• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment with many cross-functional partners; interact and communicate with all levels in the organization

• Ability to understand and guide the decisions of senior management by assessing and presenting relevant insights, drivers, and barriers

• Proactive in nature, detailed and structured thinker, and self-motivated

• Excel skills (including pivot tables, filtering, lookups, and index/match)

• Promotes a good working relationship with supervisors, co-workers, and staff; ability to self-manage time and to meet deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree, MD, or PhD

• Experience in one or more of the following; Immunology, Neurology, Rare Diseases, and/or Oncology

• Direct experience in commercial assessment and forecasting of development stage assets from early through late stage pipeline

• Management experience of direct report(s) and/or team management (e.g. leading consulting teams)

DISCLAIMER:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

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.

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.

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At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.