Head of Specialty Care – Large Molecule Operations

Role Overview

• Supports on time and in full delivery of products for CMOs/External Suppliers within External Site Team, accountable for reporting of Specialty Care & EM&S KPIs.
• Drives continuous improvement in internal and CMO performance areas of Safety, Quality, Cost & Delivery.
• All aspects of people management for EST Operations personnel and accountable for financial resource planning within budget, including generation and maintenance of labor model.
• Supporting Sanofi's DE&I initiatives.
• Develops and maintains a positive culture to create the right environment for highly productive teams in a psychologically safe environment.
• Advisor on the management of product/CMOs from an operational and financial perspective, contract topics and technical support.
• Ensures all EM+S related aspects of tech transfers and commercialization into new CMO's are effective.
• Drives Standardization & Simplification initiatives working with functional heads and the Center of Excellence Technology, SMS, and Digital team.
• Work with EMPT & CMO Business Operations Team to standardize contracts.
• Serves as the internal point of contact for introduction of new digital tools, (e.g., Power BI and Plai).
• Work with EST and Procurement on implementation of cost saving initiatives.
• Support problem resolution, including deviation and change control support, between Ops personnel & both internal and external business partners.
• Work transversally with other functional heads within EST to standardize and optimize the CMO management processes.
• Support EST in execution of related projects and sourcing activities as a CMO and product expert.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with scientific background or equivalent and 10+ years of experience OR Master’s degree with scientific background or equivalent and 8+ years of experience
• Prior experience in operational roles, ideally as Site manager, or SLT / Senior Leadership Team member
• Good functional knowledge on industrial business processes
• Good exposure to cross sites & cross GBUs / Global Business Units networking is a plus.
• Basic or good understanding of data management and IA digital products
• Knowledgeable in E2E / End to End product & industrial strategy, performance management, project management
• Knowledgeable in biotech/pharmaceutical industry technologies
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good command of KPI / Key Performance Indicators, target setting & monitoring

Benefits

• high-quality healthcare
• prevention and wellness programs
• at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave