ABOUT THE JOB

OUR TEAM:

Business Solutions Management (BSM) is part of the Global Project & Portfolio Management (GPPM) department within R&D sanofi. BSM is the business responsible of the Integrated System within R&D to support Portfolio & Project Management Processes for both Pharma & Vaccine.

Our main mission is to manage the business roadmap of the Project Portfolio Management tools on the Planning, Resources and Costs (PRC) aspects. BSM ensures the data governance, supports the business on data control quality and compliance, and maintains its functional administration and evolution.

BSM provides a strong expertise to the business leaders of the solution and all different stakeholders (Planning actors, resources & headcount managers, time tracking users, data owner) to support their processes and the integration of Planning Resource & Costs (PRC) data through our applications.

The applicative landscape under BSM responsibility is composed of RDPM (R&D Portfolio Management, the Planisware solution), the interface with the Master Data Management tool (Prime), the Data Lake (RDPM Datahub), the BI reporting tools connected to the Datahub (Proview, Welcome, Tableau, eBinder…), and others key functional interfaces (Finance tool, Clinical iStore, Clinical Supply…).

BSM is managing both R&D Pharma & R&D Vaccine functional scope through common applications.

The functional perimeter of this position is R&D Vaccines, with strong relations with Pharma scope when there are common topics / needs between both entities, sharing common tools and structures.

This position will work very closely with the Vaccine Business System Owner of RDPM.

JOB SUMMARY:

Your mission will be to review and scope the business needs and provide recommendations on PRC (Planning, Resource & Cost) solutions and processes for R&D Vaccines.

You will be the primary contact (as a business partner) to understand the business needs and translate it into clear and stable specification ready for development. You will follow up the development and evolution of PRC tools/solutions in close collaboration with Digital (through Change Controls or Projects). You may contribute to the parametrization of the Planisware solution (RDPM).

You will ensure business continuity in participating to the functional administration of the PRC applications. You will contribute to support the Business Leader to get a high quality of data in close collaboration with the responsible of the data governance.

On the Datahub and reporting part, you will support the Business on the development of reporting using BI technology such as Tableau, Power BI. Also, you will follow up the changes of the Business objects of the Data Hub.

For the Change Management part (tools and processes related training), you will take part in the material conception, and you may lead the training for users.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand Business needs and propose adapted solutions

• Contribute to the improvement of the Planning Resource & Costs (PRC) business processes

• Contribute to data quality / consistency cross checks between applications

• Participate to monitoring of PRC data flows and maintenance/evolution of interfaces between PRC solutions

• Contribute to ad-hoc PRC extracts & reporting analysis for top management and key stakeholders

• RDPM (Planisware)

  • Analyze any functional or technical bug on the Planisware solution

  • Liaise with the Business Leaders to scope / prioritize and specify the business needs

  • Liaise with Digital to implement changes and follow up the solving of major incidents

• Datahub / BI reporting

  • Gain expertise in BI solution (Tableau, Power BI, QSense)

  • Work closely with Digital for Datahub maintenance and enrichment

  • Contribute to monthly report releases

  • Understand data and business rules for the ability to support users in the good practices of BI tools (Tableau and others potential tools)

ABOUT YOU

KEY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• R&D Project Management Team

• R&D Functional Planning team

• Global Portfolio and Project Management (GPPM)

• Digital

• Finance

• Planisware

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma + 5 years of higher education

• Experience in pharmaceutical Drug development business

• Experience with Project Portfolio Management system, ideally in Planning Resource and Cost management

• Knowledge of the Planisware solution and data model

• Experience with Databases, Data warehouse and interfaces

• Experience with BI solution, ideally Tableau, Power BI

SKILLS:

• Project management

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), with the ability to understand and challenge user needs

• Ability to learn and understand business processes, and manage multiple business priorities

• Ability to adapt to other working styles (i.e. work well with others)

• Ability to organize and lead project and transversal teams

• Ability to self-manage time and to meet deadlines

• Team spirit and transversal cooperation

• English fluent

At Sanofi R&D North America, we deliver meaningful solutions for patients. We transform science into breakthrough, best-in-class and first-in-class medicines and vaccines. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce – and workplace – which brings together the collective brainpower of over 2,000 colleagues and provides you with an exciting place to grow and develop. We set the bar high, and we deliver. Join us and together we will build on our trusted legacy of breakthroughs for society.

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.

As a healthcare company and a vaccine manufacturer, Sanofi has an important responsibility to protect individual and public health. All US based roles require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of your job responsibilities.

According to the CDC, an individual is considered to be “fully vaccinated” fourteen (14) days after receiving (a) the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or (b) the single dose of the J&J vaccine. Fully vaccinated, for new Sanofi employees, is to be fully vaccinated 14 DAYS PRIOR TO START DATE.

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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.