Associate Program Manager - Strategic Initiatives

Joveo; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sanofi in Barcelona seeks a Head of Project Management to lead a global team of 60-70 project managers across Bogota, Hyderabad, and other BO locations, delivering Medical Affairs and Market Access initiatives with excellence.

You will establish a Project Management Center of Excellence and implement standardized methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to ensure consistent delivery across geographies and therapeutic areas, while driving cost optimization and scalable frameworks.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop a global team of 60-70 project managers across Bogota, Hyderabad, Budapest and other BO locations, ensuring excellence in delivery.
• Establish and maintain a Project Management Center of Excellence, driving standardization and economies of scale.
• Implement standardized PM methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) across portfolios and regions.
• Ensure consistent delivery quality across geographies, therapeutic areas, and project types.
• Drive operational excellence and cost optimization through standardization and shared services models.
• Develop scalable PM frameworks adaptable to different sizes, complexities and therapeutic areas.

Descripción del empleo

Head of Project Management

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Full time

About the Job

As Head of Project Management within Sanofi Business Operations (SBO) Medical, you will lead and develop a global team of 60-70 project managers across Bogota (Colombia), Hyderabad (India), and potentially Budapest (Hungary) and other Business Operations locations. Reporting to the Head of Stakeholder and Project Management, you will establish and drive a center of excellence in project management, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery of Medical Affairs and Market Access activities across all therapeutic areas and geographies.

Our Team

Our ambition: deliver best-in-class enterprise services enabling Sanofi to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Sanofi has been building the foundations of enterprise services over the past few years. With the creation of the global business unit Business Operations two years ago, we have elevated our commitment to innovation and excellence.

An expert leadership team, passionate about leading high performance. We are building for the long term. We bring people together - many of them in our four hub locations around the world - which simplify processes, break down barriers and modernize the way we work in Sanofi.

Our critical success factors

1. Community - Building a vibrant team that will attract and engage talent, with four global hubs
2. Excellence - Simplifying, standardizing and continuously improving processes to capture synergies, scale effects and productivity improvements
3. Digitalization - Enabling transparency, data-driven decision‑making support, agility and rapid innovation across Sanofi's entire value chain

Scope & Organizational Impact

• Team Size: 60-70 Project Managers across multiple international locations
• Geographic Scope: Bogota (Colombia), Hyderabad (India), potentially Budapest (Hungary) and other BO locations
• Therapeutic Scope: All disease areas within Medical Affairs and Market Access
• Functional Scope: End-to-end project management across budget management, congress activities, medical affairs deliverables, and market access initiatives

Main Responsibilities

1. Project Management Leadership (35%)

   • Lead and develop a global team of 40-50 project managers across Bogota, Hyderabad, and potentially Budapest and other BO locations, ensuring excellence in delivery and operational performance
   • Establish and maintain a Project Management Center of Excellence, driving enterprise-wide standardization and economies of scale
   • Implement standardized project management methodologies, tools, and best practices (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to be applied consistently across portfolios and regions
   • Ensure consistent delivery quality across all geographies, therapeutic areas, and project types - from budget management to congress and events activities
   • Drive operational excellence and cost optimization through standardization, shared services models, and continuous improvement
   • Develop scalable project management frameworks adaptable to different project sizes, complexities, and therapeutic areas

2. Team Management & Development (25%)

   • Directly manage Team Leads based in Bogota and Hyderabad, providing clear direction, performance management, and development support
   • Provide coaching, mentoring, and structured performance feedback to build a high-performing, globally distributed team
   • Lead recruitment, onboarding, and capability-building initiatives to ensure the team is equipped to meet evolving business needs
   • Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable culture across distributed teams spanning multiple time zones and cultures
   • Ensure adequate resource allocation, capacity planning, and workload balance across all locations
   • Support potential expansion of the team to Budapest and other BO locations as the organization scales

3. Stakeholder Collaboration (20%)

   • Partner closely with Account Managers to support the delivery of Medical Affairs and Market Access objectives across all therapeutic areas and geographies
   • Collaborate with Medical leads, HEVA, and Commercial teams to ensure project management capabilities are aligned with business priorities
   • Coordinate with the Global Meetings and Events team to anticipate and plan for congress activities and related deliverables
   • Support budget management processes, ensuring financial discipline and transparency across all managed projects
   • Serve as a key point of escalation and resolution for project delivery issues, maintaining proactive and transparent communication with all stakeholders
   • Ensure alignment between project management activities and the priorities of internal stakeholders across GBUs

4. Process & Governance (15%)

   • Develop and implement robust PM governance frameworks that ensure consistency in delivery, resource allocation, and risk management across all geographies and disease areas
   • Establish clear metrics, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms to track project delivery performance and drive accountability
   • Create and maintain project management tools, templates, and training programs to elevate capabilities across the organization
   • Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying and eliminating operational inefficiencies and duplication
   • Ensure compliance with Sanofi quality standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies across all project management activities

5. Strategic Planning & Innovation (5%)

   • Contribute to the strategic planning and evolution of the project management function within SBO Medical
   • Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and digital enablement to enhance team productivity and delivery quality
   • Stay current with project management industry trends, emerging best practices, and