Enterprise Data Strategy Lead

BioSpace; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Morristown, NJ seeks an Enterprise Data Strategy Lead to shape the multi-year data roadmaps across R&D, Medical Affairs, Launch Excellence, and Commercial. You will bridge global and local needs, leading agile teams to convert fragmented data into decision-grade insights, guiding brand strategy, market access, and forecasting.

You'll collaborate with senior leaders to align data standards, governance, and investments, ensuring compliance and strategic impact across a matrix of functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline is required.
• 4+ years in pharma/biopharma insights with GTM analytics exposure.
• 2+ years in data strategy, launch readiness, or RWD/RWE leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the enterprise data strategy with multi-year roadmaps across functions.
• Partner with R&D, Medical Affairs, Commercial to identify data needs and use cases.
• Identify and evaluate data sources for fitness-for-purpose (EMR/EHR, claims, CRM, registries).
• Conduct enterprise-wide analytics assessments and gap analyses against business requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional governance to optimize data investments and avoid duplication.

Skills

Data strategy

Go-to-Market analytics

Launch readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

Snowflake

AWS SageMaker

OHDSI OMOP

Job description

Job Title: Enterprise Data Strategy Lead

Location: Morristown, NJ

About The Job

Sanofi is entering one of the most exciting chapters in its history, with the most robust pipeline and forthcoming product launches the company has ever seen. The Enterprise Data Strategy Lead is a pivotal role within Sanofi's Digital Real World Data & Healthcare Intelligence organization that facilitates data strategy, enables the requirements gathering framework, and authors the multi-year roadmap for data archetypes spanning R&D, Medical Affairs, Launch Excellence, Discovery, and Commercial functions. This individual author the multi-year data roadmap that turns fragmented data assets into decision-grade insights, prioritizing data that powers brand strategy, medical strategy, market access, competitive intelligence, forecasting, and patient and healthcare provider segmentation, while ensuring alignment with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Launch Excellence needs. Leading Agile and matrixed teams, the Enterprise Data Strategy Lead manages the assessment of current data capabilities, conducts gap analyses, and execute the RWD & HI data strategy framework to define data standards that informs commercial decisions, brand performance, market access, launch readiness, medial strategy, regulatory submissions, and pipeline strategy. Operating with a One Sanofi mindset, this individual bridges global and local market responsibilities, engaging senior leaders across R&D, Commercial, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Launch Excellence, HEVA, Data Privacy/Legal, Procurement, Local Market Leads, and Digital to translate complex data needs into impactful multi-years data roadmaps.

Main Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the enterprise data strategy with multi-year roadmaps that prioritize insights and analytics generation across all business functions.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders(R&D, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Safety, Brand Teams) to identify, assess, and prioritize data requirements and use cases such as patient journey mapping, competitive intelligence, provider segmentation, new product forecasting, unbranded and branded launch activities
• Identify and evaluate commercial and real-world data sources including social listening platforms, specialty pharmacy, reference lab data sets, customer relationship management platforms, open/closed claims, EMR/EHR, disease registries, and competitive intelligence platforms for fitness-for-purpose
• Conduct enterprise-wide data and analytics assessments and gap analyses to evaluate current insight-generation capabilities against business requirements
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and investment governance, coordinating with Digital and Procurement to optimize data investments, prevent duplication, and maximize value

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative discipline, data science, business administration, health informatics, epidemiology, business, life sciences, or related fields; advanced degree preferred
• 4+ years of pharmaceutical or biopharma industry experience required, with significant time in Go-to-Market insights & analytics, Launch Excellence or market access functions
• 2+ years in data strategy, Go-to-Market data strategy, launch readiness strategy, new product data strategy, or RWD/RWE leadership required

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering enterprise data strategies and generating insights that drive business decisions across diverse, cross-functional stakeholder groups
• Experience conducting data needs assessments, gap analyses, and strategic roadmap development
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into data-driven insights, strategic priorities, and investment decisions
• Strong understanding of commercial data ecosystems and market access analytics, with familiarity of regulatory considerations for real-world evidence (FDA, EMA, ICH)
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in complex, matrixed environments
• Therapeutic area expertise in one or more of the following strongly preferred: Immunology, Rare Disease, Hematology-Oncology, Type 1 Diabetes, Transplant, or Specialty Care

Technical Knowledge

• (Supporting analytics and data engineering teams; hands-on execution a plus but not required)
• Familiarity with commercial and external data sources and fit-for-purpose applications: formulatory data, sales/CRM, open/closed claims (IQVIA, STATinMED, Merative), EHR (TriNetX), specialty pharmacy, patient/consumer data, disease registries, PROs, and SDOH, wearables, strongly preferred
• Competitive intelligence platform evaluation (AlphaSense, Clarivate, Evaluate & Citeline) including identification of key use cases and their data requirements , strongly preferred
• Familiarity with launch readiness analytics and insight methodologies: patient journey and funnel analytics, market and brand performance analysis, segmentation, forecasting, and comparative effectiveness research
• Familiarity with data models and standards (e.g., OHDSI OMOP) and modern cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, AWS Sagemaker)
• Familiarity with advanced analytics and AI/ML/LLM applications including predictive modeling, NLP for unstructured data mining, and signal detection
• Familiarity with SQL and/or Python plus AI-assisted coding (e.g. Cursor, Claude, OpenWork); ability to engage technically with analytics and data engineering teams

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker who identifies data needs, gaps, and opportunities and drives enterprise strategy to generate high-impact insights
• Exceptional ability to translate complex commercial questions into clear insights, strategic priorities, and investment decisions
• Influential team player who drives execution across a highly matrixed organization, setting direction, enabling teams, and governing quality
• Strong commercial and business acumen with the ability to balance competing stakeholder needs across a global enterprise
• High learning agility, intellectual curiosity, and strong emotional intelligence
• Commitment to scientific rigor, regulatory compliance, and ethical use of data

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 its 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 andwellness programs and at least 14 weeks gender-neutral parental leave.

Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet.

Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.

Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.

Equal Opportunity

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affwentiative 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.

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.