Enterprise Data Strategy Lead

BioSpace; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Inc. in the U.S. seeks an Enterprise Data Strategy Lead to drive a multi-year data roadmap across R&D, Medical Affairs, Launch Excellence, and Commercial functions. You will lead Agile, matrixed teams shaping data standards that inform brand and medical strategy, market access, and forecasting.

The role bridges global and local responsibilities, partnering with senior leaders to translate complex data needs into actionable roadmaps and insights that power commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years in pharmaceutical/biopharma, Go-to-Market analytics, Launch Excellence.
• 2+ years data strategy, launch readiness, or RWD/RWE leadership.

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.

Skills

Data strategy

Go-to-Market analytics

Launch readiness

RWD/RWE leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Matrixed leadership

Commercial data ecosystems

Regulatory considerations

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

OHDSI OMOP

Snowflake

AWS SageMaker

SQL

Python

AI/ML

NLP

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.

Ready to push the limits of whats possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

About Sanofi

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving peoples lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives.

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

About You

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.

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

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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.