Sanofi Group
Director of Marketing Excellence, US Vaccines
Sanofi Group, Bridgewater, New Jersey, us, 08807
Director of Marketing Excellence
About the job
We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
To enable Sanofi’s Play to Win ambition, and to compete and win in an ever-changing and increasingly competitive healthcare environment, we have created the Marketing Operations and Execution Team, of which the Director of Marketing Excellence for US Vaccines plays a critical role.
Who you are:
You want to coach, inspire, and role model vaccine marketing excellence. You can thrive within a transformation culture. You are regarded as a marketing expert and gained your experience from Sanofi and/or other vaccine manufacturers.
You have a strong understanding of Sanofi’s Winning Ways of Marketing and the Marketing Excellence Tools (MEx). You are highly customer centric, consultative, a strong collaborator, and passionate about professionalizing vaccine marketing and raising the marketing excellence capabilities across the US Vaccines Commercial Teams that ultimately delivers incremental growth. You have the ability to interact with all levels of leadership.
You display a strong and genuine interest in helping US Vaccines realize its Go-to-market transformation by inspiring and equipping marketers with leading edge capabilities to deliver impact and results.
The Team:
You will be joining the Marketing Operations and Execution Team within US Sanofi Vaccines. You will be an integral member of the team and will work closely with the US Marketing Franchises and the Global Marketing Excellence Team.
Job Description Summary:
The Director of Marketing Excellence is responsible for building vaccine marketing capabilities within the US Vaccines Commercial Team, assisting the Marketing Teams in understanding and leveraging the Sanofi MEx tools to make informed “where to play” and “how to win” choices based on strong customer and vaccine market insights, and partnering with the Global Marketing Excellence Team to lead the US Vaccines annual brand planning process.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be required to:
Identify capability gaps within the US Vaccines Commercial Team and establish a roadmap for their resolution while simultaneously staying abreast of external best practices and raising internal standards accordingly
Drive a vaccine marketing cultural change towards a truly customer-centric model that is insights driven and externally focused
Lead the development and execution of foundational and advanced vaccine marketing capability building programs, training workshops, and “sprint solutions” like skill deep-dives
Lead the development and implementation of a vaccine marketing training curriculum for new and existing US Vaccines marketers that highlights the unique vaccine selling and B2B environment
Continuously iterate and improve programs and curriculum to reflect feedback, evolving marketing excellence tools, and ever-changing US healthcare environment
Facilitate MEx workshops with the US Vaccines Franchise Leads, constructively challenging and critiquing to deliver better quality thinking and results
Champion and advocate the “Winning Choices Framework” (“where to play” and “how to win”) and coordinate a consistent approach to annual brand planning
Partner with the Global Marketing Excellence Team to magnify the impact of vaccine marketing capability efforts within US Vaccines (e.g. Marketing Skills Catalyst, Brand Planning, Circus Street, Positioning & Communication Excellence Deep Dives, Agency Transformation, Winning Way of Marketing, On-boarding, MEx Awards, MEx Hub etc.)
Collaborate with the US Vaccines Franchise Leads on strategic priorities, ensuring best practices are continuously shared within and outside of the US Vaccines Commercial Team
Leverage the Vaccine MEx Champions network to embed change across the US Vaccines Commercial Team
Provide vaccine marketing thought leadership with US Vaccines Franchise Leads
Be a renowned and credible “go-to” expert for Marketers at all levels, coaching and sharing knowledge when and where required
Champion a common, consistent marketing language throughout the US Vaccines Commercial Team
Manage and optimize assigned budget, if applicable
This is not an exhaustive nor comprehensive list of key responsibilities as the candidate may perform other duties as assigned. This role may also evolve over time.
Key Relationships:
Building collaborative partnerships and influencing key stakeholders is crucial in this role:
US Vaccines Commercial Team
Global Marketing Excellence Team
Global Marketing Teams, as needed
MEx Council Members and MEx Leads
US Vaccines Annual Brand Planning Points
Creative and Media Agencies, as needed
Other external partners (e.g., capability partners), as needed
Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
Minimum of ten (10+) years of US pharmaceutical and/or US vaccine marketing experience
Demonstrated understanding of the unique vaccine B2B selling model and account management
High aptitude to learn Sanofi’s “Winning Choices” framework and MEx tools
Strong strategic thinking, analytical, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills
Proactive leadership and collaboration skills to establish strong networks
Passion for transformation and coaching; a strong desire and curiosity to continuously learn and improve self and others
Desire to help US marketers to do their “day jobs” better and committed to improving business performance and customer experience
Strong organizational awareness; ability to navigate, leverage, collaborate and deliver results within the matrix and operating culture
Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills in English
Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
Minimum of five (5+) years of US vaccine marketing experience
Expert working knowledge of Sanofi’s “Winning Choices” framework, supporting tools, and systems
Education:
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required
MBA degree is preferred
Critical Qualities:
Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
Strong sense of urgency, ability to effectively prioritize and operate calmly under pressure
Positive “can-do” attitude, proactive, and a self-starter
Ability to drive change with excellent communication and influencing skills
A high degree of maturity and self-confidence
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
Well organized, highly motivated, process-driven, results-oriented personality
Ability to thrive and lead within a data-driven environment
Creativity, curiosity, enthusiasm, analytical acumen, and exceptional overall business insights
Understanding of adult learning principles
A desire to heighten enthusiasm by making work both fun and fulfilling
Ability to work on-site in hybrid capacity
Travel Expectations
10%
Home Office
Bridgewater, NJ
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 it’s 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 and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
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.
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About the job
We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
To enable Sanofi’s Play to Win ambition, and to compete and win in an ever-changing and increasingly competitive healthcare environment, we have created the Marketing Operations and Execution Team, of which the Director of Marketing Excellence for US Vaccines plays a critical role.
Who you are:
You want to coach, inspire, and role model vaccine marketing excellence. You can thrive within a transformation culture. You are regarded as a marketing expert and gained your experience from Sanofi and/or other vaccine manufacturers.
You have a strong understanding of Sanofi’s Winning Ways of Marketing and the Marketing Excellence Tools (MEx). You are highly customer centric, consultative, a strong collaborator, and passionate about professionalizing vaccine marketing and raising the marketing excellence capabilities across the US Vaccines Commercial Teams that ultimately delivers incremental growth. You have the ability to interact with all levels of leadership.
You display a strong and genuine interest in helping US Vaccines realize its Go-to-market transformation by inspiring and equipping marketers with leading edge capabilities to deliver impact and results.
The Team:
You will be joining the Marketing Operations and Execution Team within US Sanofi Vaccines. You will be an integral member of the team and will work closely with the US Marketing Franchises and the Global Marketing Excellence Team.
Job Description Summary:
The Director of Marketing Excellence is responsible for building vaccine marketing capabilities within the US Vaccines Commercial Team, assisting the Marketing Teams in understanding and leveraging the Sanofi MEx tools to make informed “where to play” and “how to win” choices based on strong customer and vaccine market insights, and partnering with the Global Marketing Excellence Team to lead the US Vaccines annual brand planning process.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be required to:
Identify capability gaps within the US Vaccines Commercial Team and establish a roadmap for their resolution while simultaneously staying abreast of external best practices and raising internal standards accordingly
Drive a vaccine marketing cultural change towards a truly customer-centric model that is insights driven and externally focused
Lead the development and execution of foundational and advanced vaccine marketing capability building programs, training workshops, and “sprint solutions” like skill deep-dives
Lead the development and implementation of a vaccine marketing training curriculum for new and existing US Vaccines marketers that highlights the unique vaccine selling and B2B environment
Continuously iterate and improve programs and curriculum to reflect feedback, evolving marketing excellence tools, and ever-changing US healthcare environment
Facilitate MEx workshops with the US Vaccines Franchise Leads, constructively challenging and critiquing to deliver better quality thinking and results
Champion and advocate the “Winning Choices Framework” (“where to play” and “how to win”) and coordinate a consistent approach to annual brand planning
Partner with the Global Marketing Excellence Team to magnify the impact of vaccine marketing capability efforts within US Vaccines (e.g. Marketing Skills Catalyst, Brand Planning, Circus Street, Positioning & Communication Excellence Deep Dives, Agency Transformation, Winning Way of Marketing, On-boarding, MEx Awards, MEx Hub etc.)
Collaborate with the US Vaccines Franchise Leads on strategic priorities, ensuring best practices are continuously shared within and outside of the US Vaccines Commercial Team
Leverage the Vaccine MEx Champions network to embed change across the US Vaccines Commercial Team
Provide vaccine marketing thought leadership with US Vaccines Franchise Leads
Be a renowned and credible “go-to” expert for Marketers at all levels, coaching and sharing knowledge when and where required
Champion a common, consistent marketing language throughout the US Vaccines Commercial Team
Manage and optimize assigned budget, if applicable
This is not an exhaustive nor comprehensive list of key responsibilities as the candidate may perform other duties as assigned. This role may also evolve over time.
Key Relationships:
Building collaborative partnerships and influencing key stakeholders is crucial in this role:
US Vaccines Commercial Team
Global Marketing Excellence Team
Global Marketing Teams, as needed
MEx Council Members and MEx Leads
US Vaccines Annual Brand Planning Points
Creative and Media Agencies, as needed
Other external partners (e.g., capability partners), as needed
Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
Minimum of ten (10+) years of US pharmaceutical and/or US vaccine marketing experience
Demonstrated understanding of the unique vaccine B2B selling model and account management
High aptitude to learn Sanofi’s “Winning Choices” framework and MEx tools
Strong strategic thinking, analytical, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills
Proactive leadership and collaboration skills to establish strong networks
Passion for transformation and coaching; a strong desire and curiosity to continuously learn and improve self and others
Desire to help US marketers to do their “day jobs” better and committed to improving business performance and customer experience
Strong organizational awareness; ability to navigate, leverage, collaborate and deliver results within the matrix and operating culture
Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills in English
Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
Minimum of five (5+) years of US vaccine marketing experience
Expert working knowledge of Sanofi’s “Winning Choices” framework, supporting tools, and systems
Education:
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required
MBA degree is preferred
Critical Qualities:
Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
Strong sense of urgency, ability to effectively prioritize and operate calmly under pressure
Positive “can-do” attitude, proactive, and a self-starter
Ability to drive change with excellent communication and influencing skills
A high degree of maturity and self-confidence
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
Well organized, highly motivated, process-driven, results-oriented personality
Ability to thrive and lead within a data-driven environment
Creativity, curiosity, enthusiasm, analytical acumen, and exceptional overall business insights
Understanding of adult learning principles
A desire to heighten enthusiasm by making work both fun and fulfilling
Ability to work on-site in hybrid capacity
Travel Expectations
10%
Home Office
Bridgewater, NJ
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 it’s 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 and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
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.
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