Head of Commercial Strategy and Operations – Respiratory

Head of Commercial Strategy and Operations – Respiratory

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in commercial operations: sales, marketing, sales analytics, product/project management.
• Knowledge of specialty care market and /or consultancy experience in health care
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking

Responsibilities

• Oversee the strategic business planning and budget process for the BU Budget / F1 / F2, LRP, Strategic plan
• Lead and facilitate weekly Performance Insights meetings with key stakeholders for ongoing evaluation and reporting of the team’s performance to senior leadership, highlighting key trends & issues as well as identifying opportunities and associated strategies for growth
• Coordinate and lead weekly team meetings, as well as business reviews with senior leaders, in conjunction with the BU Head
• Collaborate with colleagues from US and Global to inform the story for business reviews
• Work with leadership to define strategy and tactics to achieve business and people objectives
• Organize and facilitate deep dive acceleration plans as needed
• Coordinate analytic exercises in partnership with Business Operations
• Provide operational and project management support to the US Head of respiratory and GI BU
• Represent the US Head of Respiratory & GI in meetings, events or any instances necessary
• Prepare or ensure preparation of presentations and documents requested by the US Head of Respiratory and GI for internal and external meetings and events
• Serve as lead for all compliance related deliverables on behalf of the BU. Work with brand and functional leads to ensure teams are aware of Sanofi Genzyme compliance procedures, changes, and follow-up.
• Lead key cross brand projects as determined by the business, including team training and capability development (e.g. MEX). Leverage key functional relationships to scope, coordinate, and deliver on project requirements.
• Facilitate leadership dynamics: foster collaboration, create time for discussion and exchanges
• Lead continuing efforts to build a positive inclusive work culture

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree is preferred
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional groups such as Marketing, Sales, R&D, Medical Affairs, Market Research, Finance, Forecasting, etc.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Strong project management expertise
• Self-direction in ambiguous environments