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Job title : Global Head of Strategic Workforce Planning

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

About the Job

Ready to push the limits of what’s 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.

Sanofi is an emerging leader in immunology, poised to transform medicine by rebalancing the immune responses that cause systemic, chronic diseases. We’re building on the success of Dupixent® in atopic dermatitis and asthma and developing new solutions for people with debilitating immuno-dermatological, rheumatic, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases in addition to our proven expertise in vaccines, general medicines, and consumer healthcare.

Sanofi is on an ambitious transformation journey to become the world’s leading immunology biopharma. The second chapter of our Play to Win journey is about modernizing our commercial operations with a keen sense of urgency and putting in place the right preparations for our exciting pipeline.

Reporting to the Global Head of People & Culture Strategy & Portfolio, this highly visible position is responsible for executing enterprise-wide strategic workforce planning in partnership with organizational development incumbents across the GBUs and GFs. The incumbent will establish and monitor strategic workforce plans that define and enable Sanofi’s journey towards establishing competitive advantage through key organizational capabilities. The incumbent will also work in close partnership with the Global Head of Capability Operations to ensure work is aligned with skills and capabilities taxonomies and technologies.

The incumbent will be strategic, deeply knowledgeable about people & culture (human resources), organizational development, strategic workforce planning methodology, process, implementation, and monitoring. Previous experience in global, regional, and country roles is highly preferred.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to understand their strategic goals and translate them into actionable workforce plans

• Develop and implement strategic workforce plans to align with the company’s long-term ambitions, financial plans/budgets, pipeline, and competitive forces

• Analyze workforce data and trends to forecast future workforce needs and identify gaps.

• Leverage existing Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) methodology and continue to improve the methodology and steps for simplification and efficiency

• Collaborate with Heads of Organization Development in the GBUs/GFs to establish credible strategic workforce plans and accurately project supply/demand and the build of iterative organizations that will help us reach our 2030 ambition

• Lead the integration of SWP with other COEs i.e., Talent & Learning on skills, talent management, demand planning, succession pipeline utilization to ensure a full end to end view of strategic workforce planning

• Identify and partner with key stakeholders to mitigate risks related to workforce planning, including skill shortages and talent pipeline issues

• Partner with the Global Head of Organization Design and Global Head of Organization Change & Readiness to develop strong end to end implementation plans that are connected to overall corporate goals and transformations

• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of workforce planning initiatives

• Leverage the usage of existing technology to drive SWP in partnership with the P&C Technology Strategy team

• Develop SWP capabilities in the broader People & Culture (P&C) community e.g., People Business Partners to ensure the work and decisions are being taken as close as possible to the right business leaders

• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in workforce planning and incorporate them into the company’s strategy

Travel: 10-15%

About You

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with proven experience leading strategic workforce planning initiatives including demonstrated experience of leading organizations through iterative models towards end state organizations

• Experience with leading cross-functional and global teams including leadership through influence

• A blend of consulting and in-house/industry work experience preferred

• Highly knowledgeable in organizational design methodologies and tools

• Proven ability to influence at all levels of the organization including senior leadership teams

• Clear communicatory and storyteller including via PowerPoint/slides production

• Experienced or open to learn about technology, AI, and a data-driven decision maker; experience with organization modelling tools a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in business, psychology, or human resources ideal; advanced degrees in industrial/organizational psychology a plus

• Experience or project work across multiple industries preferable including life sciences, manufacturing, sales, etc.

• Fluent in English; French is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

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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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) !

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Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; 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.

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions.

With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo)

As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live.

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