COMPLETE Director of Project Management - R&D Data and Computational Science - Toronto

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Position Title: Director of Project Management - R&D Data and Computational Science

Department: R&D Data & Computational Sciences

Location: Downtown area of Toronto, Ontario

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.  We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. 

As one of Canada’s leading investors in life sciences, manufacturing and research and development, we focus on delivering new and better ways to address unmet medical needs. Our life-changing and lifesaving products are grounded in science that Canadians can trust. They empower self-care, prevent and treat diseases, and help people live better. 

Our vision for digital, data analytics and AI 

Sanofi has embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A cornerstone of this roadmap is the acceleration of its data transformation and of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions. This has enabled us, to accelerate R&D, improve manufacturing and commercial performance, and bring novel drugs and vaccines to patients faster, all in order to improve health and save lives. 

The Digital Team at Sanofi is a unique data-driven team. We pride ourselves on being data obsessed and highly focused on using state of the art processes along with global technologies to drive impact to our solutions. We measure our insights and products based on how they perform across the globe and hold ourselves to the highest regard as our solutions can impact millions of lives. When tackling a problem, we do not just ask how we will create a solution, but how we will create a solution that reaches across the world with the best possible societal outcome. 

If you are passionate about improving the health and wellness of people across the globe using Data as your means, then you should look no farther than the Digital Team here at Sanofi. Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization.

• AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment. 

• Leading Edge Tech Stack: Experience build products that will be deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack. 

• World Class Mentorship and Training: Working with renowned, published leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets.

Who You Are:

You are an experienced leader that has worked in the pharma / biotech industry and managed software development projects focused on R&D. You have a strong understanding of biology and an interest in using advanced computational methods to drive new insights from biological data. You have a passion for working on the development of drugs to improve people's life. You are an excellent communicator and can work with subject matter experts from our R&D business and connect them to our data scientists and software engineers so that we can deliver professional grade solutions.

Position Summary:

The Director of Program Management is a member of the Sanofi R&D Data and Computational Science team part of Sanofi Digital Organization and directly reports to the Head of R&D Data programs.

She/He leads a group that oversees major programs working closely with product owners, development team, business units and external contractors to organize internal and external teams, vendors, resources as well as the financial aspects of all projects during their life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of project managers, product owner and UI experts to support all ML / AI programs within the digital R&D team.

• Work with the head of the R&D computational team to plan the major focus of the group, timelines, milestones, financial targets, human resources and other strategic issues.

• Supervise the work of project managers in the team to ensure that the program is proceeding according to plan or faster. Help strategically plan and then execute the solution. Ensure that all parties involved in each program are on the same page with respect to project goals, current status and immediate and long-term plans.

• Articulate the goals and objectives of the different program and impact to the business.

• Work with external partners and with the set of companies we are collaborating with to ensure delivery of products and projects according to plans.

• Regularly report on programs/projects progression to the head of the R&D Data team and to other senior managers.

• Collaborate with the vertical Domain Partners and business management for the project's execution and monitoring of the ongoing projects.

• Provide good and clear communication based on standards provided, adapting them to each project.

Key Requirements:

• A proven leader with experience in pharma managing projects related to software development or software support for R&D.

• Possess strong communication skills and an experience in business management and biology / biomedicine / healthcare.

• Bachelor's in biology / Bioengineering / Biomedicine / Computational Biology or related area.

• MBA / Business degree preferred.

• 5+ years of working experience in Biotech, pharma or related industries.

• Proven experience as a Program Manager.

• Ability to understand business needs.

• Ability to understand key capabilities within the organization.

• Multi-tasking.

• Thorough understanding of program/project management techniques and methods.

• Excellent Knowledge of project performance evaluation and change management principles.

• Budget and financial project control

• Strong verbal & written communication skills in English.

• Must be a team player and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Action orientated with ability to work quickly and efficiently in a fast-moving environment.

Pursue Progress

Discover Extraordinary

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.

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Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.  Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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