Director, Portfolio Data Products

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.

At Sanofi, we’re committed to providing the next-gen healthcare that patients and customers need. It’s about harnessing data insights and leveraging AI responsibly to search deeper and solve sooner than ever before. Join our R&D Data & AI Products and Platforms Team as a Director of Portfolio Data Products and you can help make it happen.

Your job:

Sanofi has recently 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, to accelerate R&D, manufacturing and commercial performance and bring better drugs and vaccines to patients faster, to improve health and save lives.

The R&D Data & AI Products and Platforms Team is a key team within R&D Digital, focused on developing and delivering Data and AI products for R&D use cases. This team plays a critical role in pursuing broader democratization of data across R&D and providing the foundation to scale AI/ML, advanced analytics, and operational analytics capabilities.

We are seeking a Director, Portfolio Data Products to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of a portfolio of high-impact data products that enable R&D portfolio management. These products empower Sanofi teams to plan, evaluate, and optimize across the drug development pipeline, spanning programs, indications, and stages of development.

As the most senior product leader in this product line, you will drive alignment with key stakeholders, influence enterprise-wide data architecture decisions, and build best-in-class data products that provide capabilities such as portfolio data hubs, metadata lineage, timeline modeling, and portfolio analytics enablement.

Our vision for digital, data analytics and AI :

Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization. This means:

• 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 renown leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets.

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:

Strategic Leadership

• Define and own the portfolio data product strategy, enabling high-quality, harmonized, and accessible data to support strategic decision-making in R&D.

• Partner with stakeholders to align product vision to business priorities and regulatory requirements.

• Ensure the roadmap is scalable and flexible to meet global and therapeutic-area specific needs.

• Lead quarterly and annual planning, prioritizing initiatives based on impact, resource capacity, and scientific value.

• Bridge the gap between scientists and product teams to ensure that outcomes are aligned to business needs and value.

• Gather and prioritize requirements from scientists, technical stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define the “What” and “Why” of product development.

Product Portfolio Management

• Oversee a team of product owners accountable for a suite of interconnected portfolio data products (e.g., program hierarchy models, timeline data APIs, asset metadata stores, risk modeling tools).

• Oversee cross-product dependencies, ensuring interoperability, governance alignment, and compliance with data quality standards.

• Ensure all products follow best practices in FAIR data principles, CI/CD delivery, and audit-readiness.

• Build and manage a shared services model across product teams, including re-usable data assets, common pipeline components, and metadata catalogs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Represent the clinical data product domain at key leadership forums and strategic decision-making bodies.

• Collaborate with Digital R&D platform leads, enterprise data governance teams, and AI/ML leaders to influence data infrastructure investments.

• Partner with R&D Portfolio Management, Strategy & Operations, and Finance teams to ensure portfolio data products meet real-world decision-making needs.

Team Development & Leadership

• Build and mentor a high-performing team of Product Owners, associate product managers, and data product analysts.

• Cultivate a culture of accountability, agility, innovation, and user-centered thinking.

• Define success metrics, performance reviews, and development plans for team members.

• Promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous learning across product domains.

Delivery Excellence

• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of data products in alignment with sprint plans and release milestones.

• Champion agile product development and iterative delivery, balancing short-term execution with long-term product health.

• Drive measurement of impact through business KPIs, data usage metrics, and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Resolve escalated product or delivery risks, and coordinate mitigation strategies across internal and external teams.

About You

Key Functional Requirements & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in life sciences, computer science, data science, or a related field. Ph.D. or MBA is a strong plus.

• 8+ years of experience in data product management, portfolio operations, or digital product development in life sciences.

• Strong familiarity with R&D portfolio management processes, systems (e.g., Planisware, enterprise resource planning), and use cases.

• Proven leadership experience influencing cross-functional teams and driving digital or data transformation in R&D.

• Ability to define product vision and strategy and translate that into team deliverables and stakeholder outcomes.

• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills, including the ability to represent the organization at internal and external forums.

• Proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining top product talent.

Key Technical Requirements & Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies, product portfolio management, and iterative product development.

• Understanding of metadata management, data catalogs, data lineage, and cloud-native data architecture (e.g., AWS, Snowflake, Databricks).

• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines and product releases for data infrastructure.

• Experience working with product tools like Jira, Confluence, Miro, and enterprise data platforms.

• A strong data-driven mindset, with the ability to balance innovation with compliance and operational excellence.

• Understanding of portfolio analytics, forecasting models, or program-level risk tracking is a strong asset.

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

This position is for a new vacant role that is now open for applications.

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.

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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.

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