Global Brand Lead, Transplant (Solid Organ Transplant)

Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health — preventing illness through vaccines and delivering innovative treatments that fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions living with long-term chronic conditions.

The Transplant Franchise is a strategic growth driver within Sanofi's General Medicines innovative portfolio, spanning two complementary therapeutic areas: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Solid Organ Transplant (SOT). Sanofi has established a strong position in the HSCT space with Rezurock™, approved in over 20 countries including the US, China, and the EU. Our transplant business also includes Thymoglobulin, a well-established anti-thymocyte globulin therapy, alongside a promising pipeline in later-stage development with potential launches in the coming years. Sanofi aims to revolutionize transplant treatment paradigms — across solid organ, hematopoietic, adjuvant, and supportive care — guided by our vision of "one organ for life."

This is a high-visibility global leadership role with direct reporting into the GBU Leadership Team, offering both a compelling specialty care growth opportunity and a strong steppingstone toward future leadership roles.

About the role

This high-profile Global Brand Lead is a newly created senior role within the Global Transplant Franchise. The individual will be responsible for leading the entire end-to-end SOT therapeutic area, strategy, P&L, and market, in preparation for potential launches of new assets, driving significant portfolio growth while maintaining profitable growth with in-line Thymoglobulin execution.

The role requires strong leadership stamina to lead a cross-functional matrix and expand external networks with deep expertise in specialty care. This high-visibility, cross-functional leadership role reports to the SVP, Global Franchise Head, and collaborates closely with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Corporate Affairs, Digital, Regulatory, and regional commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Build executive-level strategy with end-to-end enterprise thinking, translating vision into external impact.
• Lead the SOT growth strategy across all strategic pillars: portfolio strategy, brand planning, customer engagement, evidence generation, device/presentation, and lifecycle management to maximize profitable franchise growth.
• Demonstrate foresight in tracking healthcare landscape evolution, digital innovation, competitive dynamics, and evolving patient and customer needs; leverage global and local insights to define strategies that anticipate market shifts.
• Define Access and Pricing Strategies in collaboration with Market Access and cross-functional teams to maximize the value of new assets within a focused global footprint.
• Lead financial planning within the Strategic Plan exercise, including top-line sales and OPEX, in collaboration with local markets, Finance, and cross-functional partners.
• Facilitate Strategic Workforce Planning to ensure future capability needs are met in alignment with Franchise Strategy across Digital, Medical, Commercial, Market Access, and Public Affairs.
• Lead the integrated global brand strategy and launch plan for SOT pipeline assets, from strategy to activation, mobilizing cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment with the overall Transplant franchise vision.
• Develop communication strategies that translate evidence data into powerful platforms to support market shaping or brand differentiation.
• Deliver executive-level presentations to ensure influence, investment, and buy-in.
• Drive performance in key strategic markets to deliver financial goals through deep understanding of local market dynamics, rigorous monitoring, and active collaboration on local plans.
• Facilitate collaboration and decision-making with local cross-functional teams to support strategy implementation and agile operational translation.
• Ensure strategy execution and drive performance with a focus on priority markets, translating strategic imperatives into measurable commercial outcomes.
• Coordinate supply situations in alignment with Supply Chain and markets; provide clear recommendations in complex scenarios to safeguard patient access continuity.
• Ensure global and local digital execution aligns with defined strategy, championing innovative approaches and emerging technologies, including AI-powered tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• MBA or advanced degree with a focus on marketing, strategy, or a relevant discipline (strongly preferred).
• Minimum 7 years of global or local pharmaceutical commercial franchise experience, preferably in a therapeutic area with complex scientific and competitive dynamics.
• Prior Global and/or US experience preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive leadership/people management experience (strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated strategic marketing and commercial leadership skills through brand strategy, portfolio expansion, launch, and enterprise-wide impact on top and bottom-line.
• Financial and Business Operations Acumen: P&L management, Finance, or Business Operations experience with strong analytical skills to assess forecasts, manage budgets, and drive data-informed decisions.
• Proven experience working across functions and cultures, including collaboration with Finance, Supply Chain, and Regulatory in matrixed global organizations.
• Track record of leading digital transformation toward innovative business models, implementing digital innovation, and driving new ways of working, including familiarity with GenAI tools.
• Therapeutic Area Knowledge: Medical, scientific, or local operational background in related therapeutic areas (preferred).
• Up to 30% domestic and international travel required.
• Excellent professional English language skills (required); French knowledge (an asset).

Skills

• Innovative brand, portfolio, and launch strategy development and execution.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong capability to interpret market research, epidemiology data, sales analytics, and patient-level data to inform differentiated brand strategies and measure performance.
• Conceptual and Creative/Disruptive Thinking: Ability to employ conceptual thinking in identifying innovative solutions and challenge conventional wisdom to drive brand growth.
• Understanding of AI applications in marketing, such as customer data analysis, segmentation, personalization, and automation, to enhance marketing effectiveness and customer experience.
• Results Orientation: Proactive, business-oriented focus with the resolve to set challenging goals and the commitment to achieve them; track record of delivering measurable outcomes.
• Analytical and Financial Acumen: Strong problem-solving skills with excellent financial acumen, including the ability to assess forecasts, analyze data, and manage complex budgets across geographies.
• Relationship Building and Influence: Ability to cultivate effective relationships and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels.
• Agility Mindset and Proactiveness: Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment, managing multiple priorities across indications and geographies; proactive in bringing ideas and solutions to evolve strategy or execution.

Benefits

• Opportunities for career growth through promotions or lateral moves, domestically or internationally.
• Comprehensive rewards package recognizing contribution and amplifying impact.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Opportunity to shape the future of care for chronic and complex conditions like aT1D, Type 2 diabetes, transplant, and cardiovascular disease.
• Drive meaningful impact at global scale: Sanofi’s medicines reach over 100 million people annually.
• Turn bold ideas into breakthrough launches, with multiple new therapies planned through 2030 and beyond.