Associate Director, Forecasting Systemic Mastocytosis (SM)

Job title: Associate Director, Forecasting Systemic Mastocytosis (SM) Location: Cambridge, MA About The Job We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rarediseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together,revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase themiracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world. At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve peoples 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 reality for millions of people. Strategic Context Currently, Sanofi has the most robust pipeline and forthcoming product launches in the companys history. As the next phase of our Play-To-Win strategy, Sanofi must appropriately support this pipeline to materialize our vision of delivering scientific miracles to patients worldwide. Thus, modernizing the Sanofi operational structure to include a Go-to-Market Capabilities (GTMC) team within the company. The new GTMC organization is charged with delivering best-in-class capabilities to bring speed and increased value to commercial operations. Operating with a One Sanofi mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, GTMC will accelerate and improve key capabilities to facilitate the best-informed strategic decision making across the organization. The GTMC Organization Aims To Centralize Go-to-Market operational tasks across business units. Standardize best-in-class capabilities, strengthen global support, and implement a better vertical reporting structure within GTMC from local to global. Define ways of working, bringing clarity on the interactions across GBUs, Digital, and Commercial executional support teams from Sanofi hubs to optimize process excellence and efficiency. The Associate Director, Forecasting Systemic Mastocytosis (SM) will be a key member of the Insights and Analytics (I&A) team, responsible for leading forecasting activities for treatments within the Sanofi Systemic Mastocytosis portfolio first for AYVAKIT, and then for future / pipeline SM products. This individual will be an integral strategic partner to Sanofi US Commercial leadership, collaborating with a range of cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Market Access, Digital / IT, Launch Excellence, etc.) to develop accurate, actionable short & long-range sales forecasts for in-line and future indications and deliver proactive, strategic insights on potential threats / opportunities. This position will report to the Director, Insights & Analytics Systemic Mastocytosis (SM) and will be based in Cambridge, MA or Morristown, NJ. Ready to push the limits of whats 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. About Sanofi We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving peoples lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve peoples lives. Main Responsibilities Collaborate with Commercial team, Finance, and other cross-functional partners to develop, document, and communicate accurate patient / volume / revenue forecasts for annual long-term Strategic Planning & Budget cycles, bi-annual medium-term forecast updates, and monthly near-term Rolling Forecast updates. Coordinate with Finance business partners and forecasters in other therapeutic areas to coordinate forecast cycle deliverables and promote harmonization across assets & functions. In partnership with Analytics & Finance colleagues, provide key end-of-month closing deliverables (i.e., price / volume & demand / inventory analyses). Provide monthly updates to Commercial leadership on performance and near-term forecast outlook, integrating latest actuals, analytics, Market Research, CI, etc. Support model enhancements to ensure forecasts for in-line & launch products reflect strategic direction of each brand (e.g., segmentation, patient flow, etc.). Collaborate with Market Research to plan & design studies that provide key forecast inputs (e.g., demand study / conjoint exercises). Partner with Finance and Market Access to incorporate latest GTN and access assumptions, conduct payer mix analyses, and generate price / volume waterfalls. Leverage resources such as analogue analyses & external forecasts (e.g., syndicated / analyst reports) to pressure-test and refine forecast assumptions. Work with Global forecasting to ensure that US forecast deliverables align to Global guidance and properly integrate with Global forecast aggregation process. Work with Finance and Demand Planning to ensure the most appropriate forecast (by SKU) is delivered for monthly supply chain planning activities. Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Patient Support Services and Finance to assess the value of proposed initiatives and / or risks posed by market events; deliver ad-hoc analyses that leverage forecast models to answer key business questions. Collaborate with Data Management, Analytics, and external data providers to conduct periodic reviews of key model inputs to ensure forecast accuracy. Coach junior team members for onboarding, upskilling and Sanofi specific processes / data. About You Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, MD, PhD) preferred 3+ years of experience in pharma / biotech analytics, forecasting, and / or market research; equivalent experience in consulting and / or advanced degrees may be considered as well Strong business acumen, with well-developed communication & presentation skills Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry data sources (e.g., IQVIA patient-level data, syndicated reports, specialty pharmacy data) and payer/health insurance environment Excellent project management skills, able to deftly balance multiple priorities Ability to work in a matrixed environment with many cross-functional partners Preferred Qualifications Experience in relevant therapeutic areas (Rare Disease, Oncology, Hematology) Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining Excel-based forecast models is preferred Programming languages (VBA, SQL, R, Python, etc.) Proficiency with cloud-based data warehouse/analytics platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks) Soft Skills Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, comfortable with ambiguity, and with a track record of delivering exceptional results. Authentic, humble team-player with a strong desire to learn & develop new skills. Excellent project management skills, able to deftly balance multiple priorities. Ability to work in a matrixed environment with many cross-functional partners to understand and influence key business decisions. Why Choose Us? Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet. Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed. Make an impact across borders and functions, collaborating with leaders to turn complex challenges into real-world solutions. Advance your career through stretch roles, cross-functional moves, and development opportunities designed to match your ambition. Thrive in inclusive, high-performing teams where every role matters and every voice helps shape whats next. 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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