Reference No. R2782498 

Position Title: New Products Launch lead - NextGen immunology

Department: Specialty Care and Country Lead Canada

Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid) requiring office attendance 50% of the time.

About the Job

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases 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 the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

As a leader in immunology, we are poised to transform medicine by rebalancing the immune responses that cause systemic, chronic diseases. Building on the success of Dupixent® in atopic dermatitis and asthma, we are developing new solutions for people with debilitating immuno-dermatological, rheumatic, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases.

We are on an ambitious journey to become the world’s leading immunology biopharma. The second chapter of our Play to Win journey focuses on modernizing our Specialty Care operations in Canada with a keen sense of urgency and preparing for our exciting pipeline.

Reporting to Head of New Products Launch Specialty Care, this position is responsible for the preparation and execution of commercial market development and launch in Canada for NextGen immunology assets. This team will be critical to the set-up and path for future launches of immunology products.

Main Responsibilities:

Develop and implement strategic plans for new product launches, aligning with the company overall  business objectives

Implement the roadmap for new product launches in NextGen immunology assets, including amlitelimab, rilzabrutinib, and lunsekimig

Assess the value of the different markets and develop the business cases for the new products

 Inform the key aspects of the go-to-market approach for an asset, considering the end-to-end needs of commercialization from pre-launch activities, and time of launch until it is delivered to the patient.

Identify critical success factors for launch and develop relevant engagement plans with tactics; drive implementation of the plan and monitor execution.

Generate key insights and develop strategic recommendations to advance market recognition along with measuring key performance indicators.

Align with Market Access & Public Affairs teams responsible for conducting payer market research and developing pricing models using competitive data and relevant analogs to recommend pricing options and strategies.

Partner with Market Access and GTMC Insight & Analytics teams to evaluate market trends and develop sensitivity models to maximize product access based on optimal price points.

Partner with global marketers and agencies to develop branded and unbranded campaigns and assets with a best-in-class omnichannel approach, underpinned by market analysis and competitive benchmarking to drive ROI.

Partner with and influence cross-functional stakeholders such as medical, market access, go-to-market capability (GTMC), to prepare the market for upcoming immunology launches.

Work in conjunction with global immunology teams and align with the global marketing and launch strategies, ensuring that Canada is well represented.

Manage any related budgets, financial forecasts (in partnership with Finance and GTMC), and investment proposals needed.

About You:

Commercial and Business Acumen: Strong track record in the pharma/biopharma industry driving commercial success and launching new products. Ability to work in fast paced environments and manage multiple products simultaneously

Specialty Therapeutic Experience: immunology knowledge required and immunology experience is a plus.

Relationship Management: Ability to work collaboratively, with strong organizational and operational skills. Ability to influence across all levels of the organization -

Data/Insights Driven decision maker: Able to distill large amounts of data and information to find the lead story and communicate it effectively to others.

Global Experience and/or prior international assignment is a plus.

Education: Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience: 7+ years of relevant healthcare or pharmaceutical industry experience with a previous experiences on product launches.

Prior people management is required

Driving Sustainability

Firmly believes that both sustainability and profit are in the organization’s best long-term interest.

Understands and incorporates viewpoints from all key stakeholders to drive decision making and share the benefits.

Delivers breakthrough innovations and business models that create value for all stakeholders, continually challenging traditional approaches.

Sets audacious business and sustainability goals, driving concerted action and investments, and stays the course in the face of setbacks or push-back from short-term oriented stakeholders.

Languages

English

French: An asset

Travel: 

Up to 30% of the time

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 is an ADDITION

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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