About the Job
Within the Medical Strategy, Transformation and Excellence team, the Medical Innovation function serves as the enterprise incubator for high-impact innovation across Medical Affairs. Operating on an Incubator-to-Operator model, the team scouts, use cases, and proves new capabilities before scaling them into standard practice globally. This requires not only bold ideas, but disciplined execution — and a dedicated leader who ensures that what works in a test and learn use case becomes the new standard of care for Medical Affairs worldwide.
The Global Lead, Innovation Expansion & Adoption is the operational bridge between Sanofi's Medical Innovation Lab and the broader Medical Affairs organization. This role owns the full scaling lifecycle — from change management and KPI governance through GBU transformation partnering and Hub innovation coordination — ensuring that innovations tested by the team become permanent, scalable capabilities embedded across Medical GBUs and Hubs worldwide. This is a role for a transformation-minded professional who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and people change, and who measures success by standards established.
Main Responsibilities
Innovation Scaling & Adoption Strategy
- Define and own the Innovation Expansion & Adoption roadmap, establishing the frameworks, governance models, and change management strategies that transform successful use cases into global enterprise standards
- Lead the development and management of Sanofi's Medical Innovation scaling playbook — a standardized methodology for transitioning innovations to GBU operational ownership at scale
- Design the Incubator-to-Operator handoff model — establishing clear criteria, governance checkpoints, and transition protocols for when a use case is ready to move from the Innovation team to operational owners (Field Excellence, Scientific Communications, and other pillars)
- Establish and manage the KPI and governance framework for all Medical Innovation initiatives, tracking adoption rates, impact metrics, time-to-standard, and scientific value delivered across Markets and GBUs
- Own the Medical Innovation Council's reporting cadence for adoption and scaling milestones, ensuring transparent DAI (Decide, Advise, Inform) governance across all scaling initiatives
- Contribute to the 5-year Medical Innovation roadmap by providing adoption feasibility and scalability assessments for proposed innovation initiatives
GBU Transformation Partnering
- Serve as the primary transformation business partner to Medical GBUs, spending significant time embedded in GBU leadership meetings to facilitate adoption of scaled innovations and address GBU-specific barriers
- Design GBU-specific adoption roadmaps for major Medical Innovation platforms, ensuring solutions are configured, deployed, and optimized for GBU context and workflow
- Lead cross-GBU coordination forums that accelerate adoption learning, share best practices, and resolve scaling challenges across therapeutic areas and geographies
- Build and manage GBU transformation capability, including training programs, adoption toolkits, and peer-learning networks that sustain momentum beyond initial rollout
- Identify adoption barriers and resistance patterns across geographies and GBUs, and develop proactive mitigation strategies to accelerate uptake of new ways of working
Hub Partnership & Global Coordination
- Lead the Hub partnership model for Medical Innovation, coordinating with Regional Hubs to ensure global scaling strategies are adapted for local market contexts, regulatory requirements, and operational capabilities
- Develop Hub-specific adoption frameworks that leverage Hub capabilities to accelerate scaling while maintaining consistency with global innovation standards
- Partner with GTMC on omnichannel scaling strategies, ensuring that medical innovation platforms deployed at Hub level integrate seamlessly with field and digital engagement infrastructure
- Coordinate cross-functional handoffs between the Medical Innovation team and operational pillars, ensuring receiving teams are equipped, trained, and resourced to sustain scaled programs
Change Management & Cultural Transformation
- Design and lead enterprise-wide change management programs that embed innovation culture, digital fluency, and experimentation mindsets across Medical Affairs globally
- Build and deploy adoption enablement tools — training curricula ( with Medical Learning institute) , adoption dashboards, communication strategies, and incentive frameworks — that sustain engagement through the full scaling lifecycle
- Identify and mitigate adoption barriers across geographies, functions, and organizational levels, using data-driven insights to optimize scaling strategies in real time
- Act as a visible change champion within Medical Affairs, inspiring teams to embrace new ways of working and demonstrating the value of scaled innovations through storytelling and impact measurement
- Champion internal cultural transformation by embedding curiosity, experimentation, and digital fluency as core behaviors across Medical Affairs globally
Governance & Compliance
- Build and maintain the Medical Innovation Governance framework, ensuring all innovation programs have clear ownership, decision rights, risk assessments, and compliance checkpoints before scaling
- Ensure all innovation scaling activities comply with applicable regulations, GxP standards, and ethical requirements relevant to the deployment of AI and digital health technologies in pharmaceutical medical affairs
- Develop and maintain governance protocols for scaled technology deployments, including validation frameworks, performance monitoring, and escalation pathways for post-launch issues
- Stay current on evolving regulatory and industry standards for enterprise AI adoption, change management in regulated environments, and medical affairs digital transformation
About You
Leadership & Skills
- Transformation leader with a proven track record of scaling complex innovations from test and learn use case to global standard within a pharmaceutical or large healthcare organization
- Expert in change management methodologies applied to technology adoption and digital transformation in regulated environments
- Deep understanding of Medical Affairs operational models, GBU dynamics, and the challenges of driving adoption across matrixed, multi-geography organizations
- Strong governance and KPI design skills, with experience building impact measurement frameworks for innovation and transformation programs
- Excellent cross-functional influencer, able to drive adoption across GBUs, Hubs, Digital teams, and Medical pillars without direct line authority
Executive Competencies
- Scaling Mastery: Brings structured, proven approaches to moving innovations to enterprise standard, managing complexity and competing priorities without losing pace or fidelity to the innovation intent
- Transformation Partnership: Operates as a trusted advisor to GBU and Hub leadership, building confidence in new capabilities through demonstrated results, transparent governance, and sustained engagement
- Impact Measurement: Designs KPI frameworks that capture adoption, utilization, and scientific value in ways that resonate with Medical, Digital, and Executive audiences — making the case for continued investment
- Change Leadership: Inspires and sustains adoption momentum across large, diverse organizations by combining compelling storytelling with practical enablement tools and data-driven optimization
- Enterprise Perspective: Balances GBU-specific adoption needs with enterprise-wide innovation governance, ensuring consistency without sacrificing local relevance or operational practicality
Experience & Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Innovation Management, Transformation, or Digital Health with a specific focus on adoption, change management, or capability scaling within a pharmaceutical or healthcare organization
- Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or Master's in life sciences or related field) preferred; additional qualifications in Change Management (e.g., Prosci, CCMP), Organizational Design, or Digital Transformation are a strong plus
- Proven track record of leading large-scale change management or technology adoption programs in global, matrixed pharmaceutical organizations
- Experience with KPI framework design, innovation governance, and executive reporting for transformation initiatives
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical Medical Affairs platforms and operational models
- Strong communication skills; ability to drive adoption and inspire change across senior Medical, GBU, and Hub leadership
Travel Requirements
- This global role requires approximately 25–30% travel to engage with GBU leadership, Hub partners, and regional Medical Affairs teams
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Why Choose Us
- Be the force that transforms Sanofi's innovation use cases into enterprise standards — the leader who ensures that great ideas become great outcomes for patients, HCPs, and the business
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether 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 and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave
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