Business Planning And Development Associate - VIE Contract

• Location: UAE, Dubai
• Target start date: 01/12/2025
  
  

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About The Job

As Business Planning & Development Associate VIE within our New Product Planning and Launch team, you’ll be involved with advertising/creative agencies, local and regional Key Opinion Leaders, Patient Societies, Distributers, Health Authorities, Charities and Non-Profit Organization, and Payers.

You will also be included in the cross-functional collaboration with:

• Marketing and Launch Excellence
• Market Access & Gov. affairs
• Finance
• Pharmacovigilance, Quality and compliance
• Medical
• GTMC
• Supply Chain
• Communication
  
  

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs. Ready to get started?

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s 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 people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

• Implement and catalyze strategic projects that contributes to accelerating our new launches.
• Lead, coordinate or support projects and initiatives for business growth and delivering on priorities within the next Gen immunology franchise.
• Collaborates with stakeholders by working transversally with the different franchises and cross functional team.
• Work transversally within the immunology franchise and be a key player in managing the work of multiple projects by maintaining the backlog, facilitating ceremonies, and making sure the teams are demonstrating true working practices.
• Champion Agile culture and simplification behaviors, promoting “new ways of working” and principles and practices both at the project level and in corresponding squads.
• Discovers insight and foresight using multiple sources including; direct customer contact, field visits, market research and trends analysis to gain a deeper understanding of patients, prescribers and payers within a competitive context.
• Ensure new product launches follow strictly launch excellence and governance practices.
• Responsible for oversight and compliant leadership of all customer-facing activities, patient support and professional relations.
  
  

Experience

About you

• Commercial, Project Management, and experience working with Agile methodology would be a plus.
• Experienced in leading project teams involving different functions would be an asset.
  
  

Soft And Technical Skills

• Market understanding, competition and future trends, and good understanding of our value chain.
• Ability to take data-driven decisions based on customer needs and to manage relationships across various stakeholders.
• High learning agility and ability to perform under pressure with multi-tasking skills.
• Pro-active with a sense of urgency, demonstrating leadership and effectiveness in a matrix organization.
• Professional analytical thinking and problem-solving approach.
• Project management skills and Planning capability.
• Strong presentation and general communication skills (written, verbal and listening), together with forecasting, planning and budgeting Skills.
• Enthusiasm for working in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
  
  

Education

• Master’s degree preferably in Pharmacy, Medicine, Marketing or similar field.
  
  

Languages

• Fluency in English.
  
  

Why choose us?

• Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development.
• Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes.
• Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
  
  

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow.

Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.

nullPursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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