Associate Director, Project Management
Sanofi
Date: 15 hours ago
City: Cambridge, MA
Salary:
$125,250
-
$180,916.66
per year
Contract type: Full time

Job title: Associate Director, Project Management
Location: Cambridge, MA
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.
Our Team
The US Launch Project Management Office (PMO) team’s purpose is to enhance Sanofi launch performance through effective partnering, project management and implementation of industry-leading Launch Excellence best practices to achieve strategic objectives.
The Launch PMO supports our robust pipeline of key Sanofi US Specialty Care assets to materialize the miracles of science and improve patient lives. We interact with US and global stakeholders, senior leadership, brand teams, and workstream subject matter experts to orchestrate the development of comprehensive launch plans, improve launch execution, and drive cross-functional performance.
US Launch PMO sits within the NA (North America) Commercial Transformation & NP (New Product) Launches organiztion.
Job Description
The Associate Director (AD) is responsible for managing activities to optimize performance cross-functionally to support launches across the US Specialty Care portfolio. The AD project manages new product and indication launches from end-to-end within the critical launch window, approximately two years prior to regulatory approval (L-2) through hypercare (3 months post-approval), concentrating on key launch milestones: Initiation (Launch Scoping, Launch Plan Development & Alignment), Execution/Tracking (Core Team meetings), Launch Readiness (day of approval planning, leadership review meetings), and Post-Launch Support (launch performance metrics and feedback).
Main Responsibilities
Work Experience:
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Pursue 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.
Location: Cambridge, MA
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.
Our Team
The US Launch Project Management Office (PMO) team’s purpose is to enhance Sanofi launch performance through effective partnering, project management and implementation of industry-leading Launch Excellence best practices to achieve strategic objectives.
The Launch PMO supports our robust pipeline of key Sanofi US Specialty Care assets to materialize the miracles of science and improve patient lives. We interact with US and global stakeholders, senior leadership, brand teams, and workstream subject matter experts to orchestrate the development of comprehensive launch plans, improve launch execution, and drive cross-functional performance.
US Launch PMO sits within the NA (North America) Commercial Transformation & NP (New Product) Launches organiztion.
Job Description
The Associate Director (AD) is responsible for managing activities to optimize performance cross-functionally to support launches across the US Specialty Care portfolio. The AD project manages new product and indication launches from end-to-end within the critical launch window, approximately two years prior to regulatory approval (L-2) through hypercare (3 months post-approval), concentrating on key launch milestones: Initiation (Launch Scoping, Launch Plan Development & Alignment), Execution/Tracking (Core Team meetings), Launch Readiness (day of approval planning, leadership review meetings), and Post-Launch Support (launch performance metrics and feedback).
Main Responsibilities
- Drive strategic launch governance and plan development from L-2 through post-launch
- Lead cross-functional teams through key launch milestones and core team meetings
- Develop and track comprehensive launch plans, including risk mitigation strategies
- Orchestrate day-of-approval planning and execution
- Partner with brand teams to ensure alignment and successful launch execution
- Manage launch readiness reviews and performance metrics
- Foster innovation and continuous improvement in launch excellence practices
- Ensure effective documentation and communication across stakeholder groups
Work Experience:
- Project management experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry
- Track record of successful drug launch execution
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in matrix environments
- Strong project management capabilities with focus on strategic execution
- Proven ability to influence without authority across organizational levels
- Excellence in stakeholder management and communication
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities
- Adaptable leadership style with ability to navigate complexity
- Strategic thinking with attention to detail
- Change management experience
- Comfort with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
- Experience with project management platforms
- English fluency required
- 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 and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
#GD-SG
#vhd
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Pursue 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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