R&D Scientific Competitive Intelligence Senior Analyst

The Global R&D Strategy and Portfolio Management team's overarching objective is to equip Sanofi's leaders with robust, objective and externally focused insights and recommendations they need to make better informed R&D strategy, and portfolio and project investment decisions to ensure pipeline sustainability. We achieve this by (1) delivering a comprehensive R&D strategy positioning the organization to embrace future opportunities and challenges, driving sustained success (2) ensuring a sustainable portfolio strategy, robust valuation and prioritization of the R&D portfolio and optimization of resources, high quality pipeline reporting, benchmarking, and scientific competitive intelligence (3) ensuring high quality investment governance incorporating decision quality and thoughtful risk taking principles. As part of the R&D Portfolio Strategy and Management team, the Competitive Intelligence group works with key stakeholders across the organization (R&D and GBUs) to deliver robust external competitive intelligence insights and ensure data-driven decision-making. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Competitive Intelligence Analyst to join our team at our offshore hub in India. In this role, you will provide competitor analysis and insights in one or more therapeutic areas to support key decisions points with a focus on the early/mid-development pipeline. You will collaborate closely with global cross-functional teams to build a comprehensive understanding of competitor strategies and identify risks and opportunities for Sanofi. Main responsibilities: With expertise to use of a wide range of CI sources, provide an accurate, comprehensive and insightful view of the competitions to Sanofi's programs. Beyond data collection, work with the CI Leaders and the Portfolio Strategy leads to articulate implications for Sanofi, predict high-impact changes and coordinate the communication to R&D senior leaders on threats and opportunities. Generate and deliver CI reports using formats optimized for dissemination. Projects may include, but are not limited to, competitive landscapes (target, disease, or technology), clinical data comparisons, competitor event watchlists, conference coverage, company profiling, etc. Proactively monitor top competitors and timely communicate analysis and insights from key updates. Ensure that stakeholders participating in governance decision-making meetings have an up-to-date view of the relevant competitive situation. Build a partnership and be the main support of the TA Scientific CI leads that generate insights for Global Project Teams. Contribute to address key competitive topic/questions on an ad hoc basis, including highly complex projects coordinated by the TA CI leader. Collaborate closely with R&D Portfolio Analytics and Benchmarking teams to support common goals and data consistency. Work in partnership with Commercial CI teams, collaborate on joint initiatives and exchange best CI practices. Contribute to the assessment and adoption of new CI tools, in particular digital and AI solutions

Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions.