Global Head of Data and Digital Transformation Vx RnD

Job Title: Global Head of Data and Digital Transformation Vx RnD

Location: Cambridge, MA

Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next‑gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI‑driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you’ll help advance prevention on a global scale – and shape the future of immunization.

This position operates within Vaccine R&D Global Transversal Operations, with the mission to architect, orchestrate, and drive the delivery of an ambitious digital, Data and AI strategic roadmap across Vaccine RD. As a key strategic advisor to senior leadership, you will shape the future direction of digital capabilities in collaboration with Digital R&D and Global RD, ensuring alignment with Sanofi's long‑term business objectives.

Working at the intersection of science and technology, the incumbent collaborates with senior stakeholders to identify high‑impact opportunities where digital & AI solutions can accelerate vaccine development, increase probability of success, enhance decision‑making and support excellence in operations delivery.

As the Global Head of Data & Digital Transformation
, you will lead a specialized team of Data Catalysts embedded within our Vaccine R&D organization, driving digital/AI transformation for vaccine R&D Labs while ensuring seamless business continuity in critical laboratory operations.

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.

Your strategic leadership will be instrumental in:

• Digital Strategy Leadership: Spearhead the development and execution of the comprehensive Digital/AI strategy for Vaccine R&D, ensuring strategic alignment with Sanofi's enterprise objectives while addressing the unique needs of scientific teams. Serve as the strategic thought leader who inspires cross‑functional teams to envision transformative digital possibilities. Establish governance frameworks that empower functions to develop aligned digital roadmaps while maintaining cohesive strategic direction that advances the vaccine RD mission and creates sustainable competitive advantage.

• Portfolio Strategy & Investment: Develop and manage a strategic portfolio of Vx RD digital initiatives with clear prioritization frameworks aligned to business value. Lead strategic investment decisions for digital/AI capabilities, building compelling business cases for transformative technologies. Work with RD functions to establish metrics and KPIs that demonstrate strategic ROI and business impact of digital investments.

• Workforce Transformation: Lead the cultural and capability shift required to build a digitally‑fluent scientific workforce, promoting training pathways and development opportunities that enable scientists to leverage advanced digital tools.

• Digital Product Implementation: Oversee the deployment of innovative Digital, Data, and AI solutions led by Lab Digital Product team reporting to you. This team drives the design right‑first‑time and fit‑for‑purpose of Lab Digital Products for Vaccine R&D across functions.

• Change Management: Drive adoption of new digital ways of working through influence and collaborative leadership, navigating complex stakeholder landscapes without direct hierarchical authority.

• Strategic Partnership: Serve as the primary interface between Vaccine R&D and enterprise Digital/IT functions, ensuring alignment of priorities and resource allocation.

• Innovation Cultivation: Foster a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement, identifying emerging technologies with potential to transform vaccine development.

• Business Continuity: Streamline Digital Support activities securing on‑time delivery of critical scientific workflows for Clinical Testing & Quality Control of clinical batches, maintaining operational excellence.

• Data Governance: Promote development of data culture, while implementing robust…