North America Brand R&D Lead - Icy Hot & Aspercreme

Job description

About the job

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare , we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.

Our teams are building trusted & loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, enabling better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. To fulfill this mission, we are embarking our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees in this journey because this is what will make us become the “Best Fast-Moving Consumer Healthcare (FMCH) Company In & For the World”.

We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

To achieve this, we need strong talent who will help us shape the future of our Consumer Healthcare business and challenge our industry. At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we aspire to create a work environment where people can thrive, grow, and be at their best every day. Our priority is working with integrity to improve the health and well-being of people and communities where we operate, working towards making a positive impact in the world.

Our Team:

We're looking for a dynamic leader to steer our local pain brands, Icy Hot & Aspercreme. As a brand-led expert, you'll blend science and technology to drive growth and collaborate closely with commercial leaders to prioritize our Consumer Health Care (CHC) portfolio. Your role is pivotal in aligning with our enterprise goal of empowering consumers with health solutions.

Join our team to shape an innovative R&D pipeline based on consumer insights. You'll be crucial in defining strategies that leverage science and technology to ensure brand success.

As a Global Brand Strategist, you'll craft comprehensive plans (1 – 5 years) for a successful market rollout. Collaborating with the development center, you'll create development plans based on internal and external capabilities, ensuring future market needs are met.

Your role extends to close collaboration with regulatory and medical leads to support our brands' success in the market and with healthcare professionals.

In another aspect, you'll implement a forward-thinking approach for Icy Hot & Aspercreme , staying ahead of global trends and health authorities. This includes prioritizing sustainability aligned with CHC strategy.

Bring your innovative touch to R&D, integrating consumer insights and defining patent strategies. In partnership with project management, you'll ensure projects progress seamlessly and on schedule.

Main responsibilities:

KEY RESULTS/ACCOUNTABILITIES

·  Drive R&D pipeline delivery for assigned brands ( Icy Hot & Aspercreme ), meeting innovation sales targets aligned with growth strategy and ensuring cross-brand consistency and best practices.
·  Oversee short, medium, and long-term R&D projects, incorporating claims, NPD, clinicals, and sustainable packaging innovations.
·  Lead fewer, larger innovation projects in collaboration with the growth hub, leveraging consumer insights.
·  Develop a patent pipeline for global brands, grounded in distinctive science, with close collaboration with the global IPM for on-time execution.
·  Foster strong cross-functional teamwork to ensure seamless delivery of the innovation pipeline.
·  Prioritize and identify base business protection projects for assigned global brands based on risk assessment.
·  Utilize an extensive external technology network to deliver and expedite differentiated technology opportunities.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 

·  Brand GMs and innovation leads
·  Regional and Zone SH Heads 
·  Design Sustainability & packaging innovation Team
·  Consumer Science Team
·  Finance business partner to ensure strong business case

About you

Experience

·  Accomplished business leader skilled in translating consumer insights into brand-led pipelines.
·  R&D experience with a proven track record in brand delivery.
·  Identify and allocate necessary roles/resources for successful project delivery.
·  Ensure brand-specific risk discussions and implement mitigation plans.
·  Develop integrated plans and budgets for all innovation programs within the category/region.
·  Responsible for delivering a sustainable innovation pipeline.
·  Establish, identify, and leverage external partnerships, suppliers, providers, key opinion leaders, etc., influencing innovation for global brands.
·  Advise key stakeholders and the leadership team on industry trends and new opportunities within the category/region.
·  End-to-end accountability, alongside Project Managers, from ideation to the launch of the innovative pipeline.
·  Assign science partners to program Core Team roles, monitor fit, offer feedback for enhancement, and reassign roles as needed for optimal fit. Key coach to Technical Program.
·  Innovations scope includes BD opportunities, NPD, impactful claims requiring clinicals, novel ingredients, formulation technologies, and sustainable solutions.

Education

·  Degree in Science or Higher degree (Ph.D.) or relevant Academic qualification is desirable

Languages

·  Fluent spoken and written English
·  An additional language is a plus

Soft Skills

·  Challenge the status quo, focusing on priorities for optimal outcomes and rejecting mediocrity. Strive for continuous improvement while upholding our values and judgment.
·  Prioritize the organization's interests over individual or team interests. Consider both short and long-term impacts of decisions, supporting collective and global goals. Facilitate decision-making at the appropriate level and share resources where they have the greatest impact.
·  Actively engage with customers to understand their present and future needs, bringing an external perspective to decisions.
·  Take proactive action without waiting for directives. Make informed decisions, anticipating consequences, and use personal judgment and advice from others to drive impactful progress.
·  Exemplify our core values: teamwork, integrity, respect, and courage.

Required Leadership Competencies

·  Strategic Thinking: Evaluate operations, set priorities, and develop long-term plans aligned with organizational interests.
·  Business Acumen: Effectively use economic, financial, and market indicators to understand and enhance business results.
·  Judgement: Draw logical conclusions based on information and solve problems even in ambiguous or incomplete situations.
·  Interpersonal Relationships: Treat others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
·  Change Leadership: Demonstrate support for innovation and organizational transformation.
·  Personal Leadership: Exhibit courage, choice, and commitment, prioritizing patient, stakeholder, and organizational interests over personal ones.
·  Drive: Take the lead with passion and commitment, striving to achieve challenging goals and improve performance.
·  Learning Agility: Navigate unfamiliar situations effectively, continuously improving and developing oneself by leveraging expertise and knowledge from diverse areas.

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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

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