Head of Organizational Development, Business Operations

Overview

Head of Organizational Development, Business Operations — Job Title : Head of Organizational Development, Business Operations

Job Location : Barcelona, Spain

We are Sanofi. We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose : we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our teams across the world strive to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into the possible for patients. We provide potentially life-changing treatments and the protection of lifesaving vaccines to millions of people, and affordable access to our medicines in some of the world’s poorest countries.

About the job

The Head of Organizational Development – Business Operations will partner with the Global Business Operations function and People & Culture leadership, as well as the global OD COE to define the required end-state organizational capabilities to execute strategy, as well as defining and executing the multi-disciplinary capability plan to get there. Reporting to the Global Head of People, Corporate Functions, the Head of OD will be a key member of both the CF People & Culture Leadership Team and the Organizational Capability & Consulting team (part of the OD COE). This role will be based in Barcelona, Spain. It does require the ability to connect across global time zones and travel.

Key Responsibilities :

• Defining the core capabilities and associated plans for the GBU / GF : Partnering with business leadership to develop a full understanding of the business strategy, competitive landscape, risks and opportunities.
• In partnership with business and P&C leaders, defining the required organizational capabilities needed to win, and deliver this strategy.
• Using both qualitative and quantitative methods to identify and define any key capability gaps.
• Partnering with Business, P&C and COE leaders to identify shifts in operating model to strengthen the required capabilities – such as Organization Design, Skills Definition & Taxonomy (in partnership with the COE), Strategic Workforce Planning, translating into buy, build, borrow, bot talent decisions.
• Acting as Project Lead on key cross-functional capability projects, in partnership with P&C peers and leveraging the OD COE as needed.
• Lead and support initiatives while supporting Business Operations : Target Operating Model Design, Strategic Workforce Planning, Organization Design, Skills Taxonomy, Change Management and Implementation, Organization & Team Effectiveness.
• Partnering with Learning / Talent to update and align Learning Portfolios and define 70 : 20 : 10 career journeys.
• Leverage each location’s capabilities and competencies to elevate Business Operations to its maximum for all Sanofians.
• Active member of the OD COE community : participate in COE meetings and strategic OD forums; share best practices across peers supporting other GBUs & functions.
• Play an active role in the design of global tools, practices & methodologies. Serve as a first point of contact for the Transformation Office to identify and track high-level transformation activity at an enterprise level.
• Stay abreast of internal and external innovations in organizational capability and transformation, contributing to the function’s expertise and intellectual capital.

About you

Experience :

Soft and technical skills :

Education : Bachelor’s degree or higher in management or related fields.

Languages : Fluency in English is essential.

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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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. 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, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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