Job title: Group Lead – Advanced Analytics
% of travel expected: Travel required as per business need
Job type: Permanent and Full time
Our Team:
Sanofi Global Hub is an internal Sanofi resource organization and is setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions. Global Hub strives to be a strategic and functional partner for tactical deliveries to Medical, HEVA, and Commercial organizations in Sanofi, globally.
Main responsibilities:
Group Lead Advanced Analytics is responsible to create synergies and provide functional & operational direction to Multiple processes across various GBU and GTMC operation, so that the cost savings and value creation are achieved with deliveries optimized through multi-layered teams.
Leadership & People Management
Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team of 30+ data scientists, statisticians, and analytics professionals across MMM, predictive modelling, and omnichannel analytics.
Drive capability building in advanced analytics, experimentation frameworks, AI/ML, and modern tech stacks.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, scientific rigor, and operational excellence.
Manage team workload, prioritization, resource allocation, and career development.
Analytics Strategy & Delivery
Define and execute the end‑to‑end analytics strategy for MMM, next‑best‑action, customer targeting, and omnichannel measurement for key brands.
Oversee design, development, and deployment of advanced MMM models covering HCP, DTC, payer, digital, field, and promotional channels.
Lead development of robust analytical frameworks to measure promotional ROI, elasticity, marketing impact simulations, and scenario planning.
Ensure scientific quality, reproducibility, and adherence to statistical best practices in all analytics outputs.
Omnichannel & Customer Analytics
Champion omnichannel measurement frameworks, attribution models, and customer journey analytics to optimize HCP and patient engagement.
Partner with brand, digital, field, and medical teams to translate insights into actionable omnichannel strategies.
Oversee development of advanced algorithms for segmentation, personalization, NBA/NBO and dynamic targeting.
Stakeholder Partnership
Act as strategic thought partner to Marketing, Commercial, Field Leadership, Digital, Finance, and HEOR teams.
Translate complex analytics into clear, compelling insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
Influence brand and portfolio decisions using data‑driven insights and scenario modelling.
Governance, Quality & Operations
Establish strong operating mechanisms, documentation standards, model governance, validation protocols, and compliance alignment.
Ensure consistency, scalability, and global alignment of analytics processes and frameworks.
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Business Impact
Deliver actionable insights that optimize marketing spend, channel mix, field force effectiveness, and omnichannel engagement to drive measurable business ROI.
Lead cross‑functional projects that shape brand strategy, launch optimization, and long‑term commercial planning.
About you
14+ years in analytics, data science, or commercial insights (pharma preferred).
Deep hands‑on expertise in MMM, statistical modelling, and omnichannel analytics.
Proven experience leading large teams (30+ members) and managing cross‑functional stakeholders.
Strong communication skills with ability to influence senior leaders.
Experience with modern analytics tools (Python/R, cloud platforms, visualization tools).
Dataset Exposure : IQVIA- MIDAS, LAAD, Channel Dynamics, APLD, CRM, Claims Data ,Promotional data etc.
Education: Graduate/postgraduate in any discipline (e.g., MBA, BPharm, MS, PhD, DVM,)
Languages: Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)
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, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!
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, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!