About the job
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world. As Consumer Science Lead within our Global Research & Development team, you’ll be responsible for leading Consumer Product Research activities in the AMEA region and also European projects. These behavioral science and creative techniques will help inspire the development, design and packaging teams to discover what consumers want, and what motivates them about Selfcare topics.
At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. 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 people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.
Main responsibilities:
· Partnering closely with R&D, Marketing and Market Research to build the best consumer experiences
· Lead the technical evaluation of selected priority products versus competition, including and contribute to the selection and development of products and translate differences into various consumer facing communications/ visualizations, etc.
· Identify and lead best research methodology to inform key development and business decisions.
· Help multifunctional teams clarify business objectives to ensure we are getting the most out of the proposed research but more importantly, answering the best questions for our categories.
· Update, maintain, and add new external vendors to help support growth & vision within the territories.
· Lead multifunctional teams in challenging and helping to refine product/ platform objectives
· Build strong relationships with a collaborative, creative, passionate, smart team to challenge the status quo
· Dig deep and further develop your leadership and creative abilities to drive change in an organization that is thirsty to become the top of all our categories while maintaining our core values of courage, teamwork, respect and integrity.
About you
Experience:
· Ideally 10+ years experience in Product Research experience with a multinational FMCG or Healthcare company OR partner agency that works closely with FMCG companies to deliver their Product Research goals
· Proven Leadership expertise in leading cross-functional teams- including external partners
· Proven track record of leading research for the development of market validated, consumer loved products
Soft Skills:
· Must be willing to travel to other sites to oversee testing (if required)
· A ‘people person’ to communicate and collaborate with various external and internal stakeholders globally
Education:
· Bachelor, Master or PhD (0r other relevant Academic qualification) in a Science field
Language:
· Fluent in Verbal and Written English to work across multiple countries
Why choose us?
· Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
· Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
· Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
· Combine your creative thinking with cutting-edge science and innovation to bring your ideas to life
· Surround yourself with expert teams and gain exposure to both regional and global projects
· Enjoy the perks of hybrid working from our state of the art Singapore HQ or Compiegne, France
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.
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