Job Title: PMO & Launch Lead Vaccines UKIE
Location: Reading, UK
About the job
As PMO & Launch Lead Vaccines UKIE, you'll play a dual strategic role supporting the General Manager Vaccines UK&I. This position combines Chief of Staff responsibilities (75%) with Launch Excellence leadership (25%), ensuring seamless execution of our vaccines business priorities while driving launch excellence across our near‑term portfolio including flu, COVID and RSV.
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 immunisation.
About Sanofi
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.
Main responsibilities:
PMO & Chief of Staff to GM Vaccines (75%)
* Partner closely with the GM Vaccines to manage GBU priorities, facilitate governance and act as strategic interface across the Vaccines Leadership Team and broader organisation
* Drive Vaccines GBU governance including Leadership Team meetings, off‑sites, town‑halls and franchise reviews with agenda management, action tracking and briefing coordination
* Lead strategic project management for critical GBU initiatives, leveraging cross‑functional resources and ensuring alignment with business priorities
* Leverage and embed agile principles, project management and ways of working across the vaccines GBU for operational excellence
* Monitor strategic roadmap execution through KPI tracking and performance management
* Serve as point of entry for company‑wide projects, connecting stakeholders and ensuring GBU input
* Manage confidential information with discretion and navigate strategic matters with appropriate sensitivity
Launch Excellence Lead (25%)
* Leverage SILC (Sanofi Integrated Launch Capability) framework at local level to support flu, COVID and RSV near‑term launches
* Establish launch governance and change management processes, ensuring deep understanding of launch excellence best practices across teams
* Support brand teams and track core launch activities, ensuring must‑do deliverables are completed on time
* Develop risk mitigation plans and manage launch‑related issues
Ethical & Safety Leadership
* Maintain knowledge of ethics and governance relevant to the role (Industry Code of Practice, Sanofi Policies, legal requirements)
* Care for own safety and wellbeing and the safety of others, conforming to Company safety rules and procedures
About you
Main Requirements:
Experience:
Pharmaceutical/Vaccines industry experience with progressive responsibility in PMO, strategic project management or Chief of Staff roles; launch experience in vaccines or specialty care; proven ability to lead through influence in matrix environments.
Skills:
Strong PMO and planning capabilities with ability to lead complex programmes at pace (PMO certification preferred); excellent problem‑solving, analytical and strategic thinking; strong communication and presentation skills at management level; high resilience and ability to thrive in ambiguity; self‑awareness and versatility for upwards and sideways influence; ability to manage confidential information; demonstrated cross‑functional collaboration and bridge‑building; solution‑oriented and pragmatic mindset; comfortable embracing digital and technological advances.
Education:
Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Business Administration or related field.
Languages:
Fluent English required.
Why choose us?
* Work at the forefront of AI‑driven research, smart manufacturing and groundbreaking mRNA platforms that are redefining the future of immunology
* Help protect half a billion people every year, contributing to one of the largest global vaccination efforts in healthcare
* Develop your career with access to mentoring, international mobility programmes and opportunities to grow across four continents
* Play a pivotal role in shaping vaccines strategy and launch excellence in the UK&I market
* Join a workplace where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core, with Employee Resource Groups and leadership programmes that celebrate every voice
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