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People Business Partner Research and Development North America

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Cambridge, MA, USA
225K-325K Annually
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Hybrid
Cambridge, MA, USA
225K-325K Annually
Expert/Leader
Strategic People Business Partner supporting over 2,500 North American R&D employees. Advises business leaders on talent management, succession planning, employee relations, workforce planning, organizational development, DEI, culture, and people strategy. Leads organizational initiatives, complex case management, manager development, and local HR projects while partnering with global and regional leadership teams. Requires strong knowledge of people processes, organizational design, change management, and U.S. labor law.
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Job Title: People Business Partner Research and Development North America

  • Location: Cambridge, MA

About the job 

The People Business Partner, R&D North America acts as the key focal point for all people ((> 2,500 R&D employees) and organization related topics and works as a strategic partner and advisor to the relevant R&D global and local business leaders. The role reports into the Global Head of People & Culture R&D and is part of the global R&D P&C leadership team and of the Sanofi North America P&C leadership team. It focuses on translating global R&D and P&C strategy into concrete people and organization objectives across the geography in scope.

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

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

  • Talent Management: Drive the talent agenda with business leaders in scope, establishing talent reviews and high-quality succession plans for roles up to and including L5 for overall R&D across North America.

  • Support business strategy: advises and guides the NA-based R&D teams on the execution of the R&D business strategy in close alignment with the Global BPs of the corresponding R&D functions and Sanofi NA P&C, as necessary

  • Employee Relations: Manages communication and execution of organizational initiatives, establishing a trustful relationship with the respective stakeholders, manages individual employee relations issues -all with the support of People Excellence, People Services and Legal functions, as necessary

  • People Strategy: Bring to life the People & Culture agenda by advising, coaching and influencing business leadership teams across client groups in scope

  • Operational and Strategic Workforce Planning: Contribute to global OWP and SWP for R&D by providing the country perspective for all departments in scope.

  • Project Management and Delivery – Drive & support the delivery of R&D People priorities in NA and coordinate in-country projects

  • People Managers Development: Hold managers accountable for leading and developing their people – through key development activities and use of available online tools and resources

  • Insights - Leverage local people insights to drive local initiatives/projects and to provide voice of customer for any global initiatives.

  • Culture and DEI - Promote Sanofi DEI and culture through in-country nitiatives (bringing to life and contributing legal and local culture lens)

  • Complex case management (by exception)

  • Proactively encourage all managers and employees to utilize available self-service tools and OneSupport

About You

  • University Degree in Business Administration, HR Management, Labor Law, Psychology or comparable

  • Fluent in English

  • 10-15 years of professional People & Culture experience

  • Strong experience of common People management processes (performance and reward, talent acquisition, development and succession planning) and related digital tools

  • Strong business orientation, commercially minded

  • Agility in acting within a globally integrated operating and working with seamlessly with global/local Leadership teams

  • Ability to scope, plan and implement P&C projects including the appropriate change management support

  • Experience in organizational design and development (e.g. Space to Lead)

  •  US labor law

  • Structured and independent way of thinking and working, ability to work in a team, self- and situational awareness, ability to manage by influence, flexibility and resilience

Why choose us? 

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

  • 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.

  •  Make your work count by supporting a company that brings life-changing treatments to millions — and is committed to doing right by patients, communities, and the planet

  •  Drive progress from within by helping simplify, scale, and modernize how a global biopharma business delivers smarter, faster, and more sustainably.

  • Support teams across science, medicine, and operations by building better systems, shaping bold strategies, and enabling innovation at speed.

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil  union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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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.

Sanofi US endeavours to make our career center accessible to any and all users. If you are experiencing difficulty and need assistance applying online, please call 1-866-SANOFI2 (1-866-726-6342) or click here

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is:

$225,000.00 - $325,000.00

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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