People Business Partner, Vaccines R&D

Job title: People Business Partner, Vaccines R&D

Location: Waltham, MA (3x per week in office)

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.

Join Sanofi’s North America People & Culture team as a People Business Partner supporting our Vaccines R&D function. In this strategic advisory role, you’ll partner with R&D leadership to drive key people initiatives and contribute to shaping our global talent strategy. If you’re passionate about organizational transformation, leadership development, and data-informed decision making, this is an exciting opportunity to help push the boundaries of science through impactful people strategies.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?​

Main responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic advisor to Vaccines R&D leadership, aligning people strategy with business goals

• Lead talent management efforts, including succession planning, career development, and retention for top R&D talent

• Drive organizational design and effectiveness efforts, supporting ongoing transformation initiatives

• Champion a culture of inclusion, innovation, and collaboration aligned with Sanofi values

• Lead Strategic Workforce Planning in collaboration with COEs, analyzing capability gaps and designing future-ready solutions

• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring for critical leadership roles (L3+) in the R&D function

• Manage performance and compensation cycles to ensure fairness and market competitiveness

• Collaborate on Learning & Development strategies to build R&D capabilities

• Apply change management best practices to ensure smooth execution of org changes

• Leverage people analytics to inform business decisions and align with local workforce needs

• Serve as an escalation point for complex employee relations cases

About you

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.

• Extensive HR experience, preferably in a multinational, matrixed organization International exposure is desirable.

• Great leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organization & ability to represent P&C externally.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand R&D goals and translate them into HR solutions

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, particularly in R&D, is a plus.               

Why choose us?

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse 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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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.