Position Productivity Initiatives Lead

Job Description:

* Location: Budapest, Hungary
* Job type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid
* Travel: 5%

About the job

Our Team:

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of the patients and families we serve, and we accomplish our goals through world-class research and with the compassion and commitment of our employees.

As we continue to transform the practice of medicine, the next chapter of Sanofi's Take the Lead strategy will require a focus on delivering transformation and simplification of our core processes, optimizing resource allocation and deployment to fuel business growth and investment in science.
To facilitate this transformation, the Business Operations Business Unit has been established, bringing together existing business service activities, and driving further expansion of centralized services at scale into a global unit, with a focus on driving simplification, efficiency, and productivity.
This Business Unit will enable the delivery of best-in-class business support capabilities across the organization, incorporating and engaging disparate teams from across areas such as R&D, M&S, the Corporate Functions and Global Business Units (GBUs) into new global Service Delivery Towers with initial services spanning Commercial, Finance, Procurement and People & Culture.

Reporting to the Head of Efficiency and Productivity, the Productivity Initiatives Lead plays a critical role in identifying and implementing initiatives that improve productivity so that scarce internal resources and budget can be diverted to chase the miracles of science and fuel future business activities.

Main responsibilities:

* Productivity Strategy: Formulate and execute a comprehensive strategy for identifying and implementing productivity initiatives within assigned scope across multiple business functions.
* Analytics and Insights: Utilize advanced analytics techniques to extract actionable insights from complex datasets, guiding the identification of key areas for improvement.
* Initiative Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams in the development and execution of productivity initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
* Continuous Improvement: Proactively seek opportunities for ongoing improvements, recommending and implementing changes that enhance overall efficiency.
* Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with business functions, IT, and other stakeholders (located across geographies such as USA, France, Germany, India) to understand business needs, ensuring alignment with productivity objectives. Work with specialized data platform teams to ensure access to high-quality data for analytics and insights generation.
* Performance Communication: Effectively communicate the impact of implemented initiatives, providing regular updates to stakeholders and leadership on productivity gains achieved.

About you

Experience:

* Experience in data analytics, insights generation, process optimization, or a similar role (Business Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Business Improvement Lead).
* Experience working across multiple business functions (Finance, Commercial, R&D, M&S, IT, Manufacturing) within cross-functional and global teams.
* Proven track record of driving efficiency and productivity improvements in a business setting through implementing data-driven strategies and process improvements.

Soft skills:

* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex analytics concepts to stakeholders within diverse business units and various audience levels.
* Strong ability to understand and translate functional/business needs into analytical and technical requirements.
* Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in a global, multicultural team environment.
* Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive problem-solving attitude. Comfortable working in agile environments.

Technical skills:

* Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with working knowledge of data analysis approaches and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, SQL). Familiarity with tools such as Python, R is beneficial but not mandatory, as the role will leverage modern 'no-code' and low-code analytics platforms.
* Understanding of cloud data platforms and data management concepts (Snowflake or equivalent) to collaborate effectively with technical data teams.
* Knowledge of business processes and productivity metrics across diverse business units (R&D, Commercial, Finance, Manufacturing, IT, M&S, P&C).

Education:

* Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Operations Management, Information Systems, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

Languages:

* Fluent English, both written and verbal.

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.

Be part of something exceptional. Our Budapest Hub has been recognized for workplace excellence, innovation, and our commitment to putting people first.

Office of the Year 2025 - Evolution Award
Our most recent award - Sanofi is recognized for creating an innovative workspace that supports collaboration and adaptability.
Marketing Diamond Award 2026 - Employer Branding
One of the highest honours at Hungary's prestigious Marketing Diamond Awards, recognizing excellence in employer branding.
BSC Investor of the Year 2025
Awarded by HIPA, ABSL Hungary, and AmCham Hungary for our contribution to Hungary's business services sector.
PwC Workforce Preference Survey 2025 - Top 3 Most Attractive Employers
Ranked 3rd among the most attractive employers in Hungary.
Hungarian Employer Branding Awards 2025 - Gold & Silver
Best Strategic Employer Branding Campaign (Gold) and Best Employer Branding Campaign in the Pharma Sector (Silver).

Discover our Code of Conduct, that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Please ensure to have read this document before applying.

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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.

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.

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The salary range for this position is :Ft13 171 200,00 - Ft19 756 800,00
Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs