JOB TITLE: Local Brand R&D Lead, ASEA

• REPORTS TO: Science Head AMEA
• BUSINESS AREA: Science Hub AMEA

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.
We are building brands that serve 1bn consumers worldwide, so that they can live healthier lives. In order to do this better than anybody else, we aspire to become the most consumer-centric Fast Moving Consumer Healthcare Business in and for the world. We want to be market shapers and achieve category leadership in the categories that we play in - delivered through strong global-local partnership. We are a people first business, placing consumers at the heart of everything we do through uncovering and activating deep consumer and shopper insights, for example.
As a top 3 global CHC player, we want to raise the bar in terms of our strategic and operational capabilities to enable sustainable, above-market growth. In order to achieve this, we need strong talents that will help us shape the future of CHC while sharing our core values of courage, all in together, outcome obsessed, and radically simple.
We have recently announced to create a fully standalone CHC company Opella. (separating the Business Unit from our Pharma company heritage, processes etc.), as we target to create the best FAST MOVING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE company in and for the world, which will require us to retain, attract and grow the best leaders in our industry.


JOB PURPOSE

• The Research and Development Lead will be accountable for the end-to-end ideation to launch of innovation projects with a focus on the local brands Cenovis, Calcium Corbiere, and Lactacyd in ASEA zone in close collaboration with ASEA Brand & Innovation leads. The incumbent will act as the R&D representative of science team within ASEA and support the strategic of the brand & innovation team & allocate resources in ASEA to prioritized innovation opportunities.

KEY RESULTS/ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable to ideate, develop and deliver R&D pipeline for local brands to meet agreed innovation sales targets in line with brand strat plan.
• Accountable to deliver portfolio for brands balancing short-, medium- & long-term R&D. projects that utilize claims, NPD, clinicals and packaging innovation with sustainability.
• Accountable to ensure delivery of fewer, bigger innovation projects partnering with Brand and Innovation team to strengthen our projects through consumer-based insights.
• Design and Deliver pipeline for local brands based on differentiated science.
• Strong partnership with IPM to ensure execution on time and in budget.
• Strong partnership with science team in ANZ to ensure regulatory and medical strategies and directions be fully aligned and validated.
• Strong partnership with Australia development center to ensure the early engagement and contribution of DC team to the product design and product prototyping, and product development for launch.
• Strong cross functional team work to ensure that innovation pipeline is delivered.
• Accountable to ensure that all base business protection projects for local brands are identified and prioritized based on risk.
• Ensure that a strong external technology network is being used to deliver & accelerate differentiated technology opportunities.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Science Head for AMEA Region; ASEA Brand and Innovation Heads/Leads; New Product Development (NPD) centers; Portfolio & PM, M&S including EM; Packaging Innovation, Science Hub ASEA, Medical, Regulatory, Quality, legal/IP

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
Education

• Degree in Science or Higher degree (Ph.D.) or relevant Academic qualification is desirable.

Required knowledge and/or experience.

• R&D or science innovation experience (at least 10 years) in pharmaceutical, FMCG, consumer healthcare and/or Nutritional industry is required.
• Experience in OTC medicine and health food innovation and new product development (at least 5 years) for the ASEA market is a significant plus.
• Strong science leader who can translate consumer insights into brand led pipelines.
• Experience of R&D with proven track record delivering innovation to brands.
• Experience in risk discussions and risk mitigation plans
• Experience in developing integrated plans & budget for all innovation programs in the region (for all projects in his/her scope)
• Experience in identifying and leveraging external partnerships, suppliers, providers, key opinion leaders, etc., to influence innovation for the ASEA local brands.
• Experience in influencing and advising key stakeholders & the leadership team on industry trends and new opportunities for local brands.
• Experience in E2E innovation, together with Project Managers, from ideation to launch of the innov. pipeline
• Familiar with the scope of innovations: BD opportunities, NPD, claims with significant impact that need clinicals, novel ingredients & formulation technologies, sustainable solutions.
• Knowledge and experience of understanding brand strategy, consumer insights, and translating consumer needs/problems into science solutions to build sustainable pipelines.
• Knowledge of OTC drug, health Food and personal care regulations
• Ability to partner and influence across a matrix environment with strong communication skills

Required Leadership Competencies

• Business Acumen – Ability to effectively use economic, financial, market, stakeholder, and industry-specific indicators to fully understand and improve business results.
• Judgement- The ability to draw logical conclusions based on acquired information and analytical rigor in problem-solving, the ability to make effective decisions even when information is ambiguous or incomplete.
• Interpersonal relationships - treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
• Personal Leadership - Personal leadership translates into courage, choice, and commitment through the pursuit of excellence, trust, and accountability. Ability to put patient, stakeholder, and organizational interests above personal interests.
• Drive -Takes the lead and initiates activities with a high degree of passion and commitment as well as the drive, desire and need to achieve challenging goals, to improve performance or to meet personal standards of excellence.
• Learning Agility – Ability to navigate first time/unfamiliar situations effectively by extrapolating from other areas of expertise and knowledge. Ability to continuously improve and develop self
• Culture fit-All in Together, Courageous, Outcome Obsessed, and Radically Simple

KEY DIMENSIONS
As the R&D lead for the ASEA local brands, the incumbent will support the strategic direction of innovation teams by providing strong science solutions with consumer centricity.