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Director, Talent Acquisition - R&D
Director, Talent Acquisition - R&D-March 2024
Cambridge
Mar 29, 2026
About Director, Talent Acquisition - R&D

  About the Position :

  Sanofi has embarked on a significant effort to elevate and modernize the talent acquisition function to meet their business objectives and attract the best talent in today’s competitive market. In this role, your expertise in developing talent acquisition strategies and your ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders will be critical to meet the organization's talent needs and drive business success.

  As a key member of Sanofi’s Talent Acquisition organization, the Director of Talent Acquisition-R&D will report to the one of the two Sr. Directors of Talent Acquisition, North America, and be responsible for providing leadership of our Talent Acquisition Teams and External Partners supporting our Global Business Units and or Functions as applicable.

  Serve as the primary talent leader to champion and design an array of solutions to meet current and future people demands. These solutions may include talent acquisition, internal talent mobility, talent management, early career programs, inclusion & diversity ambitions and external workforce programs

  Partner with Talent Management and People & Culture Partners to facilitate key talent processes, including but not limited to talent review and, succession planning with a goal of turning outputs into actionable plans

  Delivery of ongoing talent acquisition demands by leveraging a core team of talent acquisition professionals including recruitment processing outsourcing partners

  Actively advocate our inclusion and diversity ambitions to ensure our employee population is as diverse as the patients we serve

  Coach and develop a core team of talent professionals as well as act as the primary leadership point of contact for recruitment outsourcing partners

  Utilize digital tools and resources to better understand internal and external talent trends

  Key Responsibilities :

  Manage the planning and execution of all staffing initiatives based on headcount planning, trends of hiring, and special hiring projects and/or expansions when relevant

  Create Talent Strategies for functional or business units as needed

  Foster relationships/partnerships with People Business Partners, People Excellence Partners, Compensation and Talent Management to ensure a holistic approach on Talent Strategies and Recruitment Strategies

  Communicate with business leaders, hiring managers and stakeholders throughout the process to ensure appropriate expectations.

  Coach and counsel hiring managers on the full cycle hiring process and develop recruitment strategies that align with the business goals

  Influence Talent Acquistion Partners and Hiring Managers to partner directly, ensuring strategic view and ongoing status of hiring goals

  Responsible for managing Training Plans for Talent Acquisition Partners to enhance competencies; manage performance

  Responsible for overseeing Training Plans for business leaders and hiring managers regarding their role in the recruitment process

  Empower Talent Team to utilize multiple tools and resources to build and maintain a well-developed candidate pool

  Provide counsel to hiring managers, business leaders, and People Business Partners when developing offer proposals, utilizing external market data and internal compensation analysis tools

  Actively works to gain genuine understanding of business goals

  Strives to build mutually beneficial solutions and partnerships; build strong relationships

  Requisition management and recruitment for select roles on an as needed basis

  Actively seeks customer feedback to identify opportunities for improvement

  Gain insight to underlying workforce ambition and talents

  Encourage direct partnership between Talent Acquisition Partners and Hiring Managers to foster collaboration and ensure the team performs to a level of excellence

  Understands evolving people and empowering growth of team members

  Learns and provides opportunities for others to learn from experience

  Takes time to listen and provide regular, fact-based feedback for development

  Continuously managing to best practices and areas of improvement

  Manage to an evolving, complex and dynamic environment

  Provide a supportive environment for direct reports and outline growth opportunities

  Provides ongoing coaching, support and feedback on progress

  Basic Qualifications :

  Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University

  9+ years of broad experience in human resources and talent acquisition within life sciences, health care or comparable industry, or in a best-in-class talent acquisition organization

  7+ years of this should be management/coaching/mentoring experience

  Experience strategically sourcing candidates from a variety of sources; managing/driving the full life cycle recruitment process, conducting compensation analysis at the onset of the recruitment process and managing negotiations & closing at the offer stage.

  Proficient at using software and leveraging technology for talent acquisition processes

  A thorough understanding of state and federal legal processes, requirements, and legislation

  Analytical mindset, and critical thinking abilities

  Skilled at negotiation, presentation, and execution

  Excellent at both verbal and written communication

  Strong networking and relationship-building skills

  Meticulous, hard-working, and goal-driven

  Preferred Qualifications :

  7+ years of direct People Leadership experience highly preferredPursue 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 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.

  At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.

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