BSc Life Sciences R&D Specialist Job at Sanofi – Apply Now
Sanofi is hiring an R&D Change Management Specialist in Hyderabad, India! This full-time, permanent role offers the opportunity to guide strategic transformations across Sanofi’s R&D teams. If you’re skilled in change management, communication, and stakeholder engagement—and have a passion for pharmaceutical innovation—this role will position you at the heart of impactful global projects.
Location: Hyderabad, India
Employment Type: Permanent
Our Team:
Sanofi Global Hub (SGH) is an internal Sanofi resource organization based in India and is setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CHC, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions.
Change Management Specialist
As a Change Management Specialist, you play a pivotal role in ensuring successful transformations and modernizations across the organization. The key focus is on the people side of change, preparing, supporting, and equipping employees to adopt and use changes related to business processes, systems, technology, job roles, and organizational structures across Sanofi R&D. He/she will be responsible for coordinating tasks with the R&D change specialist assistants when applicable.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and Implement Change Strategies
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Create and execute change management plans using Sanofi’s standard playbook.
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Identify stakeholders and build engagement strategies to secure support.
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Anticipate and minimize resistance to organizational change.
Drive Adoption and Proficiency
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Support adoption of changes to improve ROI and long-term outcomes.
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Collaborate with executives, team leads, and project teams.
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Conduct impact assessments and change readiness reviews as R&D.
Support Communication & Engagement
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Design and deliver targeted communication plans.
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Monitor pre- and post-go-live adoption metrics.
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Develop tailored action plans to enhance change uptake as R&D.
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Provide hypercare support post-implementation for long-term success.
Mitigate Risks and Measure Outcomes
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Identify potential risks related to change initiatives.
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Track progress and report effectiveness of change activities.
About You
Experience
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Background in Change Management, Communications, or Marketing (pharma industry preferred).
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Project management experience is a strong plus.
Skills & Competencies
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Solid knowledge of pharma processes, clinical trials, and regulatory workflows.
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Proficiency in change management principles and stakeholder alignment.
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Excellent communication, problem-solving, and influence skills.
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Comfortable working across cross-functional teams (e.g., R&D, Quality, Regulatory).
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Agility in fast-paced, evolving environments.
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Familiarity with AI technologies is a plus.
Education
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Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Business, Communication, or a related field.
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Certification in Change Management (Prosci, ACMP) is advantageous.
Languages
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Excellent English (verbal and written).
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French and/or German are a plus.
