Director, Internal Communications and Employee Engagement

Director, Internal Communications And Employee Engagement

In Specialty Care, our mission is to help people with debilitating and complex conditions in rare diseases, neurology, oncology, and immunology. These conditions are often difficult to diagnose and treat. But we aren't afraid of challenges. They just push us to work harder, and to chase new potential therapies that help patients to live their lives.

The Global Specialty Care Communications team plays a key role in driving the success of Sanofi, strengthening and preserving our reputation in the complex fields of rare diseases, neurology, oncology, and immunology and engaging employees and external communities on the value of our portfolio and pipeline. We are impact-focused, action-driven, and we never settle for good enough.

The Director, Internal Communications & Employee Engagement, Global Specialty Care, is responsible for developing and leading internal communications strategy in close partnership with Sanofi's Global Communications team. This role reports to the Head of Executive, Digital, and Internal Communications, Global SPC.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities

Internal

• Develop, own, and execute comprehensive internal communications strategies, campaigns, and resources to advance the Sanofi / Specialty Care narrative, positively influence employee perception and engagement, and drive senior leader communication effectiveness within Specialty Care.
• Design and implement the SPC senior leader communication and engagement strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and fostering a culture of transparent, timely, and impactful leadership communication.
• Work closely with Specialty Care product communications to plan for and prioritize relevant news for GBU-wide visibility, ensuring messaging is aligned to the Sanofi strategy, best practices, and effectively communicated through senior leadership channels.
• Implement a standardized internal communications model in preparation for 40+ potential launches over the next five years, incorporating senior leader involvement to amplify key messages and drive organizational readiness.
• Lead the creation and distribution of content across various channels, including town halls, Viva Engage, intranet, and digital platforms, with a focus on leveraging senior leaders as key communicators and ambassadors for Specialty Care initiatives.
• Partner with Global Corporate Communications to cascade One Sanofi content and inform GBU updates, while elevating Specialty Care content and therapeutic area milestones to Corporate for Sanofi-wide pull through. Ensure senior leaders are equipped with consistent messaging to reinforce corporate priorities within the Specialty Care context.
• Drive continuous engagement and communication tactics through senior leadership in Specialty Care, including developing executive communication plans, crafting leadership messages, and coaching senior leaders on effective communication strategies.
• Establish and maintain a robust feedback loop between employees and senior leadership, facilitating two-way communication and ensuring that employee voice is incorporated into strategic decision-making processes.
• Develop metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of internal communications and senior leader engagement initiatives, regularly reporting on progress and recommending improvements to enhance overall communication impact.

About You

The Director, Internal Communications and Employee Engagement is a strategic, motivated, and talented communications leader, with an enterprise mindset and ability to influence without authority.

Qualifications

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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