Junior Brand Manager - VIE Contract (W/M)

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. 

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship. 

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and is embedded in our Core Values. We respect the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences. 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 employees, patients and customers. 

We are looking for a candidate for a VIE mission of:

Target start date: 01/06/2024

Scope of responsibilities during the VIE mission:

• Support and contribute to the marketing activities of the Swiss marketing organization of our vaccines Business Unit of Sanofi.
• Work within the marketing / management team, in strong cooperation with the vaccines medical team to support launch and other vaccines growth related activities.
• Manage clearly defined projects on its own, provide regular update to the brand managers.
• Support the development of innovative strategies and activities for the promotion of the products in the market.
• Market intelligence: analyze the market, competition and sales, investigate scientific questions to build further knowledge on our products and differentiate those in their markets.
• Plan and lead projects with external providers, such as agencies, media and external consultants.
• Prepare and execute conferences, symposia, customer events etc.
• Closely cooperate with the marketing network of other Sanofi Business Units (BU) in Switzerland to foster synergies, as well as the global Sanofi vaccines brand teams.

Key “MUST HAVE” competencies, skills & experiences

Education:

• Master’s degree ideally in Biology/Pharma D/Pharmaceuticals or Business background.
• Fluency in French and English language; at least basics in German (ideally fluency) would be a significant plus.

Experience:

• Previous experience or any practical field knowledge in pharma industry is preferred.
• Knowledge, experience, and interest in marketing field would be an asset.
• High customer mindset.
• Entrepreneurial thinking - ability to invent and structure new approaches.

Softskills:

• Strong team player.
• Openness, ability to communicate and conviction.
• Committing towards work, creative mind-set and motivational attitude.
• Interest in the science and willingness to learn and develop in marketing area.

IT Skills:

• At ease with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Diversity und Inklusion sind in den Grundwerten von Sanofi verankert und spiegeln sich in unserer Arbeitsweise wider. Wir respektieren die Vielfalt unserer Belegschaft in Hinsicht auf ihre Herkunft, Erfahrungen und Lebensweisen. Wir erkennen die Bereicherung, die diese Vielfalt birgt, und fördern Inklusion sowie  eine Arbeitsumgebung, in der diese Unterschiede sich weiter entwickeln können, zur Stärkung des Lebens unserer Mitarbeiter, Patienten und Kunden.