Location: Budapest  

Job type: Permanent, Full time 
 

About the job 

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.  

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?  

We are looking for a dynamic Pharma Headcount Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for reflecting the workforce situation of a given function within Pharma and Vaccines R&D and translating this into resource availability (FTEs). You will ensure alignment with organizational evolution, turnover, recruitment, and insourcing strategies, while performing analyses to support capacity management, resource allocation, and workforce actuals. 

Main responsibilities: 

Ensure accurate workflow and network is in place for gathering information from R&D Functions and from People & Culture 

Establish trust relationships with Managers or their Representatives (e.g., data owners) in R&D Functions and with Operational Planning and Capacity Business Partners to secure timely and quality input 

Create and regularly update data on all resources (e.g., contract type, direct time, contract dates, open positions creation) managed in the RDPM tool (Planisware solution) for Pharma and on RBS Power Apps for Vaccines 

Leverage all Business Intelligence (BI) data visualization reports (e.g., RDPM-Workday) to monitor data quality, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and to perform regular Quality Control 

Provide functional specifications for new or upgraded reports, recommend reporting improvements, and contribute to developing BI solutions, including expertise in establishing Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) policies for capacity management 

Participate to User Acceptance Tests (UAT) for reports development  

Perform analyses of workforce evolution and time-tracking adherence, monitor data quality; recommend, and successfully implement corrective action plans discussed and aligned with R&D Functions 

Support Workforce and Capacity reviews with Business Partners and assist management by preparing regular reports 

Ensure with the OPCM Management that the 3 pillars of capacity management (FTE availabilities, forecast and actuals) are aligned 

Ensure accuracy of process and training documentation through contribution to the yearly review process; proactively suggest process improvement and simplification 

Provide Time-Tracking (TT) training and assistance to RDPM time-card users to guarantee a high level of adherence and to secure data quality. Develop appropriate communication (incl. communication channel) to TT population to secure a high level of accuracy 

Collaborate cross functionally with functions heads, Business Partners, R&D Functions managers and Management offices, BSM team, P&C, Finance 

About you  

Experience: 

Strong knowledge and experiences of processes of Operational Organizations around Planning & Resource management, more specifically capacity management. 

Experience in Pharma R&D including knowledge of R&D value chain and key contributing functions would be a plus  

Experience in resource management or as local site controller 

Experience in Project and Resource Planning Management digital solutions (Planisware is a plus) 

Soft and technical skills:  

Teamwork and cross-functional collaboration with strong networking skills 

Ability to coordinate activities and manage diverse stakeholders in a multicultural environment 

Excellent written and oral communication skills 

Strong analytical abilities, data quality focus, synthesis, and reporting skills 

Pragmatism, agility, autonomy, adaptability, curiosity, and a culture of sharing 

Solid resource management and planning skills 

General knowledge on overall R&D Drug Development and good knowledge in Business operational activities 

Good mastery of planning and reporting solutions (Planning Tool, Data Base, Excel, PowerPoint, BI, PowerApps) 

Knowledge Planisware technology would be a plus 

Education 

Bachelor's degree (or above), life science or scientific degree would be a plus  
   

Languages:  

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English 

Why choose us? 

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team in an international work environment 

Work from an "Office of the Year 2023" award winner with flexible home office policy 

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact 

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave 

An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks 

Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs) 

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary. 

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. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together. 

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.  
 

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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.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!