ROLE PURPOSE This position acts as the bridge between commercial payer and business, enabling Sanofi to lead the market in innovative access solutions. The Payer Innovation Lead shapes Sanofi China’s next-generation multi-payer affordability and payment innovation agenda. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Innovative Payment Models + Design and implement innovative payment solutions, including: + outcomes-based agreements + risk-sharing models + staged / milestone-based payments + blended multi-payer reimbursement pathways + Build structured affordability models tailored to high-value therapies and multi-indication products. 2. Evidence & Analytics + Lead advanced payer analytics, including affordability modeling, actuarial logic, risk pools, and cost-impact simulations. + Deliver payer-ready insights for post-NRDL affordability programs and lifecycle optimization. + Provide payer economics support for access negotiations. 3. Policy Intelligence & Multi-Payer Ecosystem Strategy + Identify emerging opportunities, translate payment-policy evolution into actionable business levers. + Map payer segmentation and identify differentiated payment opportunities. + Participate in multi-payer pilots and national affordability demonstrations. + Build national and provincial payer partnership frameworks, especially for commercial insurance, and IDL pilots. 4. Cross-Functional Leadership + Lead multi-functional payer innovation taskforces (MAx, Policy, HEOR, BU, Finance, Medical). + Ensure alignment of payer innovation solutions with business strategies. QUALIFICATIONS Experience + 8+ years in market access, insurance, payer innovation, health financing, or policy. + Proven experience in commercial insurance, multi-payer models, or affordability programs. Capabilities + Strong analytical ability, including actuarial / economic modeling or RWE interpretation. + Excellent government & payer engagement experience. + Strong communication and negotiation capability with senior stakeholders. Education + Master’s degree preferred (Public Health, Health Economics, Policy, Insurance, Medical). + Bilingual proficiency in Chinese and English. **Pursue** **_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. 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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Global Terms & Conditions and Data Privacy Statement (https://www.sanofi.com/en/careers/global-terms-and-conditions/) Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live. All in for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sanofi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=2s)