“We Built Competency Models. They Weren’t Enough.” | Sanofi’s Guillaume Lavoix on Building a Workforce for the AI-Driven Pharma Era

In this episode, Guillaume Lavoix, Global Skills Intelligence Lead at Sanofi, shares how one of the world’s largest pharma companies is embedding skills at the heart of its transformation. Guillaume explains how Sanofi’s “Skills Power” program emerged from a shifting business strategy: moving toward R&D-driven innovation and AI-enabled drug development.

He details the early steps — from building a global skills taxonomy with over 500 SMEs to piloting employee-driven experiences in career development and learning — and how these moves are preparing Sanofi for workforce automation and new ways of working.

This conversation is essential for HR and business leaders navigating complex transformations while ensuring workforce readiness for the future.