US Medical Director, Mainline VaccinesLocation: Bridgewater, NJ / Morristown, NJ
About the Job The North American Medical Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and medical information and shared insights; effective and innovative strategic partners to our internal and external stakeholders; and dedicated to public health and empowering lives through immunization.
We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year.
Main Responsibilities: The US Medical Director, Mainline Vaccines, will contribute to the development and execution of the medical and scientific (non-promotional) strategy for the franchise portfolio in the US.
StrategyAct as a cross-functional partner to provide support within the US Medical team and work in close partnership with other departments including brand teams and Public Affairs.Play a leadership role in developing, executing, and contributing to the Country Medical Roadmap (CMR) through close collaboration with the Franchise Medical Head.Ensure alignment of the US medical strategy with the Global medical strategy through co-creation within the global medical team.Play a leadership role in shaping medical strategy at global, regional, and local levels.Act as the country Medical expert for the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP).External Stakeholder EngagementIdentify, establish, build, grow, and maintain strategic relationships with senior experts, key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, immunization advisory bodies, patient advocacy groups, decision makers and other external stakeholders.Provide external scientific education on disease states, epidemiology, and clinical trials of Mainline vaccines product(s).Evaluate Medical educational grant requests stringently in accordance with internal operating procedures.Lead external advisory boards organized to support the medical strategic objectives and/or medical plan.Internal Collaboration/CommunicationProvide significant scientific expertise within and outside the mainline vaccines team.Work with cross-functional internal stakeholders, in particular field medical, to develop strategic imperatives and downstream strategies and tactics.Provide training to field-based medical team on all current and new publications.Provide medical guidance to internal Sanofi customers.Collaborate with marketing teams to link sound evidence to brand strategy.Data GenerationWork with R&D and Clinical Development teams to provide medical input to the design and support the execution of company-sponsored clinical trials.Partner with R&D and Clinical Development teams to write, review, edit, and approve key regulatory documents.Engage Key External Leaders (KOLs) to apply for support for ISSs.Liaise with Medical Study Leader to oversee investigator-initiated study (IIS) process.Medical OperationsParticipate as subject matter expert on multi-disciplinary Review Committee (RC) meetings.Contribute to the development and management of specifically owned franchise budget line items.Scientific ContentMonitor publications outlined in CMP and determine the appropriate assets to be created aligned with the CMP.About YouRequirementsBasic Qualifications Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, DO, MD) in scientific or healthcare-related field.5+ years in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry.Relevant clinical experience or track record of peer-reviewed publications in the US.Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.Knowledge of US health care system, communicable disease control, public health, and immunization practices.Preferred Qualifications Prior experience in an external stakeholder facing role.Recognized by other vaccine experts as being expert in vaccinology or a related discipline.Infectious diseases and/or vaccine experience either from academia/research and/or preferably from the pharma industry.CompetenciesDeveloped business acumen to support compelling and effective Medical strategies.Ability to understand and effectively communicate vaccine clinical studies.Knowledge of vaccine study design and interpretation.Ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously.Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing and networking skills.Why Choose Us?Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career.Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package.Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits.Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce.
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