Global Head of Device Development Portfolio

Job Title: Global Head of Device Development Portfolio

Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ

About the Job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

The strategic vision of Sanofi’s Global Medical Device organization is to lead the industry in device-mediated therapies with the ambition to develop, industrialize and maintain best-in-class drug-delivery systems and connected medical devices that are user-centric, innovative, environmentally sustainable, and enhance the value of the drug, in order to help patients improve their quality of life and empower them to take control of their disease. Our specific mission is to support the Sanofi business units and R&D by delivering differentiated technology solutions that support administration of drugs and vaccines to help patients, health care workers, care givers, and payers address unmet needs and provide improved health outcomes.  Our products and solutions sit on top of our market leading technology platforms which we continue to evolve. 

We continue to recruit top talent in the industry to help transform care in General Medicines, Specialty Care, and Vaccines, in the areas of drug delivery devices and stand-alone medical devices.  Our teams have developed and released to market auto-injectors, pens, safety syringes, as well as connected medical device technologies, and we are gearing up for more expansive health applications and patient experiences to support the R&D portfolio, including the development of intra-venous devices for home use, on-body drug delivery devices, and targeted delivery systems for cell- and gene therapy, to name a few. Our commitment to research, development, and cutting-edge technology has positioned us at the forefront of the drug delivery segment of the pharmaceutical industry.

As the Global Head of Device Development Portfolio you will play a pivotal role in leading our efforts to develop state-of-the-art drug delivery systems that have the potential to transform the way medications are delivered to patients. You will lead a team of highly skilled engineers and scientists in the end-to-end development, industrialization, and life cycle management of medical devices that will help patients and healthcare workers deliver our innovative medicines and vaccines. This role requires a strategic thinker, a visionary leader with cross-functional perspective, and a deep technical expert who can drive programs from concept to commercialization. This role involves close collaboration with R&D senior leadership, the commercial business units (Specialty Care, General Medicines, and Vaccines), as well as Manufacturing and Supply leadership to deliver device technologies that enhance the value of the drug and provide competitive advantage. The Global Head will lead our internal Portfolio Heads in each of the therapeutic areas as well as key strategic external partners to deliver on our ambition.

About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
 

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the therapeutic area Device Portfolio Heads and Device development core team leaders to develop, industrialize and launch medical devices to enable delivery of our drugs and vaccines for all three Sanofi business units. Oversee projects through completion of milestones following a regulated, structured development process and appropriate governance.

• Set a high bar for team to push the boundaries of the development paradigm, by balancing risk with rigor to optimize and scale the product development process based on scope, complexity and risk. Develop key KPIs to drive performance excellence and improvements through management of budget, schedule delivery, and scope.

• Develop a strong network and partnership with R&D, Medical, Quality, Regulatory, Commercial, and Manufacturing and ensure strong stakeholder ties and management by influencing and ensuring fluid communication regarding project objectives, priorities, progress, and critical issues.

• Partner with the Global Business Units and Head of Device Strategy to establish and implement the medical device product strategies, including investment planning for new programs based on cost studies and proposals for capacity and resource planning.

• Optimize development effort through balance of internal capabilities co