Sr. Director, Search and Evaluation, China

Job Title: Sr. Director, Search and Evaluation, China

Location: Cambridge, MA

About the Job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

The Greater China Strategy & Business Development department (SBD) is part of the Sanofi Partnering organization, a Global Funciton within the Sanofi Group.  The mission of SBD is to facilitate and implement the Group’s China Strategy development to maximize China’s potential of being both a market destination and source of innovation; and to execute external growth opportunities to achieve a leading position in China by 2030.\

The Sr. Director, Search & Evaluation, China will work closely with Greater China Strategy & BD Head, the BD teams both in China and ex-China, especially with the Search & Evaluation teams in the US/EU, and R&D teams to identify, screen, evaluate and operationalize new growth opportunities from the in-Global for China, and from in-China for Global. 

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?

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead in-global for China Search & Evluation of US/EU innovative assets to support the sustainable business growth across divisions (General Medicines, Specialty Care) in China. 

• The scope of the Search is clinical stage and covering multiple therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, cardiovascular, metabolic, transplantation, and other opportunistic areas that align with China portfolio strategy. 

• The technical assessment will be led by the individual by tapping into the local and global cross-functional expertise within and outside of the Partnering organisation: in-depth technical evaluation with R&D and other appropriate stakeholders, and commercial evaluation with the China teams.

• Lead in-China for global Search & Evaluation of China innovative assets and identify those that meet global criteria and needs to maintain and expand a competitive portfolio of projects or technologies.

• In this case the scope is throughout the product life cycle and the therapeutic areas encompassing all TAs of global strategic interests.

• The technical assessment is coordinated by the individual with global R&D and S&E participations. 

• Externally, this position will serve as the S&E lead in the US for China, can represent China’s needs and capabilities, and will coordinate with the US/EU S&E teams, to ensure a seamless interaction with the external parteners.  

• Internally, this position will serve as the China team conduit in the US, and the US team’s conduit for China. He/she will work closely and coordinate across TAs with the S&E teams in the US/EU, to ensure: (i) The external engagement with biotechs is coherent and coordinated representing One Sanofi; (ii) the innovative opportunities from China are captured systematically, timely, and receive global team’s appropriate attention; (iii) The opportunities for China identified across TAs are properly and timely transfered to the China team for further review and follow-up.

• The individual will ensure high quality project leadership and management from project initiation to internal governance and manage the overall interface to corporate level governance.

• He/she will also align resources and decision making throughout the deal process in collaboration with China and global BD teams, and where appropriate, lead the BD transactions from the US. Maintain key external relationships while identifying new potential partners within the responsible areas; Track and communicate ongoing industry developments and stay up-to-date on the competitive environment in China and ex China Promote better understanding of the China business and innovation

While the position holder may focus on External Innovation, the intent is not to define it specifically, as the role may encompass a more comprehensive set of responsibilities including negotiation and transaction, and due diligence. The successful candidate in the position will have the opportunity to very quickly adapt to dynamic responsibilities. Moderate international travel is expected.

About You

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in a healthcare related discipli