US Medical Director, RSV Franchise - Vaccines

Job title: US Medical Director, RSV Franchise - Vaccines

Location: 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 represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage. 

The US Medical Director, RSV Franchise will contribute to development and execution of the medical and scientific (non-promotional) strategy for the franchise portfolio in the US. The US Medical Director is accountable for the medical plan within their defined franchise and scope including the medical plan, data generation, scientific exchange, and stakeholder engagement.  

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. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

Strategy (25%) 

• Act 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 as well as demonstrating active involvement in the annual cross-functional brand planning process

• 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, ensuring alignment with US Medical strategic objectives, while monitoring publications outlined in the CMP and determining appropriate dissemination to targeted external stakeholders through collaboration with the Franchise Advisor, External Scientific Exchange, and other key personnel, as well as contributing to congresses, publications, and NITAG engagements

• Act as the country Medical expert for the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP), providing strategic guidance and serving as the key liaison between global Medical, the Principal Investigator (PI), and the US Medical Team on Sanofi-sponsored studies, as delegated by the Franchise Medical Head 

External Stakeholder Engagement (25%) 

• Identify, 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, acting as SME and fostering scientific engagement to strengthen their understanding of our products and to collaborate on high-priority global studies and scientific initiatives.  

• Provide external scientific education on disease states, epidemiology, and clinical trials of franchise product(s), support company positions, and provide guidance on company products and related medical issues

• Evaluate Medical educational grant requests stringently in accordance with internal operating procedures and aligned to Country Medical Plan (CMP) 

• Lead external advisory boards organized to support the medical strategic objectives and/or medical plan 

Internal Collaboration/Communication (20%) 

• Provide significant scientific expertise within and outside the [franchise] team