US Field Medical Director, RSV Franchise - Vaccines

Job Title: US Field Medical Director, RSV Franchise - Vaccines

Location: Remote/Field

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 Field 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. This individual will be 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: 

The US Field Medical Director will contribute to development and execution of the medical and scientific strategy for their franchise in the US. This is a field role and will be focused on external engagement.

External Stakeholder Engagement (60%) 

• Lead the development and execution of Medical external engagement strategy and tactics for the 1) Franchise country medical road map, and 2) the regional medical road maps

• Act as a scientific subject matter expert and continuously maintain a world class competency in the field

• Responsible for establishing and fostering strategic relationships with the most critical external key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, immunization advisory bodies, and patient advocacy groups

• Utilize advanced scientific expertise to support quality decision making with external groups that decide on immunization policy nationally, and at the level of strategic accounts (health systems, pharmacy chains, public health units, etc.)

• Collaborate closely with Medical Regional Strategic Account Directors and Medical Science Liaisons during external engagement by providing deeper scientific expertise on Franchise specific products

Data Generation (15%) 

• Be a contributor to the global franchise integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP)

• Discuss the iEGP strategy with external experts seeking external validation and insights

• Foster collaboration with external partners to serve the iEGP approved research goals

• Collaborate with both global Medical and R&D to conduct epidemiological studies and clinical trials in the US

Strategy (15%)

• Lead the development and execution of external Medical engagement strategy and tactics for the Franchise.

• Act as a country Medical expert for strategic and tactical planning for the franchise.

Internal Collaboration/Communication (10%) 

• Provide scientific expertise to internal stakeholders

• Provide training to field-based medical team on all current and new publications and related assets in collaboration with NA Training Lead.

About You  

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD or PharmD) in scientific, healthcare or medical field of study

• 10+ years of professional experience in immunology, infectious diseases, and/or vaccinology in either pharmaceutical, biotechnology or academic settings

• Relevant clinical experience or track record of peer r