Senior Medical Director, Pulmonary

Job Title: Sr. Medical Director, Pulmonary

Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ

About the Job

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

Our Sanofi Immunology Medical Affairs function serves as a valued strategic partner with Clinical, Commercial, Regulatory, and Market Access on therapeutic solutions to support patients’ needs.  The US Medical Immunology team is proud to support Sanofi’s deep commitment to chasing the miracles of science to improve the lives of patients.  We shatter treatment inertia through our commitment to leaving no Type 2 inflammation patient behind. We aim to transform medical practice, deliver innovative and actionable data to providers and payers enabling timely patient identification and driving the urgency to act on debilitating immunological disorders.  

Lead the Dermatology/Rheumatology, US Medical Immunology team, as a valued strategic partner with Clinical, Commercial, Regulatory and Market Access to bring innovative therapeutic solutions to improve the lives of patients and establish Sanofi as a leader in Immunology. 

The US Medical Franchise Head, Dermatology/Rheumatology is responsible for orchestrating the seamless integration of the medical capabilities to deliver comprehensive solutions that address the holistic needs of customers and patients.  This leader is responsible for developing the U.S. medical strategy and tactical plan for their entire Therapeutic Area, the MSL Field strategy/leadership and operations to ensure delivery.  This includes a strong partnership with global, alliance management and the relevant U.S. cross-functional partners and ensuring these plans are tailored to the local needs and resources, both on data generation and all aspects of engagement with the scientific community.  

This position will be responsible for managing the disease area directors that are part of the US Medical Franchise team, ensuring consistency in the approach and strong partnership and global collaboration with the cross-franchise teams, global medical and cross-functional partners.  

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:

• Coach, train and manage the the disease area directors’ team performance and development to ensure excellent execution of their role and of strategic goals. 

• Provide leadership to the Dermatology/Rheumatology, US Medical Immunology team (Medical Directors, Medical Science Liaison Managers, MSLs & Medical Operations Manager) by cultivating a culture of teamwork and collaboration to ensure the delivery of key priorities, while attracting, developing and retaining top talent.  

• In collaboration with Global and Alliance Medical partners, be accountable and lead the development of an Integrated Medical Plan (MSLs, IME, Medical Communications and Publications, Health outcomes, Safety and Clinical Research (phase IIIB-IV and ISTs)) and annual budget for the respective Therapeutic Area.  

• Lead and monitor the execution of the Integrated Medical Plan to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of all tactical activities or deliverables.  

• Communicate the details and progress of the Medical Plan to Senior Management, the Core Team and all parties responsible for execution.  

• Ensure strategic and cross-functional alignment across the organization and any joint ventures to achieve the medical mission of supporting safe and appropriate use of our products – including the alignment across the US Immunology franchise. 

• Support the generation and communication of scientific and medical insights to internal stakeholders, develop/execute strategic and tactical Medical Engagement Plans, and manage MSL resources and budgets.  

• Partner with Field Medical Head, Medical Directors, and other internal partners to manage high-level regional stakeholder relationships, contribute to medical engagement planning, and oversee the MSL budget.  

• Identify and support MSL managers on opportunities for innovation and field excellence initiatives to differentiate Sanofi medical and help achieve and exceed d