Director, Medical Portfolio Strategy and Solutions, Population Health

Sanofi•Cambridge, MA

1d•Remote

About The Position

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. The Medical Value & Outcomes (MVO) team within the Specialty Care Business Unit's North America Medical organization leads evidence-based medical engagement with payer and population health stakeholders to support value-driven decisions for appropriate access and improved patient outcomes. The Director, Medical Portfolio Strategy and Solutions, Population Health is accountable for leading development of the medical engagement strategy for US IDN Health System & Population Health, organized customers and other population health stakeholders, to include insight generation, population health initiatives, scientific content and educational program development. The Director will serve as a Population Health & QI subject matter expert and support medical engagements for strategic accounts. An important element of this role is to drive innovation with medical initiatives and simplify and enhance the customer engagement experience through impactful and personalized content that are tailored to organized customer needs and preferences.

Requirements

Advanced degree in healthcare or related scientific discipline (PharmD, MD, PhD, MS, etc.) required; MBA or relevant business background a plus
Relevant experience in a specialty care therapeutic area of focus (immunology, neurology, oncology, rare blood disorders)
Deep understanding of US healthcare delivery dynamics across health systems, payers, providers, and other key influencers
At least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
At least 2 years of experience in medical strategy, content development and design, and scientific communications
Strong business acumen
Professional Qualifications and Skills Experience with omnichannel communications and scientific content development including storytelling, creativity, design, written, verbal and presentation skills
Deep knowledge of US healthcare delivery landscape and defining opportunities for scientific partnerships with key stakeholders to improve health outcomes
Ability to leverage adult learning principles to maximize content effectiveness
Strong planning and project management skills, with ability to prioritize and work independently on simultaneous projects
Analytical and detail oriented, pragmatic in solving problems
Proficiency in Microsoft O365 office suite applications as well as content creation software
Knowledge of AI applications and digital technologies for enhancing scientific communications and customer engagement
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment
Willingness and ability to lead or facilitate collaboration across functions, global and local, and within Commercial team
Commitment to policy, procedure, and precise documentation
Respect for diversity of thought
Awareness and understanding of content management systems and processes (Veeva CRM, CLM, PromoMats, etc.)

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant business background a plus

Responsibilities

Develop the medical engagement strategy, including educational initiatives and related content, tools and resources, intended for payer and population health decision makers and other organized customers
Develop population health related initiatives aimed at helping population health stakeholders improve quality of care and health outcomes, in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders
Develop and implement non-CME medical education programming, including through partnerships with professional societies such as AMCP and ASHP
Drive innovation with customer engagement approaches by leveraging AI, digital technologies, and emerging platforms to enhance scientific communications and create more personalized, impactful interactions and a consistent customer journey
Serve as therapeutic area subject matter expert for scientific engagement with strategic accounts, develop and deliver educational programming for population HCDMs, and represent MVO function at payer and scientific congresses
Ensure content strategy and materials are aligned with TA scientific communication plans and Specialty Care Market Access stakeholders
Lead and coordinate Early Scientific Dialogue consultancies with organized customers, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders to ensure insights shared with relevant stakeholders are pulled through into integrated evidence generation plans
With support of project management, manage content workflow from MedHub and Vendor into appropriate review process and content management library
Coordinate with Field Team leaders and Medical Excellence roles to optimize content usage, customer experience, and employee experience
Contribute to the evolution of medical omnichannel engagement by building and enabling capabilities that facilitate a fully integrated channel content strategy
Leverage AI-powered solutions and digital resources to enhance data analysis, content personalization, and customer engagement effectiveness
Leverage customer insights, market research and multiple data sources to identify innovative educational and content opportunities
Collaborate with Global Sci Com, Global and US medical teams, Med Hub, and vendors to ensure synergies with content development, build cross-portfolio consistency with MVO team content and resources, and partner across business units with medical outcomes functions on common above brand resources
Develop and manage the payer medical consultant panel, insight generation initiatives and analytics, and other advisory panels or market research
Work with Global medical publications and TA stakeholders to develop relevant local publications directed at US payer and population HCDM audience
Partner with Global Medical Information to develop specific healthcare economic information SRDs relevant for US payer and population health stakeholders
Collaborate with HEVA to provide input and medical review of economic models, BIMs, dossiers, and patient estimator tools
Collaborate with Independent Medical Education to support the review of payer-related educational grant requests and opportunities for population health and payer HCDM-focused education
Collaborate with Public Affairs and TA medical units to coordinate opportunities to support scientific engagement with PAG Leadership
Participate in and actively contribute to integrated evidence generation planning process to ensure the US payer and population HCDM voice is included in US evidence gap analysis
Contribute to organized customer evidence generation partnerships as key member of project team, serving as TA and Strategy subject matter expert with customer
Serve as medical partner to Value & Access brand leads and other stakeholders to provide input on product value proposition, ensure alignment on customer engagement plans, and support account team training as appropriate
Facilitate field MVO team integration and alignment with key stakeholders including TA medical unit, Value & Access, and HEVA, including representation with medical brand planning across TA teams
Provide comprehensive field team support and training, including leading the development of training materials, facilitation of TA and product training and certifications, and management of proactive scientific exchange training requirements
Serve as medical reviewer for payer facing resources, as requested and when appropriate
Develop performance and impact measures for prioritized field medical initiatives including tools to capture insights on customer receptivity to scientific content and value proposition
Conduct US tiering of non-HCP payer and HEOR consultants for Specialty Care business unit
Lead a team of MVO advisors that provide field input and customer insights to inform the development of medical initiatives, content, and resources, in partnership with field leadership advisor and other key stakeholders
Plan and manage program budgets
Ensure compliance with all local regulations