Global Scientific Communications Lead, Immunology Pipeline
About The Position
The Global Scientific Communications Lead is a member of Sanofi’s Next Gen Immunology Scientific Communication and Global Medical Affairs team, overseeing scientific communications strategies and plans for the gastroenterology and respiratory portfolio. The role collaborates with project teams, affiliates, Clinical Development, and the broader Medical Affairs team on medical activities for early launch assets. It manages publication development, medical communications strategy, and clinically focused communications. The position reports to the Scientific Director of Respiratory and Gastroenterology and is based in Morristown, New Jersey, or Cambridge Crossing. The role leads the planning and execution of scientific communications, publications, medical education, and congress activities. It creates annual and long-range global communications plans and budgets, manages external agencies and vendors, and ensures deliverables are scientifically accurate, fair-balanced, compliant, on time, and within budget. The incumbent is expected to become a subject matter expert on gastroenterology- and respiratory-related assets. The position requires approximately 30% domestic and international travel and availability to work in the office three days per week. Sanofi describes its work as R&D-driven and AI-powered, with a focus on immunoscience and developing medicines and vaccines.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D., Pharm.D., or M.D.) in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, clinical pharmacology, epidemiology, biomedical sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
- At least 2 years of clinical or biopharmaceutical industry experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Scientific Communications, or a related function.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to understand and effectively communicate complex scientific and clinical data to internal and external stakeholders.
- Availability for approximately 30% domestic and international travel.
- Availability to work in the office three days per week.
- Ability to understand, critically analyze, and summarize complex scientific and medical data and to understand risk-taking approaches regarding claims.
- Critical-thinking ability, including willingness to challenge the status quo.
- Ability to collaborate and build effective working relationships across functions and within a matrix, team-oriented organization.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Highly committed and flexible working attitude.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Medical Communications and/or Publications Management.
- Postdoctoral fellowship training with demonstrated experience in Medical Communications, Publications, Scientific Communications, Medical Affairs, or Clinical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience working on early pipeline assets.
- Experience managing agencies and vendors.
- Demonstrated functional knowledge of applicable guidelines, including ICMJE, ACCME, OIG, PhRMA, GPP, and GCP.
- Experience building and maintaining a network of internal and external experts and developing effective partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and execution of internal and external communication materials, including core slide decks, evidence-based scientific platforms, disease-awareness videos, training decks, and other scientific communication initiatives.
- Lead publication development, including publication-plan development, manuscript-draft review, and collaboration with appropriate leads on data-dissemination strategy.
- Manage global medical communication, congress, and publication strategies for Next Gen Immunology, including scientific congress presence and alignment with Medical Affairs and brand strategy.
- Lead development and execution of global medical education activities addressing learning gaps identified through the Medical Affairs annual plan.
- Lead publication meetings; manage individual workload and budgetary spend; prioritize and manage projects with Global-Hub; and participate in special projects and assignments as needed.
- Become a subject matter expert in gastroenterology- and respiratory-related assets.
- Create annual Medical Communications and Publications plans with the Respiratory/Gastroenterology Scientific Communications and Medical and Early Development teams.
- Collaborate with the Global Medical Team on symposia development.
- Create innovative congress booth assets, incorporate metrics, and ensure smooth execution of medical activities during congresses.
- Consolidate, analyze, and disseminate lessons learned and innovative ideas across Medical Matrix Teams and affiliates.
- Follow applicable compliance policies for global and U.S. publications and medical education activities.
- Survey medical and scientific literature for relevant publications and lead monthly literature updates and annotated summaries of key articles.
- Manage external vendors and medical agencies involved in medical content planning and execution, including budgets.
- Ensure high-quality, fair-balanced, scientifically and clinically accurate medical communications deliverables are delivered within established timelines, compliance guidelines, and budgets.
- Lead development of annual and long-range global medical communications plans and budgets.
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare and prevention and wellness programs.
- At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
- Employees may be eligible to participate in company employee benefit programs.
- Rewards package recognizing employee contributions.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
