Global Transplant Medical Lead, SOT
About The Position
Sanofi is seeking a Global Medical Lead, Solid Organ Transplant to provide global medical leadership for its solid organ transplant franchise. The role shapes Sanofi’s engagement with the transplant community worldwide and drives the medical vision for the franchise, with a focus on kidney and/or thoracic transplantation. It combines scientific expertise, strategy, patient impact, and cross-functional collaboration. The Global Medical Lead develops and delivers the global medical strategy, serves as a scientific expert and external thought leader, supports clinical trials and product launches, and advances evidence generation, communications, and publication planning. The position also leads stakeholder engagement, medical education, and training, and uses digital health technologies, analytics, and emerging AI applications to inform strategy and decision-making. The role is based in Morristown, New Jersey, and is identified as hybrid in the posting.
Requirements
- Medical degree (MD or equivalent, such as DO or MBBS), or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); a PhD in a relevant life-science discipline may be considered with substantial Medical Affairs experience.
- At least 8 years of Medical Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Nice To Haves
- Deep scientific expertise in solid organ transplantation; kidney transplantation experience is strongly preferred.
- Clinical practice experience in transplant medicine, nephrology, or thoracic surgery.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute global medical strategies and plans.
- Experience developing and executing Medical Affairs communications strategies and publication planning, including scientific platform development and congress planning.
- Experience supporting clinical trials and product launches in a Medical Affairs capacity.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority across R&D, Commercial, Regulatory, and Legal teams.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex science for diverse audiences.
- Experience with digital health technologies and data-driven decision-making in Medical Affairs.
- Ability to foster innovation and drive technology adoption within medical teams.
- Strong project management skills and experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Experience with governance bodies such as MRC, GPT, or equivalent.
- Additional language skills.
- Experience with omnichannel stakeholder engagement and digital customer-experience strategies.
- Familiarity with data-insights platforms, analytics tools, and AI-powered medical intelligence systems such as MedIS or similar platforms.
- Experience with brand strategy development and strategic planning in a global context.
- Knowledge of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).
- Experience with content strategy and scientific communication across multiple channels.
- Understanding of customer-experience strategy and stakeholder journey mapping.
- Experience with product lifecycle management from a Medical Affairs perspective.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the Global Medical Strategy for solid organ transplant, aligned with franchise objectives and patient needs.
- Represent Sanofi as a scientific expert and thought leader in kidney and/or thoracic transplantation at international congresses, advisory boards, and with key opinion leaders.
- Build cross-functional partnerships with R&D, Commercial, Regulatory Affairs, and Legal teams to support integrated, patient-centric decision-making.
- Provide scientific and medical support for clinical trials, including participation in Medical Review Committees, Global Product Teams, and other governance bodies.
- Support product launches by developing medical launch-readiness plans, scientific communication strategies, and HCP engagement frameworks.
- Develop and execute integrated communications strategies and publication planning for the transplant franchise.
- Contribute to evidence-generation strategies, including real-world evidence and investigator-initiated studies.
- Ensure medical activities comply with applicable regulations, Sanofi SOPs, and ethical standards.
- Use digital health technologies and data insights to inform medical strategy and decisions.
- Promote innovation and adoption of technology within the global medical team, including staying current with digital tools and AI applications in medical affairs.
- Lead omnichannel stakeholder-engagement strategies and develop targeted HCP journeys and experiences intended to drive meaningful behavioral change.
- Collaborate with data and analytics teams to generate actionable insights from real-world evidence and medical intelligence platforms.
- Lead external medical education and internal medical training for global and regional medical teams.
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
- At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
- Rewards package recognizing employee contributions; employees may be eligible to participate in company benefit programs.
- Opportunities for career growth, including promotion or lateral moves, domestically or internationally.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
