Real World Evidence Scientific Lead
About The Position
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead is a scientific role within Sanofi’s One Medical Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety (PSPV) RWE team. The team partners with internal and external stakeholders to plan and execute end-to-end RWE strategies that address business and evidence-generation needs. The position focuses mainly on Transplant and Oncology, while supporting therapeutic areas including Type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, neurology, immunology, rare disease, insulin-based therapies, and alliance work. The role leads high-quality RWE study execution from conceptualization through closure. This includes providing scientific and methodological input on study design, cohort construction, protocols, statistical analysis plans, operations, data analysis, interpretation, and clinical study reports. The lead collaborates with scientific experts and cross-functional partners to ensure data and evidence are fit for regulatory, market access, or clinical use; identifies suitable external data sources; manages study budgets and communications; and supports medical evidence gaps in Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plans.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in pharmaco-epidemiology, biostatistics, or Health Outcomes; a PhD is preferred.
- At least 5 years of experience generating real-world evidence in the pharmaceutical industry, including end-to-end leadership experience.
- Strong publication track record in relevant journals.
- Experience across therapeutic areas, including transplant, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
- Expertise in pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR, and RWE study design.
- Experience working with routinely collected healthcare data.
- End-to-end project management experience for real-world studies.
- Understanding of commercial strategy.
- Fluent English.
Nice To Haves
- PhD in pharmaco-epidemiology, biostatistics, or Health Outcomes.
- A second European language.
- Ability to influence and motivate teams and senior leaders.
- Strategic thinking for innovative evidence generation.
- Urgency, ownership, and a proactive attitude.
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial approach, growth mindset, and passion for using real-world data and data science to improve health.
Responsibilities
- Partner with RWE Strategy Leads to deliver RWE for registration, pre-launch, and peri-launch needs across relevant therapeutic areas, with a primary focus on Transplant and Oncology.
- Manage end-to-end planning, execution, and communication of research studies, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, to specification, and with high scientific rigor.
- Provide strategic scientific input throughout RWE study development, including study design, cohort construction, protocol and statistical analysis plan development, study operations, data analysis, results interpretation, and clinical study report development.
- Collaborate with internal and external cross-functional stakeholders and scientific experts to ensure real-world data and evidence are fit for intended regulatory, market access, or clinical uses.
- Serve as a methodological expert in designing and executing real-world study plans that address evidence gaps, including applying innovative study designs and analytics.
- Identify and validate fit-for-purpose external data sources and associated institutions or organizations in collaboration with the OneMedical PSPV team.
- Develop RWE study budgets with internal and external stakeholders, including RWE Operations, Sanofi Global Hub, and vendors, to support strategic and budget planning and updates.
- Maintain timely communication and alignment with team members, partners, and stakeholders about evidence strategy, study progress, challenges, and risk mitigation.
- Support OneMedical PSPV medical gaps within Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plans (IEGP).
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
- At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
- Rewards package recognizing employee contributions.
- Opportunities for career growth through 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
