US Field Medical Director COVID and Influenza

Sanofi•Morristown, NJ

1d•Remote

About The Position

The North American Medical Team at Sanofi are trusted leaders in the US public health community. The team is a strategic partner to our internal and external stakeholders empowering quality public health decision making inside and outside the company. We represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage. Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions. Sanofi is 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. The US Field Medical Director, COVID & Influenza will contribute to development and execution of the medical and scientific strategy for their franchise in the US. This is a field role and will be focused on external engagement.

Requirements

Advanced degree in scientific/medical field of infectious disease and vaccines, or related discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD).
5+ years of Medical Affairs experience related to pharmaceutical medical affairs, clinical or academic medicine, or public health.
Relevant clinical experience or track record of peer reviewed publications in the US.
Ability to travel up to 70% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate qualification and publication in Infectious Diseases preferred
Past Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry
Prior experience in an external stakeholder facing role (i.e., governmental collaboration)
Recognized by other vaccine experts as being expert in vaccinology or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of Medical external engagement strategy and tactics for the Franchise country medical road map, and the regional medical road maps.
Act as a scientific subject matter expert and continuously maintain a world class competency in the field.
Responsible for establishing and fostering strategic relationships with the most critical external key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, immunization advisory bodies, and patient advocacy groups.
Utilize advanced scientific expertise to support quality decision making with external groups that decide on immunization policy nationally, and at the level of strategic accounts (health systems, pharmacy chains, public health units, etc)
Collaborate closely with Medical Regional Strategic Account Directors and Medical Science Liaisons during external engagement by providing deeper scientific expertise on Franchise specific products.
Be a contributor to the global franchise integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP).
Discuss the iEGP strategy with external experts seeking external validation and insights.
Foster collaboration with external partners to serve the iEGP approved research goals.
Collaborate with both global Medical and R&D to conduct epidemiological studies and clinical trials in the US.
Lead the development and execution of external Medical engagement strategy and tactics for the Franchise.
Act as a country Medical expert for strategic and tactical planning for the franchise.
Provide scientific expertise to internal stakeholders.
Provide training to field-based medical team on all current and new publications and related assets in collaboration with NA Training Lead.