FLU Medical Lead Eurasia

Job title: FLU Medical Lead Eurasia

About the job

Our Team:

The Eurasia Vaccines Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and Medical information and shared insights; effective and innovative strategic partners to our internal and external stakeholders; and dedicated to public health. We represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage.

Main Responsibilities:

The FLU Medical Lead Eurasia will lead the Medical and scientific (non-promotional) strategy for the Eurasia, Flu portfolio/therapeutic area in close partnership with the other functional franchise leads and in alignment with the overall franchise strategy.

• Strategy
  • Be accountable for the development and execution of the Flu Medical Roadmap, integrated Medical Action Plan and integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP)
  • Provide strategic leadership and oversight of projects and activities for the Medical team and work in close collaboration with other departments including brand teams and Public Affairs
  • Work with various internal stakeholders to align on strategy including:
    • Country Medical Heads
    • Global Medical team to ensure alignment of the Flu Medical Eurasia strategy
    • Additional cross-functional internal stakeholders to develop strategic imperatives and downstream strategies and tactics to support franchise goals
  • Maintain portfolio mindset, serving as primary point of contact for near-term business and development licensing opportunities for the franchise
  • Provide strategic guidance and insights on complex product and Medical issues
  • Lead and drive the development of advanced Medical and scientific strategies for the portfolio therapeutic area, incorporating franchise-specific details and increased complexity
  • Participate in the co-creation of the global Medical evidence generation plan and ensure Medical needs are accounted for and addressed
  • Closely collaborate with evidence generation advisor and cross-functional partners to generate a large and complex evidence portfolio to support products in pre-/peri-launch phases
  • Cultivate innovation mindset in supporting evidence generation plans for candidates in early development and providing country level insights for the long term portfolio / franchise strategy

• People Leadership
  • Create a best-in-class talent pipeline by developing, identifying, and attracting talent
  • Serve as a role Model that embodies Sanofi’s culture
  • Provide mentorship and guidance for those overseeing the development of advanced educational materials and presentations for use by the Medical team
  • Foster growth and development through clear performance expectations and regular coaching/feedback, encouraging a culture of continuous learning, and improvement
  • Facilitate a positive and inclusive team culture that values diversity, excellence, and collaboration
  • Collaborate with internal partner to acquire, retain, and develop talent

• External Stakeholder Engagement
  • Conduct and maintain in-depth stakeholder engagement plan
  • Identify and address challenges to optimal patient care through partnership with Systems of Care, Academic Medical Centers, HCPs, and other Professional Societies
  • Provide a high scientific level of expertise within the Eurasia team; develop and lead collaborations with key experts in the field
  • Maintain relationships with key professional societies and key experts
  • Provide guidance on FLU products Eurasia and related Medical issues and seek impactful insights
  • Provide scientific education on disease states, epidemiology, and clinical trials of FLU products EURASIA when relevant
  • Lead external advisory boards focused on FLU products Eurasia and pipeline
  • Foster collaborations with key experts in the field, leveraging advanced scientific expertise

• Data Generation
  • Empower Medical advisor team/evidence generation advisor to oversee the design and execution of Sanofi-sponsored studies, including Ph 4 post-marketing and observational studies
  • Coordinate investigator-initiated study (IIS) progress with Evidence Generation Advisor and Country Study Lead
  • Work with R&D and Clinical Development teams to provide Medical input to design integrated evidence generation plans (iEGP) encompassing clinical development (Ph1-3) and post-marketing clinical trials (Ph4)

• Medical Operations
  • Provide Medical guidance to internal Sanofi customers, including contribution of Medical information and clinical trial data for pharmacovigilance (PV) reports to health authorities
  • Oversee creation of educational materials and presentation for use by the Medical team, development scientific communication and education initiatives using scientific/Medical expertise, customer insights, and understanding of launch strategy; train and educate internal and external stakeholders
  • Develop and oversee the franchise budget, ensuring optimal resource allocation and cost-effective approaches are used to achieve strategic objectives

About you

Education/Experience/Certification:

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate level education: MD or equivalent Medical degree preferred, PhD or PharmD
• 5+ years experience in Medical Affairs, ideally with relevant vaccine experience
• Ability to travel up to 20-30% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical experience
• Ideally recognized by other  TA  experts as being expert in  TA  or a related discipline
• Infectious diseases and/or TA experience either from academia/research and/or preferably from the pharma industry with relevant customer knowledge
• Strong understanding of the MCO’s Healthcare system
• High willingness and awareness on improving Public Heath on countries.

Soft & Technical Skills:

• Strong business acumen to create compelling and effective Medical strategies that serves to benefit patients, HCPs, and other key external stakeholders
• Ability to effectively manage a team
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate clinical studies, both interventional and observational
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing, and networking skills with an ability to work as part of a cross-functional and multicultural team
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously; plan, prioritize and implement actions using a self-dependent and structured working style
• Ability to effectively engage with key external stakeholders and build long-term partnerships with Medical authorities, hospitals, physicians/specialists, opinion leaders and pharmacists
• Ability to embrace innovation and analyse information and emerging trends, including social, policy and access-related information, incorporate them into the Medical Plans

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!