Sanofi

Global Medical Director Stakeholder Engagement (Immunology)

Sanofi$178K — $257K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or MSc; MBA is an advantage
  • Experience in immunology, particularly in dermatology, respiratory, gastrointestinal, or rheumatology is essential
  • At least 6 years in Medical Affairs or similar roles; field medical experience highly valued
  • Ability to make decisions with limited information and manage tradeoffs
  • Experience in data analysis and translating insights for senior-level decisions
  • Proven capability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
  • Strong executive presence and ability to operate in ambiguous environments
  • Fluent in English; knowledge of additional languages is a plus
  • Willingness to travel internationally

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the stakeholder engagement strategy aligned with Disease Area priorities
  • Serve as strategic partner in TA governance and engagement priorities
  • Develop decision frameworks and operationalize engagement strategies with countries/teams
  • Prioritize and refresh TA portfolio with key medical experts and societies
  • Facilitate cross-TA forums to represent TA priorities in strategic discussions
  • Ensure coordinated engagement narrative and plans among cross-functional teams
  • Implement frameworks and tools for operational excellence in stakeholder engagement
  • Translate strategy into efficient operational mechanisms for execution

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career growth and development, both locally and internationally
  • Competitive rewards package designed to acknowledge contributions
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including high-quality healthcare
  • At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave
  • Supportive team environment focused on future-oriented initiatives
Full Job Description
Job title: Global Medical Director Stakeholder Engagement (Immunology)

Location: Cambridge, MA; Morristown, NJ

General Information:

This position is part of the Global Medical Immunology team, which falls under the Medical Affairs Specialty Care organization at Sanofi. Our Medical Affairs function serves as a strategic partner with Clinical, Commercial, Regulatory, and Market Access teams, providing therapeutic solutions to support patients' needs. The Global Medical Immunology team takes pride in supporting Sanofi's commitment to advancing science to improve patients' lives.

Business Rationale:

The Global Medical Immunology team is dedicated to supporting Sanofi's commitment to scientific exploration. We work on first-in-class treatments and have a robust pipeline of potential new medicines for chronic dermatologic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and rheumatologic diseases. This represents an unprecedented volume of stakeholder engagement tactics that need to be developed, coordinated, and executed to prepare for the launches in the coming 1-5 years. To deliver on Sanofi's ambition to be a leader in immunology, we are seeking a Global Medical Director Stakeholder Engagement (Immunology) to join the Global Medical Immunology team.

Role Overview / Description:
  • The Global Director, Stakeholder Engagement is the TA- aligned strategic partner accountable for shaping and governing the Derm/Rheum or Resp/GI scientific stakeholder engagement strategy across the NextGen Immunology portfolio, spanning priority Medical and Scientific KOLs, key medical societies, and emerging scientific leaders. The role includes strategic stewardship of engagement with global and top-national medical societies and the anticipation of external scientific influence by KOL influencer and Digital Opinion Leader.
  • This role acts as the strategic architect and driver of TA stakeholder engagement, translating Disease Area strategy into clear engagement priorities, operating models, and execution frameworks. This includes the prioritization of experts and societies shaping the scientific dialogue inside and beyond traditional medical forums. The position combines high-level strategic influence with hands-on delivery, actively driving execution through orchestration, prioritization, and decision-making rather than passive oversight.
  • As the TA engagement authority, the role defines ways of working, decision frameworks, and performance expectations and role model their execution through country teams, hubs, and cross-functional partners. The role materially shapes tactical choices, sequencing, and focus, ensuring alignment with TA priorities and measurable impact.
  • The role elevates the quality, consistency, and strategic value of stakeholder engagement across the TA. As a global position, it also scales delivery through affiliates and hubs, ensuring enterprise frameworks are operationalized and that Sanofi's scientific leadership is consistently expressed with priority experts, societies, and emerging leaders.


Our Team:

This role sits within Global Medical Immunology (Specialty Care) and is designed to reflect the evolving Stakeholder Engagement operating model: closer partnership aligned within the therapeutic area with hub-enabled scale and consistent, measurable engagement practices.

Main Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Governance
  • Own and drive the TA stakeholder engagement strategy in direct connection to the Disease Area Strategy and TA priorities (global-to-local).
  • Serve as the engagement strategy partner, participating as a standing contributor in Immunology TA strategic governance to ensure engagement priorities, risks, and opportunities are surfaced early and acted upon.
  • Accountable for engagement ways of working and strategic decision frameworks (prioritization logic, operating model, governance readouts), and advisor to countries/teams on tactical choices and execution sequencing.
  • Prioritize and refresh the TA's portfolio of strategic experts and priority medical societies using defined criteria and data signals with clear differentiation between established KOLs and evolving scientific influencers.
  • Drive cross-TA forums such as the Immunology Strategic Council where relevant, ensuring TA priorities and expert landscape inputs are represented.

Cross-Functional Orchestration
  • Navigate effectively across Medical Immunology TA, Clinical Development, Commercial, Affiliates, GTMC, Digital, Public Affairs/Patient, and Patient Safety to enable a single, coordinated engagement narrative and plan.
  • Act as a gatekeeper against siloed engagement initiatives, ensuring transparency and alignment while respecting functional ownership and compliance requirements.
  • Where appropriate, serve as a single point of contact for selected global medical societies/associations to ensure continuity, governance clarity, and consistent value exchange.

Framework Deployment & Operational Excellence
  • Ensure enterprise frameworks and tools are implemented in NGI operations for the Immunology TA, including but not limited to Stakeholder Engagement Framework, Medical Insight-to-Strategy, Launch Excellence
  • Translate strategy into repeatable operational mechanisms (templates, stakeholder segmentation, prioritization refresh cadence, governance readouts) and scale execution through hub support and affiliate adoption

Data-Driven Impact, Insights Loop & Performance Story
  • Ensure an end-to-end insight loop is in place connecting engagement outcomes to TA decisions and priorities.
  • Prepare leadership-ready engagement performance readouts for governance forums with clear, evidence-based, and decision-oriented mindset.
  • Ensure high-performance delivery on engagement at priority congresses: pre-planning, alignment on objectives, coverage model, and timely post-event insight extraction and actions.
  • Partner with Scientific Communications and omnichannel stakeholders to elevate future-facing engagement channels
  • Leverage available data and external signals to identify emerging experts and shifts in scientific influence relevant to TA priorities, ensuring engagement strategies remain current and future-oriented.

Compliance & Integrity
  • Ensure all activities adhere to Sanofi policies and industry standards, including scientific engagement governance principles and appropriate cross-functional boundaries.


About You

Qualifications / Requirements:
  • Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or MSc with strong equivalent experience; MBA is a plus
  • Immunology experience required, with preference for Dermatology, Respiratory, Gastro-Intestinal or Rheumatology disease area depth; other immunology experience will be considered
  • At least 6 years in Medical Affairs (or related strategic scientific roles); field medical/affiliate experience strongly valued.
  • Demonstrated experience operating in situation in making clear calls with imperfect information and articulate tradeoffs
  • Demonstrated experience in working with datasets, dashboards, and translating analysis into decisions or senior/executive level endorsement material
  • Influences without direct authority; aligns teams through clarity and delivery.
    Builds repeatable way of working, governance cadences, and scalable toolkits
  • Executive presence, high standards, pragmatic problem-solving, and comfort operating in ambiguity.
  • Curiosity and thoughtful risk-taking; proactive builder of cross-functional trust.
  • Professional fluency in English; additional languages a plus.
  • International travel required


Why Choose Us?
  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
  • Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.


The salary range for this position is:
$178,500.00 - $257,833.33

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.

About Sanofi

Sanofi is a global pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs and vaccines. The company operates in over 170 countries and has a diverse portfolio of products that includes treatments for diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and rare diseases. Sanofi is committed to improving global health and has a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. The company has received numerous awards for its research and development efforts and is recognized as a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.
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