Sanofi
We are seeking an experienced and visionary leader to join our team as the Global Head of Medical Affairs for Hematologic Malignancies. This role will be instrumental in shaping and driving our medical affairs strategy in the field of hematologic malignancies, ensuring scientific excellence, and improving patient outcomes worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- • Lead the global medical affairs strategy for the hematologic malignancies portfolio
- • Partner closely with R&D to optimize development plans and evidence generation
- • Collaborate with Specialty Care Franchises to deliver outstanding product launches
- • Drive scientific engagement with key external stakeholders
- • Ensure deep understanding of patients' and customers' needs in hematologic malignancies
- • Lead the development and implementation of medical strategies for products in the hematologic malignancies pipeline
- • Oversee late-phase data generation to evolve treatment paradigms and improve patient outcomes
- • Build and lead innovative, agile, and diverse medical team structures
- • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- • Develop high-performing capabilities to support Sanofi's 'Play to Win' cultural transformation
- • Represent Sanofi at high-level scientific and medical conferences in the field of hematology
- • Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and patient advocacy groups
- • Collaborate with regulatory affairs to ensure compliance and optimize product positioning
- • Champion transformative digital initiatives within medical affairs
- • Promote the adoption of big data and digital solutions to enhance medical insights and decision-making
Required
- • Advanced degree in a scientific or medical field (MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent) required.
- • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with at least 5-7 years in medical affairs
- • Proven track record in global medical affairs leadership, preferably in hematology or oncology
- • Strong understanding of the global healthcare landscape, particularly in hematologic malignancies
- • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams
- • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- • Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and digital transformation in medical affairs
- • Experience in managing complex, cross-functional projects and initiatives
- • Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus
Preferred
- • Specialization in hematology or oncology preferred, Clinical experience is highly valuable
Benefits & Perks
- • 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.
Location: Cambridge, MA, Morristown, NJ
About The Job
We are seeking an experienced and visionary leader to join our team as the Global Head of Medical Affairs for Hematologic Malignancies. This role will be instrumental in shaping and driving our medical affairs strategy in the field of hematologic malignancies, ensuring scientific excellence, and improving patient outcomes worldwide.
We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
Main Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the global medical affairs strategy for the hematologic malignancies portfolio
- Partner closely with R&D to optimize development plans and evidence generation
- Collaborate with Specialty Care Franchises to deliver outstanding product launches
- Drive scientific engagement with key external stakeholders
- Ensure deep understanding of patients' and customers' needs in hematologic malignancies
- Lead the development and implementation of medical strategies for products in the hematologic malignancies pipeline
- Oversee late-phase data generation to evolve treatment paradigms and improve patient outcomes
- Build and lead innovative, agile, and diverse medical team structures
- Current team has 4 direct reports
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Develop high-performing capabilities to support Sanofi's "Play to Win" cultural transformation
- Represent Sanofi at high-level scientific and medical conferences in the field of hematology
- Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and patient advocacy groups
- Collaborate with regulatory affairs to ensure compliance and optimize product positioning
- Champion transformative digital initiatives within medical affairs
- Promote the adoption of big data and digital solutions to enhance medical insights and decision-making
About You
- Advanced degree in a scientific or medical field (MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent) required.
- Specialization in hematology or oncology preferred, Clinical experience is highly valuable
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with at least 5-7 years in medical affairs
- Proven track record in global medical affairs leadership, preferably in hematology or oncology
- Strong understanding of the global healthcare landscape, particularly in hematologic malignancies
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and digital transformation in medical affairs
- Experience in managing complex, cross-functional projects and initiatives
- Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus
- This position will be based in Cambridge, MA or Bridgewater, NJ
- 30-40% of frequent global travel required.
- 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.
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.
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