Location: Reading, UK
Hybrid Working: 3 days per week in the office
About The Job
The UK & Ireland Medical Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and Medical information and shared insights. This role is part of a significant transformation aligning Medical functions in General Medicines that will bring us closer to R&D, maximizing impact earlier in development, while maintaining strong business alignment.
The General Medicines Pipeline Medical Manager holds strategic accountability for shaping the external environment to ensure successful launch and adoption of Sanofi's pipeline assets in the UK and Ireland. This senior role drives scientific leadership, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement to overcome access barriers and maximize the impact of innovative treatments. The position requires strategic vision, cross-functional leadership, strong scientific background and the ability to influence without authority in complex healthcare environments.
Main Responsibilities
- Strategic External Scientific Influence & Advocacy
- Lead the development of scientific influencer strategy for GenMed pipeline assets across UKIE
- Build and nurture strategic relationships with key opinion leaders, specialist societies, and advisory bodies to shape the future treatment landscape for our innovations
- Serve as the senior scientific representative for Sanofi's pipeline with national specialist committees and health authorities
- Develop and implement scientific engagement plans that address future unmet needs in the pipeline areas of interest and related health conditions
- Establish Sanofi as the scientific authority in emerging therapeutic areas through thought leadership and strategic partnerships
- Pipeline Strategy & Launch Readiness
Qualifications
About you
- UK Registered Healthcare Professional or PhD in life sciences
- Minimum 7 years' pharmaceutical industry experience with significant medical affairs leadership.
- Experience in immunology therapeutic area required
- Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical industry regulations and codes
Skills & Competencies
- Strategic vision and ability to translate strategy into action
- Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Strong scientific credibility and communication expertise
- Cross-functional leadership and matrix management capabilities
- Decision-making excellence in ambiguous environments
- Business acumen and understanding of market access dynamics
This senior role offers the opportunity to shape the future immunology treatment landscape in UKIE through scientific leadership, strategic influence, and cross-functional collaboration.
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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.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
