Senior Corporate Counsel, Patient Support Services and Market Access Legal

Job Title: Senior Corporate Counsel, Patient Support Services and Market Access Legal

Location: Cambridge, MA Morristown, NJ

About the Job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world. 

We are seeking an experienced attorney with relevant industry experience to join the Sanofi North America Legal team as Senior Corporate Counsel, Patient Support Services & Market Access Legal. This hybrid role will provide comprehensive legal support across two critical areas: Patient Support Services (including Diagnostic Testing programs) and Market Access initiatives.

This role supports both day-to-day operations and long-term strategies, with a focus on securing patient access to Sanofi medicines and supporting new product launches within Sanofi's portfolio.

This position reports to the Assistant General Counsel, PSS & Diagnostic Testing.

About Sanofi:
We’re 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.

Main Responsibilities

Patient Support Services & Diagnostic Testing

• Serve as the primary legal contact for patient support programs and diagnostic initiatives, acting as the liaison among business colleagues and all other relevant legal functions

• Draft, negotiate and finalize contracts required for implementation of patient support programs (including free drug programs, copay programs, reimbursement services) and diagnostic testing programs

• Review external materials for content related to patient support and diagnostic testing programs

• Collaborate with colleagues in the US Privacy Office and Ethics & Business Integrity on relevant privacy and compliance workstreams and coordinate implementation of related initiatives

Market Access

• Provide strategic legal guidance on pricing, reimbursement, and market access for pharmaceutical products in the U.S., supporting Sanofi's new product launches

• Advise market access business partners on rebate and price concession strategies, government pricing, policy development, copay and patient assistance programs, risk mitigation, and customer interactions

• Draft, negotiate and review market access-related agreements, including PBM agreements, GPO agreements, specialty pharmacy agreements, wholesaler agreements, discount and rebate agreements, distribution agreements, innovative/value-based agreements, and vendor agreements

• Act as legal representative on US-based cross-functional Pricing Review Boards and Pricing Committees

Cross-Functional Responsibilities

• Work with business colleagues to assist them with adherence to Sanofi's policies and understand legislative, enforcement and regulatory developments

• Ensure client operations comply with applicable laws and company policies, including Anti-Kickback Statute and other US healthcare compliance laws

• Develop and conduct training for internal teams on compliance and policy development topics

• Analyze initiatives, advisory board proposals, and field-based activities for fraud and abuse, FDA, and other regulatory compliance

• Engage with commercial partners across functions including sales, medical, regulatory, operations, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacovigilance, and external affairs

About You

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• JD and a license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction (Massachusetts preferred)

• Minimum of 9 years of legal experience, preferably including both law firm and in-house experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device industry

• Experience working in a matrix, international environment

Professional Knowledge

• Substantive working knowledge of US Federal and state laws and regulations relating to the pharmaceutical industry, including the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and competition laws

• Strong understanding of the US healthcare system and payer landscape

• Substantive working knowledge of the legal landscape that applies to patient support programs, diagnostic testing, and market access

• Experience with pharmaceutical discounting, pricing, contracting and sales matters

Professional Skills

• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills with third parties

• Ability to provide and effectively communicate sound legal advice coupled with a strong understanding of business needs

• Flexibility to manage multiple subject matter issues across diverse areas of the company

• High degree of organizational skill and attention to detail

• Comfortable engaging in proactive counseling and thoughtful risk-taking

• Ability to be decisive, especially in ambiguous situations

• Demonstrated excellence in understanding complex scenarios, proposing solutions that consider business objectives, and communicating issues clearly

• Sound judgment and commitment to ethical conduct

• Strong interpersonal skills with a solution-oriented approach

• Self-motivated, reliable, responsive, and accountable

• Ability to manage outside counsel effectively and efficiently

• Willingness to adapt job responsibilities and learn new areas as needed

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.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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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.