
General Medicines
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Medical Engagement Lead
At a glance
With us, you’ll break new ground across a growing and diverse portfolio – from established medicines that millions rely on to pioneering breakthroughs in immunology and chronic disease care. Imagine the scale: your work will help deliver treatments to people around the world who live with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and complications arising from transplant.
Fueled by groundbreaking advances in technology, we are accelerating innovation and expanding access faster than ever. If you’re ready to push boundaries, embrace the power of AI and digital tools, and shape the future of healthcare, this is where your ambition meets impact.
Job title: Medical Engagement Lead
- Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Job type: Permanent, Full time
About the job:
Medical Engagement Leads are the extension of the medical function in the field. They build and develop enduring ‘win-win' relationships with healthcare professionals and institutions, creating constructive partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to disseminate scientific information and generate insights. MELs provide field medical support that is aligned and integrated to the overall medical strategy within the BU.
Key Deliverables:
- HCP, KOL engagement plans
- HCP engagement reports (entries in CRM)
- Insights
Interdependencies:
- Office-based medical (OBM medical advisor/ MCO medical manager), RWE, HEVA, Pharmacovigilance, CSU, MedInfo (GMI)
- Commercial operations, Market Access, Public Affairs
- External stakeholders (Scientific External Experts, patient organizations, medical societies, Health Authorities, etc.)
Main responsibilities:
- Engages proactively and reactively with healthcare professionals and institutions in an omnichannel manner
- Engages external stakeholders on medical and scientific information exchange for the aT1D therapeutic area during one-to-one interactions and group settings
- Organises and engages KOLs & HCPs during local group scientific meetings (hospital staff meetings, webinars, etc) according to the Stakeholder Engagement plan, aligned with aT1D Medical plan for The Netherlands and North Europe
- Develops and maintains trusted partnerships, through scientific engagement and exchange, with healthcare professionals and institutions in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment
- Communicates the clinical value of the TA products to population-health/formulary decision makers (as applicable)
- Provides high-quality, accurate, balanced, and directed information to key external stakeholders in response to unsolicited requests for information, supports investigators in IIR submissions, management of local advisory boards
- Develops and executes the individual stakeholder engagement plans, aligned with the Medical Plan
- Generates high-value, actionable insights and proposes solutions
- Contributes to / manages evidence-generation activities, supporting both internal evidence-generation projects and IISs
- Contributes to the development of market access dossiers and provides the medical specific input to the dossier
- Internal governance and strategy: Overseeing the approval of medical and marketing materials and contributing to the development of aT1D Medical strategy for The Netherlands
- Collaborates effectively with relevant internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with company, industry, legal and regulatory requirements
About you:
Education:
- MD, Pharmacist/PharmD, PhD or Master of Science degree (required)
Experience:
- Stakeholders’ strategy and planning
- Stakeholder engagement
Languages:
- Intermediate level in spoken and written business English
- Native / mother tongue in country language
Expected behaviours/ soft skills:
- Strategic thinking
- Business acumen
- Interpersonal relationship
- Transversal collaboration
- Learning agility
Technical skill:
- Profound Impactful scientific exchange
- Disease/TA knowledge
- Use of CRM tools
- Country market access framework
- Effective in using multiple channels and formats for scientific engagements to maximize stakeholders’ satisfaction and impact
Why choose us?
- At Sanofi, we believe in continuous learning and development. We encourage innovative thinking and welcome fresh ideas for process improvements and system optimizations
- An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
- An individual and well-structured introduction and training when you onboard
- You can create your own career path within Sanofi. Your professional and personal development will be supported purposefully
- As a globally successful and constantly growing company, Sanofi provides international career paths as well
- We offer a dynamic work environment where your contributions will have a direct impact
- 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
- Drive implementation science, powerful crowdsourcing and open innovation , discovering the ways to bring science to live faster, contributing to a patient first mindset
- 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
Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
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. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s 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, or gender identity.
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- Do the never done before. We push the boundaries of what’s possible: expanding access, accelerating innovation, and finding new ways to improve everyday health for millions.
- Drive the transformation. We’re leading the shift to AI-powered healthcare, using digital tools to reinvent how medicines are developed, manufactured, and delivered worldwide.
- Deliver at scale. Our reach is unmatched—we bring trusted treatments to millions worldwide, ensuring broad access and real-world impact at every stage of care.
- Make an impact that matters. From tackling global health challenges to advancing sustainable, inclusive healthcare, everything we do is driven by purpose.
Who ignites your potential?
For Sam, it was her mom—teaching her to listen, push boundaries, and put patients first. At Sanofi, we know your inspiration drives your impact. Bring your passion, and together, we’ll chase the miracles of science.

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Executive Vice President, General Medicines
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