R&D
Where your curiosity drives the
miracles of
science
MTL Country Safety Head
At a glance
Bring your curiosity to a team where deep immunoscience meets cutting-edge innovation. Across oncology, rare diseases, neurology, and vaccines, you’ll work at the intersection of lab science and AI-powered discovery — all while collaborating across boundaries to turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. Whether you want to deepen your scientific expertise or grow as a leader, you’ll find the opportunity here.
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.
About the job
Accountable for ensuring Export Market Service Providers/Partners PV activities are compliant as per PVA and PV requirements in Tunisia and Libya, including promoting actions to make the partner raise to the required compliance levels if applicable.
CSH Main responsibilities:
The face of the Patient Safety & PV organization in Morocco, Tunisia & Libya
Accountable for all PV related activities in Morocco, Tunisia and Libya & ensures that the local PV teams are properly trained to manage these activities (when applicable)
Ensures inspection readiness of the PV system in the countries, serves as the local Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) for the Moroccan Health authorities where applicable
Builds & maintains all necessary relations/collaboration with the key PSPV stakeholders as well as other CSHs, and with the in-country partner functions (including but not limited to Medical, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, Legal, and Country Leads).
Accountable for local PV outsourced activities and PV compliance of local partnerships
Accountable for local PV resources and budget with both local & global supporting functions
Operates as Local Safety Officer (LSO) by managing medical safety of assigned local products under the oversight of the Regions Medical Safety Head (this role can be delegated as needed)
Experience:
Strong experience with PV systems & Regulatory Agency interactions (minimum of 3 years Pharmacovigilance experience)
Soft skills:
Strong leadership
Able to create networks and to collaborate in an international cross-functional environment.
Self–motivated, ruthlessly prioritize to deliver most value.
Solution oriented & strategic thinking while keeping patients and customers top of mind.
Good communicator with attention to detail while seeing the big picture.
· Good persuasion, negotiation and influencing skills, notably for Export Market Service Providers/Partners interactions.
Technical skills:
Strong knowledge of pharmacovigilance systems & regulations
Good understanding of how to manage safety data from multiple sources
Able to evaluate & manage safety signals and define risk management activities
Education:
· Pharmacist with competencies in epidemiology and biostatistics
Languages:
Full professional English & French languages proficiency
Take The Lead Values:
Aim Higher - Focus on what matters, set high standards and move with urgency, learning from setbacks as we go to achieve higher performance.
Act for patients - Never compromise on integrity, eliminate barriers, and partner with others to go faster and further for patients.
Be Bold - Take thoughtful risks, seize opportunities and think beyond what’s possible to accelerate our science and drive compelling growth.
Lead Together - Build trust and collaborate openly on our shared goals, celebrate collective wins and foster a sense of belonging.
Why choose us?
Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.
Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
Enjoy opportunities to collaborate beyond your area of expertise, working with diverse teams across science, clinical, and digital fields to spark new ideas and drive breakthroughs.
Accelerate your professional development with structured career paths designed for both scientific and leadership advancement. Grow in ways you never imagined through bold moves that stretch your potential, cross moves into other business areas, and short-term gigs that build your scientific expertise.
Join a workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core, with Employee Resource Groups and leadership programs that celebrate every voice.
Achieve genuine work-life balance in a supportive R&D environment.
Enjoy outstanding benefits, including flexible working options, comprehensive healthcare, and well-being programs designed to help you thrive.
Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.
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.
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Why work with us
- Expand your horizons. Grow through curiosity, with support to move, learn, and lead in a culture that champions mentorship, mobility, and bold development.
- Accelerate results with technology. Harness the power of AI and automation to push scientific boundaries and reimagine what's possible in drug discovery.
- Impact through inclusive innovation. Help deliver better science and fairer outcomes by driving inclusive research that reaches more people, in more meaningful ways.
- Turn patient needs into breakthrough science. Drive scientific breakthroughs that start with patient needs – and end in treatments that change lives.
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