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Medical Advisor CSU

Gentilly, France
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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.

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Job title:Medical Advisor CSU

  • Location: Gentilly, France

About the job

As Medical Advisor CSU within our CSU France Team you’ll leverage your specialized therapeutic expertise to guide investigators and Clinical Study Unit teams through groundbreaking clinical trials. You'll be the cornerstone of scientific excellence, ensuring both patient safety and research integrity while representing Sanofi as a distinguished medical expert in your region. This influential role offers the opportunity to shape the future of medicine through your clinical insights and leadership. Ready to get started?

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

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:

  • Provide appropriate medical and scientific feedback to Local CSU operations teams as well as global R&D Medical Operations, i.e., Clinical Research Director (CRD), Global Feasibility Lead (GFL), TA early planning leads, global project team, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory affairs
  • Ensure the medical and scientific collaboration with medical functions in the respective Business Units in the countries of their responsibility and with investigators, trialists, medical experts, and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in the country, region, or global level
  • Proactively assess opportunities to enhance Sanofi’s medical/scientific value
  • Understand project needs and provide effective solutions when needed
  • Fosters relationships with internal and external stakeholders, even in complex environments
  • Providing local medical expert input into study design to help with the operationalization of studies
  • Resolution of protocol related medical and scientific questions from sites
  • MT trainings on the medical and scientific aspects of disease, compound, and protocol
  • Country feasibility confirmation and setting of Diversity targets for assigned studies

About you

Experience:

  • Previous experience in Clinical Practice, Clinical Research and/or Drug Development
  • Solid knowledge of ICH, GCP and local regulations

Soft and technical skills:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with internal teams and external stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address protocol-related questions and operational challenges
  • Leadership and Collaboration: Ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including global R&D, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory affairs
  • Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with investigators, trialists, medical experts, and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)

Education:

  • MD degree (required)
  • Qualification in a medical specialization would be preferred but not required

Languages:

  • Business fluency in English and French both written and verbal

Why choose us?

  • Be part of a pioneering biopharma company where patient insights shape drug development
  • Work at the forefront of AI-powered science that accelerates discovery and improves outcomes
  • Collaborate beyond your expertise, sparking new ideas with diverse, multidisciplinary teams
  • Explore bold career paths – with opportunities to grow through scientific, leadership, and cross-functional moves
  • Care for yourself and your loved ones with generous health and well-being benefits, including top-tier healthcare and 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave

PursueProgress. 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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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.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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  • 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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