General Medicines
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About the job

Our Team:

Sanofi Business Operations (SBO) is an internal Sanofi resource organization setup to centralize processes and activities to support Specialty Care, Vaccines, General Medicines, CHC, CMO, and R&D, Data & Digital functions. SBO strives to be a strategic and functional partner for tactical deliveries to Medical, HEVA, and Commercial organizations in Sanofi, Globally.

Main responsibilities:

The overall purpose and main responsibilities are listed below:

To support scientific writing team members in various deliverables to maintain clarity, coherence, correctness, and consistency while making corrections/edits in grammar, usage, punctuation, and syntax

·People: (1) Serve as a subject matter expert in copyediting scientific medical documents, including abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and related materials; (2) Oversee and ensure the highest level of editorial quality and adherence to industry standards and guidelines; (3) Mentor a team of junior copyeditors, providing guidance, training, and feedback on their work; (4) Maintain and plan the overall demand of copy editing requirements and vendor management for overflowing requirements for seamless execution and prioritization; (5) Develop and implement editing strategies and guidelines to enhance the overall quality and clarity of scientific content;
(6) Collaborate with stakeholders to refine complex scientific concepts and ensure accuracy in content; (7) Conduct thorough fact-checking and cross-referencing of data, citations, references, and sources; (8) Stay updated with the latest advancements in scientific research, publishing trends, and evolving editing techniques; (9) Serve as a resource for resolving complex language, formatting, and scientific content-related issues; (10) Maintain effective relationships with the Writers (medical scientific community) within the allocated TA(s)/GBU(s) and product; (11) Ensure new technologies are leveraged

·Performance: (1) Act as strategic copyediting partner to ≥1 therapeutic areas (TAs) within an assigned GBU; (2) Develop and maintain expertise in ≥1 TA and on key trends/developments in the industry; (3) Support the development of tools, technology, and processes in order to constantly improve quality of documents from the copyediting perspective

·Process: (1) Contribute to overall quality enhancement by ensuring high copyediting standards and adhering to the timelines, and technical standards (Journal/congress guidelines) for the output produced by the scientific writing group; (2) Support end-to-end process through PromoMats and iEnvision, as and when required

·Stakeholder: (1) Maintain effective relationship with the end stakeholders (medical scientific community) with an end objective to develop quality content as per requirement

About you

·Experience: >5 years in copyediting scientific medical documents, preferably in a professional or academic setting

·Soft skills: (1) Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify and resolve complex editing challenges; (2) Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency and accuracy across documents; (3) Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with authors, researchers, and team members; (4) Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and meet demanding deadlines

• Technical skills: (1) Therapeutic area/domain knowledge exposure – Proficient in multiple therapy areas/domains under one GBU (including but not limited to): Diabetes, Dyslipidemia/
  Familial hypercholesterolemia, Cardiovascular diseases, Thrombosis/atherothrombosis, Transplant, Central nervous system, Multiple sclerosis, Immunology, Oncology, Emerging markets, Generics, Vaccines, Vitamins and supplements, Digestive, Allergies, Parkinson’s disease, Rare diseases, Rare blood diseases; (2) Highly proficient in the following areas: Scientific communications/writing/copyediting, Medical communications/writing/copyediting, Stakeholder management, Project management, People Management; (3) Preferred an in-depth knowledge of scientific and medical terminology, as well as industry standards and guidelines; (2) Proficiency in using relevant editing software and tools.

• Education: Any Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferably in Life Sciences)

·Languages: Exceptional command of the English language, including grammar, syntax, and punctuation

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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.

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