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Vaccines Business Development Manager

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Job Title: Vaccines Business Development Manager

Location: Reading, UK

About The Job

As a Vaccines Business Development Manager within our Vaccines Business Unit, you'll take personal accountability for driving sales and commercial success across your defined territory. You'll build strategic relationships with priority stakeholders in key accounts, collaborate with regional healthcare stakeholders to increase vaccine uptake, and shape buying decisions through clinically differentiated engagement. Working as part of a high-performing, customer-facing team, you'll combine strong account planning, advanced selling skills, and digital proficiency to deliver long-term partnerships and territory success. Ready to get started?

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

  • Build and manage strong relationships with key healthcare decision-makers across your territory to support better vaccine access and uptake

  • Create and carry out territory and account plans to meet sales targets and build long-term partnerships

  • Share clear, evidence-based information about vaccines with healthcare professionals and other relevant decision-makers

  • Work closely with regional health service contacts to find opportunities to improve vaccine programs and services

  • Balance in-person and remote meetings to have meaningful conversations, set shared goals, and promote key products effectively

  • Take ownership of your territory's success, using good judgement and a willingness to try new approaches to reach commercial goals

  • Collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider team to contribute to shared business goals

About You

  • You have a track record in sales, business development, or account management, ideally in a healthcare or pharmaceutical setting. You understand how to build relationships and close deals.

  • You're a skilled communicator who can influence and persuade across different audiences. You're comfortable with face-to-face engagement, take ownership of your work, and thrive as part of a collaborative team.

  • You're proficient with digital tools and comfortable working across multiple platforms. You have strong analytical and planning abilities, and you're able to manage data and track performance metrics.

  • You have a solid understanding of the NHS vaccines landscape, guidelines, and how healthcare purchasing decisions are made.

  • A degree in Life Sciences, Business, or a related field is preferred but not essential — we value relevant experience and demonstrated capability.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to offering interviews to candidates who request consideration under the Scheme and meet the minimum requirements for this role.

If you have a disability and require adjustments for the interview process, please email us at diversity.recruitmentUKIE@sanofi.com. We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and supportive experience for all applicants.

Visas for those who do not already have the right to work in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis according to business needs and resources.

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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  • We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.

  • Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.

  • Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.

  • We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.

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