Medical Science Liaison - Allergy – South Texas, Louisiana

Job Title: Medical US Immunology Allergy MSL West

About the Job

The Mission of Sanofi’s MSL Team and the Medical Science Liaison is to be the trusted scientific partners in the field for external experts and decision-makers engaging in mutual scientific exchanges to accelerate data dissemination.  Sanofi’s Medical Field base teams enhance the understanding of the scientific and medical value of our products in the therapeutic area and gather new insights by bringing cutting edge scientific exchange today that accelerates medical innovation tomorrow  

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is field-facing role whose main objectives are to:

• Be the trusted scientific partner to key external experts by conducting timely, appropriate and frequent scientific exchanges to enhance the understanding of the scientific and medical value of our products.

• Execute on stakeholder engagement plans to gather data, develop and share medical insights that contribute to enhancement of Sanofi’s key medical messages, plans and future research.

• Keep abreast of medical and scientific developments in the therapeutic field to help identify and critically assess research opportunities and to play a supportive role in the execution of evidence generation plans to enhance the value of our products in a real-world setting

• Recognize, record and share insights that deepen our understanding of the needs of patients, consumers, regulators, payers, and healthcare providers and proactively contributes towards identifying unmet needs.

• Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders (Medical Affairs colleagues, Medical Information and Commercial Operations) while maintaining full compliance with relevant company, industry, legal and regulatory requirements

• Demonstrate operational understanding and risk management by ensuring excellence in execution of all governance processes.

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

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:

1. External Scientific Engagement

• One-on-one & group interactions with external stakeholders using deep therapeutic area knowledge.

• Leverages disease expertise and competitive intelligence to communicate product value to experts.

• Builds long-term relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and stakeholder partners.

• Educates stakeholders on medical/clinical topics using approved materials within regulatory guidelines.

• Monitors healthcare policies at local through national levels.

• Maps and prioritizes stakeholders using defined systems aligned with medical strategy.

• Executes Scientific Engagement Model for territory planning and congress participation.

• Organizes educational meetings and advisory boards, supports speaker training.

2. Data Collection & Insights Generation

• Gathers stakeholder feedback from multiple sources and interactions.

• Records insights using available tools and mechanisms.

• Critically evaluates published studies and stakeholder input to develop market insights.

• Contributes to strategy enhancement through deep understanding of market needs.

• Maintains awareness of emerging evidence in disease area.
  

3. Internal Collaboration

• Distributes scientific information and external insights to internal teams.

• Collaborates cross-functionally with Commercial, Regulatory, Business Development on various initiatives.

• Creates materials for stakeholders following internal and regulatory policies.
  

4. Evidence Generation Support

• Monitors disease epidemiology and supports protocol development for various study types.

• Identifies data collection opportunities during stakeholder interactions.

• Maintains clinical trial awareness and suggests trial sites

• Supports investigator-sponsored studies through appropriate processes.
  

5. Role Context & Challenges

• Independent operation with minimal supervision in complex regulatory environments.

• Substantial travel nationally and internationally.

• Mediates complex KOL opinions while maintaining relationships and corporate alignment.

• Ensures regulatory compliance in non-promotional activities.
  

6. Scope & Accountability

• Manages 50+ stakeholders with engagement tracking database

• Plans daily interactions aligned with Medical Affairs strategy.

• Accountable for US KOLs reporting to Medical Affairs.

• Executes territory strategy addressing diverse stakeholder needs (payers, patients, KOLs, HCPs).

• Uses approved scientific data to advance therapeutic area understanding.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a technical, scientific or medical field (MD, PhD, Pharm D,) preferred, or other Relevant Life Sciences Degree (RN/MS) with Healthcare Specialty required.

• Prior experience in field medical role or pharmaceutical industry (preferred).  

• Prior experience working with healthcare systems, payers, healthcare providers, and researchers (preferred).  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.

• Knowledge of in immunology, allergy, respiratory therapeutic area preferred.

• Clear understanding of medical practice, clinical decision making and healthcare systems related to patient care.

• Ability to interpret key scientific data and translate this information to meet educational and research needs.

• Demonstrated ability to address educational and research needs through delivery of cutting edge scientific/evidenced based data.

• Understand the design and execution of research studies.

• Exemplary communication and presentation skills.

• Experience in working on multi-disciplinary teams and managing significant volume of projects.

Skills/Knowledge

• Actively listens to others and is adept at confidently stating expert opinion while respecting the positions of others - can exert diplomacy while standing firm on a position.

• Utilizes effective, professional communications to cultivate strong working relationships with internal and external colleagues, flexible in own approach to people and situations.

• Skilfully plans, prioritizes, and executes multiple responsibilities and projects.

• Demonstrates effective leadership skills (by example and through accomplishments), steps forward to handle challenges within scope of authority.

• Deep understanding and knowledge of local regulations and codes of practice for pharmaceutical industry, in particular as they apply to the non-promotional activities of this role. 

• Demonstrates scientific expertise - stays abreast of data, treatment trends, and new information in the profession and ability to articulate therapeutic knowledge and translate expert feedback into appropriate insights.

• Knowledge of relevant healthcare systems, the evolving medical landscape, regulatory and payer environment, public health and industry trends.

• Proficiency in digital tools.

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• 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.

• 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.

This position is eligible for a company car through the Company’s FLEET program.

Candidates must complete all fleet safety training and must maintain an acceptable driving record regarding accidents and incidents.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.