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Global Project Head, Gastrointestinal Oncology Leader

Vitry-sur-Seine, France Salary Range   EUR 114,800.00 - 153,066.66
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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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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

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.

Main responsibilities

The Global Project Head (GPH), Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Leaderdrives GI Oncology disease area strategy across multiple assets, contributes to multi-asset portfolio optimization, and late-stage asset development through comprehensive disease understanding and data-driven decision-making. This GPH role is matrixed across asset-oriented GPTs (global product teams), reporting to the Head, Solid Tumors in Oncology Development.

In this assignment, the GPH will be accountable for disease-area focused clinical development strategy. The GPH will interface with cross-functional asset-oriented GPTs to ensure correct planning and implementation of end-to-end compound strategy for gastrointestinal malignancies. The GPH will represent the Disease Area function at the cross-functional GBT responsible for commercial brand strategy. The GPH will present and discuss disease-area strategy with key internal stakeholders, external investigators and advisory boards, and worldwide regulatory authorities. The GPH will be contribute to the Clinical assessment of external business development in Gastrointestinal malignancies.

About you

Education and Experience

  • MD or PhD with proven experience in solid tumor oncology clinical development
  • 7 or more years of experience spanning early to late-stage clinical research and development in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
  • Good understanding of global drug development process and of functional roles and responsibilities
  • Experience in successful submissions for marketing authorization
  • Experience leading cross-functional clinical teams

Prefered Qualifications

  • Experience preparing regulatory submissions, and in discussion and negotiation with health authorities.  
  • Experience collaborating with commercial and medical functions within launch or post-launch settings
  • Experience working in matrix environments,
  • Experience in regional alliance partnerships or co-development

Soft and technical skills

  • Strong leadership and clinical expertise in a specific disease area, ideally GI oncology, for effective international collaboration with external and internal stakeholders.
  • Ability to integrate all aspects of projects and their potential impact on the clinical strategy.
  • Ability to develop strong networks internally and externally beyond initial field of Strong interpersonal, cross-functional, and cross-cultural communication skills to bridge clinical and business or regulatory participants, and understand marketing, payer and regulatory needs.
  • Ability to define clear, challenging and realistic goals and appropriately assess the balance of investment and deliverables.
  • Results and customer focused.
  • Organizational awareness.
  • expertise.

Languages

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English across cultures, functions, and seniority levels

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.

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.

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

Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

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