Senior Clinical Scientist

About the Job

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.

Our Team:

The Lunsekimig project team is part of Early Development in the Inflammation & Immunology Therapeutic Area at Sanofi. Our team is developing a novel pentavalent, bispecific Nanobody for the treatment of asthma and other “Type 2” inflammatory diseases. We are currently aggressively growing our team to support our high priority expansion into several high prevalence/high impact diseases with multiple trial starts in the next 12 months. This includes the initiation of replicate phase 3 clinical trials in the respiratory space.

Main Responsibilities:

The lunsekimig team is seeking an experienced clinical scientist for the role of senior Clinical Scientist. The primary purpose of the Senior Clinical Scientist’s position is to assist/support the Clinical Research Director (CRD) in the medical/scientific contribution for the clinical studies, on activities pertaining to the Study Medical Manager responsibilities e.g.: managing or contributing to the operational activities from clinical trial set-up to clinical study report in compliance with quality and regulatory processes.

Strategic clinical development plans:

• Contributes to preparation and/or review of any documents related to the studies and requiring a scientific background (abbreviated protocol/protocol/amended protocol, patient written information, presentations/communication to internal or external partners, study reports, committee charters, protocol registration form, redacted protocol, lay summary…)

• Supports CRD in the preparation of medical answers to questions from Health Authorities, IRB/Ethics Committees, investigators, experts involved in the study/project

• Contributes to the definition of the critical data/processes/predefined deviations list, risks and Quality tolerance limits identification and monitoring, to implement/develop related sections of the study risk management plan

• Support the Clinical Lead and CRD to prepare presentations to obtain endorsement of the clinical strategic plan with the appropriate governance committees

• Support the design and execution of multiple clinical studies defined within development plan

• Support the preparation of key clinical documents to be prepared for clinical trials (protocols, informed consent, charters, benefit risk assessments)

Team development

• Support CRDs and Clinical Lead in onboarding, training, and support of Clinical Scientists and other team members 

• Support CRDs, Clinical Lead and Global Project Head with cross-programs strategy and activities

• Maintain deep scientific, technical, and clinical expertise in immunology, dermatology, pulmonology, or other disease areas within the Immunology and Inflammation therapeutic area

Skills that you have (mandatory): 

• Advanced degree preferred (PharmD or PhD scientist and Biomedical Science master is a plus)

• 5+ years of industry experience (including both research and clinical development)

• 1+ years experience as clinical scientist

• Proficient in clinical literature and critical interpretation of clinical study results

• Experience with supporting preparation and execution of clinical trials

• Open, transparent, collaborative working style

• Good leadership, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills