Director, Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology

About the Job
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

This position is in the Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology department at Sanofi that covers Rare Diseases, Rare Blood Disorders, and Genomic Medicines with a scope that includes small molecule, monoclonal antibody, peptide, nucleic acid, and genomic therapy modalities. This department is part of TMED (Translational Medicine & Early Development), a platform whose mission is to integrate translational medicine and quantitative pharmacology across functions to optimize and increase speed to Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for new molecules. The individual in this position is an integral part of the cross-functional Translational Medicine Subteam from preclinical development through post-marketing.

Main Responsibilities:

• Participate in designing the early development plan and overall translational medicine and clinical pharmacology plan for the different steps of clinical development

• Design and supervise the conduct of safe, rapid and informative First-In-Human studies, Proof-of-Mechanism as well as streamlined Proof-of-Concept studies providing robust data for early Go/No Go decisions and other pharmacokinetic and mechanistic studies.

• Review, interpret results, and author translational medicine and clinical pharmacology-related clinical documentation, including clinical protocols, study reports; some abstracts and/or manuscripts; clinical pharmacology components of investigator brochures, regulatory documents.

• Key participant in first-in-human study dose selection meetings, protocol review committee, biomarker review forum, and governance meetings

• Interacts effectively with managers from various disciplines; serves as expert and internal consultant on assigned area and liaises with partners on projects.  

• Presents data in a wide range of internal and external meetings

About you:

Education: M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.

Experience: At least 3 years of laboratory or clinical research experience within academia or industry. Postgraduate fellowship training preferred.

Soft and Technical Skills: Broad biomedical knowledge base and excellent communication skills

Languages: English

Why choose us?

• This role provides the opportunity to work at the forefront of digital innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.

• 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.

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