US Medical Lead, Solid Tumors

Job Title: US Medical Lead, Solid Tumors

About the Job

The US Medical Lead, Solid Tumors, will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and providing medical leadership for the Solid Tumor Oncology portfolio with a specific focus on Sanofi’s Radio-ligand therapy and the expected launch in GEP-NET. This position will involve working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful planning and execution of medical affairs activities, clinical trials, and product support.

This position will be part of the US Oncology Medical Leadership Team.  US medical advance patient-centric medical capabilities and collaborative partnerships that differentiate Sanofi in the Oncology communities, aiming to improve patient outcomes by accelerating proper integration of our cutting-edge science into US clinical practice.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Set the vision and proactively shape the strategic direction for the Solid Tumor Oncology portfolio, including products at various stages of development.

• Medical Affairs Expertise: Provide medical affairs expertise for solid tumor oncology products, adjusting input based on the stage of development.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Lead a cross-functional team of medical professionals in planning and executing all aspects of medical affairs, including medical science, clinical trials, marketing strategies, and key publications.

• Regulatory and Compliance Oversight: Oversee the medical review and approval of regulatory documents, ensuring adherence to company standards and government/industry regulations.

• Clinical Trial Program Management: Oversee the US medical affairs Solid Tumor Oncology clinical trial program, ensuring strategic development of clinical data, including expanded access program

• Product Support: Provide medical support to product planning and LCM groups, including impact assessments of line extensions, new indications, and publication strategies.

• Global Collaboration: Work with colleagues in Global Medical Affairs and other markets to ensure consistency of worldwide programs from a medical perspective.

• Joint Ventures Alignment: Assure alignment of initiatives across existing Joint Ventures, including strategy and program execution.

• Business Strategy Development: Ensure medical representation on Product Business teams and Product Promotional Review teams, contributing to short and long-term business strategies and objectives.

• KOL Engagement: Develop and maintain professional relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) within the medical community. Oversee the establishment and maintenance of external scientific advisory boards and assist in advocacy development.

• Continuous Learning and Development: Stay informed of current developments within the medical and scientific communities through literature, meetings, conventions, and professional associations.

About You

Qualifications:

Education:

• Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university (e.g., M.D., PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) with experience in a medical oncology-related field. Board certified/eligible in Oncology  preferred.

Experience:

• At least 10 years of total experience post-degree, including clinical practice.

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry working in Medical Affairs and/or clinical research and development.

• Experience in planning, executing, and reporting clinical trials.

• At least 3 years of experience direct or matrix leading people and/or departments.

• Prior experience with solid tumor, radio-medicine, and/or neuroendocrine tumors preferred.

Skills:

• Extensive clinical knowledge in Oncology.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Strong understanding of clinical trials processes and FDA approval processes, including accelerated approval, and FDA and other regulations and guidance governing commercial promotional material and medical scientific exchange.

• Experience with developing and executing US expanded access protocol

• Ability to build solid working relationships with commercial organizations and influence across cultures.

• Demonstrated ability to organize and lead Clinical Research Advisory Panels.

• Ability to work with and effectively support cross-functional teams.

• Broad and formal leadership experience, including excellent “leadership presence” to represent Medical Affairs within the company and to external stakeholders.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence others.

• Excellence in problem-solving with superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues.

• A team player with the ability to collaborate successfully with both internal and external colleagues.

• Strong analytical skills and comfort managing through ambiguity.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and projects, requiring excellent prioritization and expectation management skills.