R&D Patient Insights & Inclusion Lead

About the job

This position contributes to the global planning, facilitation, and integration of patient insights & perspectives across the Sanofi pipeline.  Patient insights inform pre-clinical and development stage programs about unmet need, patient sub-populations and other factors that influence patient decision making and access to care, including clinical trials.

This position is accountable for working closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders to generate, translate and communicate insight learnings for maximal impact to programs and on behalf of patients. As qualitative and quantitative data sources are expanding rapidly, this position requires excellent organizational, interpersonal and problem-solving skills in order to navigate a large matrixed set of stakeholders.

Aside from data generation and translation, the position will focus on supporting early patient-focused inclusion strategies that increase opportunities for diverse and underserved populations to more readily participate in clinical trials. Using insights and drawing on best practices, this position will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop early diversity & inclusion strategies. These D&I strategies will need to include capacity building recommendations that are sustainable and link to post approval access considerations for teams to establish. Strong collaborations with GPTs, CTT and local Clinical Study Unit personnel are essential for success and meaningful impact.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage patient-generated health data to establish patient narratives and insights for R&D indications that focus on key global business geographies aligned with likely commercialization plans (Global to local ‘Glocal’ approach)

• Responsible for initiating the integrated patient journey within each program and respective indications

• Coordinate closely with R&D stakeholders across the pipeline to anticipate, plan and deliver relevant patient insights to shape decision making and support various governances (ORC, RWG/ DWG, IDCC)

• Responsible for the translation of patient-generated insights into actionable recommendations for relevant R&D functions to shape target patient populations-and the target value proposition.

• Responsible for the identification & communication of considerations within patient-generated health data that impact study design, patient eligibility, clinical trial operations, logistics and patient support needs

• Translate patient insights into strategies that accelerate clinical trials through external support programs and avenues to broadly shape inclusion of underrepresented and underserved patients; notably of diverse background.

• Develop priority therapeutic area expertise/alignment to support knowledge management

• Ensure ongoing education and awareness of learnings across Sanofi

About You:

• Experience: Demonstrated patient centric approach to job function in past research and/or clinical development activities Experience in Health-related data generation and translation. Clinical trials, inclusive of outcomes and clinical operations. Knowledge and demonstrated experience in patient-focused medicines development principles

• Knowledge And Skills: Robust understanding of behavioral health science, evolving regulatory patient experience frameworks, health economic and patient advocacy principles.

• Familiar with the considerations and development of integrated patient journey frameworks

• Demonstrated experience leveraging analytical data to better understand patient needs and generate evidence to support program / team strategies. 

• Strategic thinker, with the ability to professionally influence, while building new solutions and programs in a team environment (Play to Win)

• Adept at building consensus and engaging with diverse partners; internally and externally

• Expertise in stakeholder management and leading in a matrixed environment

• Outstanding teamwork and influential leadership skills with the ability to work with all levels within an organization, as well as with public stakeholders

• Technical and soft skills: ability to harmoniously diffuse conflict; excellent communicator, effective presentation skills, good interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, ability to quickly build relationships and trust.  Expert knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, R&D, global clinical trials, RWD, patient advocacy and global healthcare systems

• Proficiency in Powerpoint, Excel, Sanofi internal systems & public speaking. The candidate must be proficient in English and be able to accommodate flexible working hours outside of the traditional 9-5 day.

• Education: At least a master’s degree in healthcare related field preferred but not required based on experience.