Medical Capabilities and Operations Lead

Job title: Medical Capabilities and Operations Lead

• Reports to: Medical Operations Lead Eurasia

• Location:  Istanbul / Turkey

• Job type: Permanent, Full time

Main responsibilities:

1. Strategic Development of Medical Competencies

• Develop and implement the strategic vision for the medical competency function, aligned with long-term business objectives.
• Identify priority areas for competency enhancement to meet market demands and the company’s goals.
• Assess current competency levels and establish a long-term development plan for continuous improvement.

2. Operational Excellence

• Provide input into MA processes and standards to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity
• Development, update, implementation of the local SOPs within Medical Affairs as required in the global SOP
• Provide support for audits and inspections in Sanofi, incl. tracking and follow up of findings
• Generate reports for Medical Leads on enquiry metrics and insights
• Work closely with the regional/global team on medical activities and local deployment of the global medical systems/tools
• Work in multi-functional groups of Company employees
• Provide support for Pharma medical operations projects.
• Management, implementation regional/global team’s projects at the local level
• Translate strategic goals into actionable operational plans, including the implementation of training and upskilling programs.
• Ensure the effective execution of competency development processes across the medical teams.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive process improvements and optimize training initiatives.

3. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Foster close collaboration between the medical function and other departments (marketing, R&D, regulatory affairs) to integrate medical competencies throughout the organization.
• Support cross-functional teams in embedding medical competencies into business processes and decision-making.

4. Training and Development

• Lead the design, development, and execution of competency-building programs tailored to the needs of the medical department.
• Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of training programs and ensure alignment with global industry standards.
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing initiatives to maintain up-to-date medical expertise and best practices within the team.

5. Field Based Medical ecosystem development

• Development and organization of internal educational programs for medical incl. induction program for new medical employees
• Do double visits with MSL to identify areas for improvements and create trainings based on the identified gaps
• Medical capabilities development support according to Medical Training program
• Work closely with the global or regional team to ensure continuous sustainability of the program related to medical capabilities
• MSLs ongoing training support and conducting annual assessment
• Consistent MSL metrics development across therapy areas and ongoing tracking

About you  

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; master’s degree preferred. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience.  International exposure is desirable. 
• Great leadership and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Curious mindset who challenges the status quo to look always for better and innovative solutions
• High learning agility
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Language Proficiency: Fluent in English and Turkish

We do not stop there, Explore:

Hybrid Working Options (for Istanbul HQ and for eligible white collar positions at M&S site)    

Comprehensive Medical Plan

Company Private Pension Plan  

Flexible Benefits Program for YOU to design your benefits

Company car for eligible positions & attractive lunch voucher/cafeteria at M&S site

Birthday Leave to celebrate YOU

14-week Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan dedicated to Sanofians

Kindergarten Allowance for female employees

Employee Assistance Program

Access to various learning & development resources, career development opportunities

& MORE!