Global Medical Director Stakeholder Engagement TA-aligned

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Global Medical Director Stakeholder Engagement

Cambridge, MA;
Morristown, NJ

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI‑powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions. This role is part of the Global Medical Immunology team within the Medical Affairs Specialty Care organization, supporting Sanofi’s commitment to advancing science to improve patients’ lives.

The Global Director, Stakeholder Engagement is the TA‑aligned strategic partner accountable for shaping and governing the clinical stakeholder engagement strategy across the Next Gen Immunology portfolio, spanning dermatologic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and rheumatologic diseases. The role acts as the strategic architect and driver of TA stakeholder engagement, translating Disease Area strategy into clear engagement priorities, operating models, and execution frameworks.

• Own and drive the TA stakeholder engagement strategy in direct connection to the Disease Area Strategy and TA priorities (global‑to‑local). Serve as the TA‑aligned engagement strategy partner, participating as a standing contributor in TA strategic governance to ensure engagement priorities, risks, and opportunities are surfaced early and acted upon.
• Accountable for engagement ways of working and strategic decision frameworks (prioritization logic, operating model, governance readouts), and advisor to countries/teams on tactical choices and execution sequencing.
• Prioritize and refresh the TA’s portfolio of strategic experts and priority medical societies using defined criteria and data signals with clear differentiation between established KOLs and evolving scientific influencers.
• Drive cross‑TA forums such as the Immunology Strategic Council where relevant, ensuring TA priorities and expert landscape inputs are represented.
• Cross‑functional orchestration: navigate effectively across Medical TA, Clinical Development, Commercial, Affiliates, GTMC, Digital, Public Affairs/Patient, and Patient Safety to enable a single, coordinated engagement narrative and plan.
• Act as a gatekeeper against siloed engagement initiatives, ensuring transparency and alignment while respecting functional ownership and compliance requirements.
• Where appropriate, serve as a single point of contact for selected global medical societies/associations to ensure continuity, governance clarity, and consistent value exchange.
• Framework deployment & operational excellence: ensure enterprise frameworks and tools are implemented in NGI operations for the TA, including but not limited to Stakeholder Engagement Framework (TRAIL), Medical Insight‑to‑Strategy (MedIS), Launch Excellence (SILC).
• Translate strategy into repeatable operational mechanisms (templates, stakeholder segmentation, prioritization refresh cadence, governance readouts) and scale execution through hub support and affiliate adoption.
• Data‑driven impact, insights loop & performance story: ensure an end‑to‑end insight loop is in place connecting engagement outcomes to TA decisions and priorities; prepare leadership‑ready engagement performance readouts for governance forums with clear evidence‑based, decision‑oriented mindsets.
• Ensure high‑performance delivery on engagement at priority congresses: pre‑planning, alignment on objectives, coverage model, and timely post‑event insight extraction and actions.
• Partner with Scientific Communications and omnichannel stakeholders to elevate future‑facing engagement channels.
• Leverage available data and external signals to identify emerging experts and shifts in scientific influence relevant to TA priorities, ensuring engagement strategies remain current and forward‑oriented.
• Compliance & integrity: ensure all activities adhere to Sanofi policies and industry standards, including scientific engagement governance principles and appropriate cross‑functional boundaries.

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or MSc with strong equivalent experience; MBA is a plus.
• Immunology experience required, with preference for…