SPC Global Medical Director - Ophthalmology

Job Title: SPC Global Medical Director - Ophthalmology

Location: Cambridge, MA / Morristown, NJ

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

At Sanofi, our purpose is “Chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.” Specialty Care Medical Affairs strives to be the leader in patient and scientific knowledge to improve clinical care. We achieve this by generating and curating critical evidence and serving as credible partners in scientific exchange. Our team collaborates across commercial, regulatory, R&D, market access, and external affairs to develop and launch first‑in‑class and best‑in‑class therapeutic solutions addressing the highest unmet needs.

As Global Medical Director – Ophthalmology
, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the global medical strategy for our ophthalmology portfolio. This position requires strong scientific expertise, strategic leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration to advance medical understanding, evidence generation, and external engagement. You will serve as a key medical representative and ensure alignment of medical activities with overall business objectives.

We’re an R&D‑driven, AI‑powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

• Serve as the medical representative
  , providing strategic input and ensuring alignment of ophthalmology medical tactics with overall brand objectives.

• Participate in cross‑functional work streams to design and implement global medical programs supporting the ophthalmology portfolio.

• Contribute to the Global Medical Affairs Plan for ophthalmology assets, ensuring alignment with key strategic imperatives and evidence generation priorities.

• Collaborate with Scientific Communications to develop high‑quality materials for external medical engagement and deliver global medical training programs.

• Lead and execute global medical activities within the Medical Affairs Plan, including advisory boards, expert meetings, and symposia, ensuring compliance and strong collaboration with internal stakeholders (Events, Legal, Compliance, Procurement).

• Drive evidence generation initiatives (e.g., Investigator‑Initiated Studies, Real‑World Evidence projects) in line with the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP).

• Lead strategically assigned projects to advance scientific understanding and clinical application of ophthalmology therapies.

• Build and maintain strong KOL relationships globally, ensuring their involvement in key medical activities and scientific exchange.

• Ensure cross‑functional collaboration with Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, and Market Access teams; review promotional and non‑promotional materials in Veeva/Promo Mats.

• Support data dissemination strategy
  , including publications, congress planning, and scientific communication in collaboration with internal stakeholders.

• Contribute to annual and long‑term congress strategy
  , including symposia, abstracts, and scientific sessions.

• Maintain regular interaction with local medical teams in priority markets to ensure tactical alignment and gather insights through global‑local meetings, newsletters, and other communication channels.

• Provide medical support to R&D, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory functions
  , including risk management and health authority interactions.

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, Pharm
  
  D) required; board certification (or eligible) in ophthalmology highly preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years of retinal disease expertise, including at least 3 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in medical affairs or clinical…