Canada Medical Director - Vaccines

** Reference No.
** R2813445
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* Position title:

** Canada Medical Director - Vaccines
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* Location:

** Toronto, Ontario
** About the job
**** Our Team:
** The North American Medical Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and medical information and shared insights; effective and innovative strategic partners to our internal and external stakeholders; and dedicated to public health and empowering lives through immunization. We represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
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* Main Responsibilities:

** The
* Canada Medical Director (Pediatric Vaccines)
* will develop and execute the franchise Medical strategy in alignment with cross-functional objectives. They will act as the local representative for Integrated Evidence Generation Planning (iEGP) and oversee evidence generation tactics in Canada. Additionally, they will establish and foster relationships with external stakeholders (e.g., Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), public health officials) and generate insight from external engagements that inform franchise Medical strategy and planning.
* Strategy (30%)
** Develop, integrate, and execute while being accountable for the Country Medical Roadmap, Country Medical Plan, and integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP)
* Lead and drive the development of advanced Medical and scientific strategies for the portfolio therapeutic area, incorporating franchise-specific details
* Provide strategic leadership and oversight of projects and activities for the Canadian Medical team and work in close collaboration with other departments including brand teams and Public Affairs
* External Relationships (30%)
** Establish and foster proactive and broad relationships with key contacts in the Canadian healthcare (e.g., Government Health Authorities, External Experts, Thought Leaders, Academics, Healthcare Professionals, Patient and Patient Advocacy Groups) as part of a coordinated stakeholder plan to secure involvement in stakeholder discussions and position Sanofi Vaccines within key healthcare initiatives
* Build and maintain relationships with key professional societies, public health authorities, and key external experts (academic and community) to engage in scientific exchange on disease states, epidemiology, and clinical trials of products
* Understand key account based and customer-based strategies and opportunities for medical and scientific collaboration
* Lead external advisory boards focused on pediatric vaccine products and pipeline
* Provide guidance on pediatric vaccine products and related Medical issues and seek impactful insights from external engagements with key contacts in the Canadian healthcare environment (e.g., Government Health Authorities, External Experts, Thought Leaders, Academics, Healthcare Professionals, Patient and Patient Advocacy Groups) to inform Medical strategy and planning
* Internal Collaboration/Communication (20%)
** Partner with cross-functional teams to generate a large and complex evidence portfolio to support products in pre-/peri-launch phases
* Work closely with North American Medical Team members (i.e., NA Regional Medical Value & Impact Manager, NA Medical Operations Lead, NA Medical Study Lead, NA Regional Medical Governance Officer, & NA Portfolio, New Products, & Innovation Lead) to develop and support the tracking of franchise impact tools and metrics
* Share feedback from Thought Leaders with cross-functional teams to understand emerging trends, challenges, and unmet needs in the healthcare landscape to educate internal stakeholders
* Liaise closely with franchise heads to ensure all Canadian evidence generation priorities and tactics are being adequately executed
* Collaborate with NA Medical External Scientific Exchange Strategy team to align on multi-channel activities related to the franchise’s strategy, portfolio, stakeholders, and Medical activities
* Data Generation (10%)
** Serve as the point of contact and be accountable for iEGP planning and oversee the execution of evidence generation tactics in Canada, as defined by the Canada Medical Head, Vaccines
* Identify emerging evidence generation opportunities and prioritize evidence gaps and execute innovative evidence-generation projects (i.e., RWE) aligned with Medical and global business unit priorities
* Foster cross-functional and cross-country collaborations where possible to address critical knowledge gaps effectively
* Contribute to gap analyses and development of innovative approaches to the…