Global Head, Science Partnerships and Funding; SPF), Vaccines R&D

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North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is:

$ - $

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.

Location:

Swiftwater, PA

The Global Head, Science Partnerships and Funding (SPF), Vaccines R&D, will be responsible for building and sustaining Sanofi Vaccines' network of external public and private organizations that will enable the success of the New Vaccine Portfolio through broad strategic partnerships and external funding projects. Reporting to the Global Head, Strategic and Scientific Partnerships, the Global Head-SPF is responsible for providing strategic, scientific and operational leadership of current and new global public-private partnerships while maintaining timelines and budget.

The Global Head will have under his/her direction and management, the leads for development of each region, namely, UK/Europe and Middle East, Americas, France, and Asia Pacific.

Join the team protecting half a billion lives every year with next-gen science, mRNA innovation, and AI-driven breakthroughs. In Vaccines, you'll help advance prevention on a global scale - and shape the future of immunization. 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.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Sanofi Vaccines global external partnership strategy across the entire value chain (Research to Industrialization):
  Engage effectively key internal stakeholders (from various organizations such as R&D, Vaccine Manufacturing & Supply, Vaccine Portfolio Strategy, Vaccines GBU Executive Committee members) in order to articulate and validate the priority gaps and needs for external partnerships and external financing and to define unambiguously the metrics of success of such partnerships. Develop the decision-making processes for selection and administration of the grants;
  
  must have excellent strategic acumen to weigh the benefits/risks associated with each funding opportunity and put forward recommendations and decisions to Vaccines leadership.
• Lead and manage the Science Partnerships and Funding Team within the Strategic and Scientific Partnerships Organization:
  Recruit, manage and develop a high-performing global team, ensuring operational excellence of the team across the entire value chain while maintaining agility to adapt to the constantly changing global environment (i.e., public-private partnerships, funding opportunities, funder requirements, Vaccines Global Business Unit (GBU) priorities, etc).
• Develop and execute global/regional external stakeholder/funders engagement plan:
  Build the global network of external partners and funders (US, EU, UK, Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Americas) for Sanofi vaccines and implement robust engagement plans in order to maintain the relationships with the agencies. Collaborate closely with Sanofi organizations with strong regional presence such as Public Affairs, Global Medical Affairs and Commercial Operations, to deliver on this objective.
• Develop and execute robust processes and stakeholder engagement for partnership submission and administration:
  For grant submissions, oversee the responses to Request-For-Proposals (RFPs) from external funding agencies by mobilizing and collaborating with multiple Sanofi partners (Business Development,…