Research Global Project Head; GPH

Job Title: Research Global Project Head (GPH)

Location: Waltham, MA

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.

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.

To support sustainable growth, Sanofi Vaccine’s ambition is to build an innovative and well‑balanced Vaccine Research and Development/LCM portfolio. Within the research phase this implies both continuous assessment of potential targets from the universe of Infectious Disease to enrich the portfolio and the efficient execution of approved projects.

The Research Global Project Head (GPH) is a leadership position with strong connectivity with the entire organization, and beyond. He/She will have two main missions:

• Lead cross-functional teams to identify new target opportunities
  , deliver initial Target Product Profile/Target Value Proposition and lay out credible research and development plans to support timely decisions on portfolio entry. This is estimated to represent about 30% of her/his time
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• Lead the cross‑functional team (rGPT) in charge of delivering one or more endorsed research projects. This is estimated to represent about 70% of her/his time
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The GPH will lead the research project team and design the project strategy together with all the functions sitting at the Project Team. She/he will pursue the aspiration of delivering as efficiently as possible the end goal, being a registered differentiated vaccine that addresses medical need for patients and offers financial return for the company.

• Lead a global and transversal team of Subject Matter Experts to deliver high value creating projects.
• Defend the project strategy at governance boards, including scientific review as well as investment decisions.
• Manage multiple internal and external stakeholders, including at executive levels.
• Provide input into team member performance reviews.
• Foster and implement internal or external innovation solutions for the development of First in Class/Best in Class Vaccines for infectious disease targets by creating an efficient close collaboration across Sanofi to identify novel technologies and approaches.
• Close collaboration with Innovation and External R&D, Antigen Design, Global Immunology Functions and the mRNA Center of Excellence.
• Stay informed on the state‑of‑the‑art approaches for vaccine development, characterization and immunological assessment, through efficient internal connections, and Competitive pipeline assessments.
• Secure IP strategy and integrated scientific communication.
• Accountable for developing both integrated strategy & development plan and its effective execution through the project team, in compliance with approved timelines & budget.
• Accountable for building and maintaining aligned strategy with external partner (if any).
• Ensure that the right interactions with regulatory authorities are in place.
• Ensure that risk‑mitigation plan is articulated, escalated, validated by relevant internal governance bodies and monitored.
• Resolve resource & budget issues with functions or decision bodies in order to meet project objectives.

• Ph.D. (in a science field), MD, Pharm D, or MS is required.
• 5–8 years of experience in vaccine R&D or equivalent experience in other discipline in the Vaccine Value Chain.
• Strong scientific background with excellent understanding of global vaccine development activities along the entire Value Chain from research up to market access.
• Strategic thinking and leadership abilities in combination with understanding science, technologies and business of biopharmaceutical product development.
• Performance oriented with ability…