Head of Global Research - Vaccines

## Head of Global Research - Vaccines Apply locations:
Waltham, MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
September 21, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R2859349
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* Job title:

** Head of Global Research - Vaccines Research and Development
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* Location:

** Waltham, MA Overview

The Head of Vaccines Research leads the scientific vision and strategy that transforms cutting-edge research into breakthrough vaccines, building a world-class research organization that leverages disease understanding, antigen design, immunology, AI/ML and platform science to deliver transformational vaccines and  the context of the R&D evolution, our position is currently in Project Status, where the scope of this position may continue to evolve.

About the Job:
** As a senior Leader in the Vaccines GBU and Sanofi:
*** Contribute to defining, building and delivering the short, middle and long term vision for the Vaccines GBU and Sanofi
* Engage key external stakeholders and represent Sanofi, the GBU and Vaccines R&D in external forums
* Engage leaders across all departments and levels within Sanofi and represent Vaccines R&D in internal forums
** As a senior Leader in Vaccines R&D,*
* ** contribute to the Vaccines R&D leadership team (VRDLT) vision and dynamic:
*** Contribute to defining, building and delivering the short, middle and long-term vision for Vaccines R&D
* Actively partner with your peers within the VRDLT, fostering cross-team collaboration and solving challenges within and outside VRDLT forums
* Bring healthy challenge, taking ownership for proposing and preparing topics  for discussion at VRDLT.
* Contribute to productive discussion at VRDLT, diverging in opinions when helpful, then converging and aligning on a position and sticking to it
* Share information in a regular manner, sharing both good news and bad news in a timely manner and asking for help in an agile mode, including during our agile weekly meetings
* Provide feedback to peers and supervisor
* Engage leaders in Sanofi Pharma R&D and identify value-creating opportunities for scientific collaboration and synergies
* Identify external opportunities (services, collaborations, in-licensing, acquisitions) to strengthen our position and accelerate the delivery of our ambition.
** As a people Leader and manager in Vaccines R&D,*
* ** deliver the activities and team engagement within your function:
*** Take accountability for delivering the activities aligned with the defined project and pipeline priorities and the long term vision of the R&D and the vaccines GBU.
* Take accountability for sourcing the priority activities, making trade off when needed, asking for resource when critical path activities are not adequately resourced and releasing/loaning resources when possible.
* Define clear objectives for the team and assess team performance on both deliverables, behaviours and leadership traits
* Continue to raise talent density by developing your people, hiring exceptional new talents and ensuring we have the right people at the right place.
* Engage your overall team, increasing the engagement score of your direct report but also your overall organisation
* Keep transforming whenever needed and contribute to the simplification of the organisation within and outside your perimeter.
* Build robust interfaces with stakeholders and escalating  the challenges when this is not happening
* Take thoughtful risk in a transparent way
* Create the right healthy environment where people can strive based on clear objective and feedback, with  clear sense of urgency and confidence.
** As Head of Vaccines Research*
* ** Department:
*** In close collaboration with the Head of Vaccines Research portfolio strategy, design an ambitious vision for vaccines Research and a clear strategy and plan to deliver on it
* Contribute to vaccine paipeline
* Promote a project-centric and value-creating environment where science benefits our projects and pipeline, avoiding the “science for science” mindset.
* Deliver excellence in antigen design and immunology, pioneering new technologies and applying state of the art science and technologies to deliver concrete value for…