Location: Reading, UK
Hybrid Working: 3 days per week in the office
About the jobThe UK & Ireland 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. This role is part of a significant transformation aligning Medical functions in General Medicines that will bring us closer to R&D, maximizing impact earlier in development, while maintaining strong business alignment.
The General Medicines Pipeline Medical Manager holds strategic accountability for shaping the external environment to ensure successful launch and adoption of Sanofi's pipeline assets in the UK and Ireland. This senior role drives scientific leadership, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement to overcome access barriers and maximize the impact of innovative treatments. The position requires strategic vision, cross-functional leadership, strong scientific background and the ability to influence without authority in complex healthcare environments.
Main Responsibilities:
Strategic External Scientific Influence & Advocacy
Lead the development of scientific influencer strategy for GenMed pipeline assets across UKIE
Build and nurture strategic relationships with key opinion leaders, specialist societies, and advisory bodies to shape the future treatment landscape for our innovations
Serve as the senior scientific representative for Sanofi's pipeline with national specialist committees and health authorities
Develop and implement scientific engagement plans that address future unmet needs in the pipeline areas of interest and related health conditions
Establish Sanofi as the scientific authority in emerging therapeutic areas through thought leadership and strategic partnerships
Pipeline Strategy & Launch Readiness
About youQualifications:
UK Registered Healthcare Professional or PhD in life sciences. ‘significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, demonstrating medical affairs leadership’Experience in immunology therapeutic area requiredThorough understanding of pharmaceutical industry regulations and codesSkills & Competencies:
Strategic vision and ability to translate strategy into action
Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills
Strong scientific credibility and communication expertise
Cross-functional leadership and matrix management capabilities
Decision-making excellence in ambiguous environments
Business acumen and understanding of market access dynamics
This senior role offers the opportunity to shape the future immunology treatment landscape in UKIE through scientific leadership, strategic influence, and cross-functional collaboration.
Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com
Pursue progress, discover extraordinaryBetter is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!