Senior Medical Science Liaison - Southeast

Job Title : Senior Medical Science Liaison - Southeast

Location : Remote / Field

About the Job

About Sanofi : We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

The Mission of Sanofi’s field medical Team is to be the trusted scientific partners in the field for external experts and decision-makers engaging in mutual scientific exchanges to accelerate data dissemination.  Sanofi’s field medical teams enhance the understanding of the scientific and medical value of our products in the therapeutic area and gather new insights by bringing cutting edge scientific exchange today that accelerates medical innovation tomorrow

The  Medical Science Liaison  (MSL) is field-facing role whose main objectives are to :

Be the trusted scientific partner to key external experts by conducting timely, appropriate and frequent scientific exchanges to enhance the understanding of the scientific and medical value of our products.

Execute on stakeholder engagement plans to gather data, develop and share medical insights that contribute to enhancement of Sanofi’s key medical messages, plans and future research.

Keep abreast of medical and scientific developments in the therapeutic field to help identify and critically assess research opportunities and to play a supportive role in the execution of evidence generation plans to enhance the value of our products in a real-world setting

Recognize, record and share insights that deepen our understanding of the needs of patients, consumers, regulators, payers, and healthcare providers and proactively contributes towards identifying unmet needs.

Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders (Medical Affairs colleagues, Medical Information and Commercial Operations) while maintaining full compliance with relevant company, industry, legal and regulatory requirements

Demonstrate operational understanding and risk management by ensuring excellence in execution of all governance processes.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities

Engages external stakeholders on medical and scientific information exchange for the Solid tumor products during one-on-one interactions and group settings, exhibiting excellent scientific and clinical knowledge :

Uses strong knowledge of relevant diseases and disease management protocols, healthcare environment and competitors to articulate the medical and scientific value of our products with external experts.

Establishes robust, long-term peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and other stakeholder partners

Actively engages with appropriate stakeholders on medical, clinical, epidemiologic, and scientific topics to advance their understanding of the disease by sharing information and answering questions based on approved material within regulatory guidelines.

Engages with appropriate stakeholders to understand the state of healthcare policies and guidelines as they relate to clinical practices at a local, state, regional, federal, or national level.

Uses defined systems to map out, identify, profile, and prioritizes stakeholders in line with the therapeutic area medical plan and looks for opportunities to collaborate and build a value-based partnership addressing the HCPs therapeutic goals.

Effectively utilizes the Scientific Engagement Model to plan territory and individual stakeholder (Key Opinion Leaders, payers, HCP etc.) medical strategy and engagement interaction plans consistent with the field medical activity plan and medical function priorities.

Effectively utilizes the Scientific Engagement Model for attending and establishing a Sanofi Medical presence at relevant scientific congresses, symposia as directed.

Organizes educational meetings or local scientific advisory boards when requested.

Support speakers training to ensure continued scientific support in the field.

Responds to unsolicited request for medical information associated with supported products and disease state area.

Gathers data and generates insights from stakeholder interactions and provides feedback to the organization

Recognize and collect feedback / reactions from multiple data sources and various stakeholders.

Record / report insights and information appropriately, using available mechanisms and tools.

Critically and routinely evaluate and discern from the information gained from published studies, and stakeholder interactions to develop key insights that deepen our understanding of the market’s needs and opinions of external stakeholders and therefore contribute to enhancement of Sanofi’s scientific messages, plans, strategy, systems, and product development.

Maintain awareness of and assesses emerging evidence in disease area to educate and enhance discussions with key stakeholders.

Collaborates effectively with internal stakeholders

Distribute relevant scientific and medical information and key external insights to internal stakeholders when requested.

Collaborate, as appropriate, with Commercial Operations, Business Development, Regulatory, etc. to facilitate diligence reviews, medical and safety evaluation, product positioning, lifecycle evidence planning, and compliance needs.

Contribute to the creation of material for internal and external stakeholders where applicable, following internal Sanofi policies, and Federal and National Policies as applicable.

Supports evidence-generation activities by aiding in data acquisition and identifying opportunities for further data collection clinical or investigator-led

Monitors disease epidemiology and provides support, including protocol development, when needed on various types of studies : long-term surveillance, compliance, pharmacovigilance, and effectiveness studies

Identifies data collection opportunities during stakeholder interactions and reports these using approved processes.

Maintains awareness of clinical trial activity within territory and suggests clinical trials sites as requested.

Responds to unsolicited requests regarding interest in investigator sponsored studies (ISS) and supports ISS submissions through appropriate internal processes.

Context of the job / major challenges

Able to operate independently (with minimal supervision) and navigate complex regulatory environments in person and via digital channels from remote (non-office based) environment.

Possible substantial travel up to 50% : nationally and internationally.

Effectively manage KOL's complex and controversial opinions vs corporate policy decisions ensuring KOL relationships / medical strategy are not negatively impacted.

Ensures regulatory boundaries re non-promotional activities are respected vis-à-vis commercial partners.

Scope of Role / Outputs

Manage a base of up to 120 stakeholders : developing and maintaining stakeholder engagement tracking database.

Manage a base of up to 100 provider settings as requested

Plan day-to-day interactions, including discussion points in accordance with Medical Affairs strategy, establishing a frequency of interactions as required by the field management per stakeholder per year to ensure that objectives are met.

Accountability for US KOLs with reporting to Medical Affairs and other relevant functions

Executes on defined KOL territory strategy that is targeted to address diverse stakeholder needs (payers, patients, KOLs, HCP etc.) and is aligned with company objectives.

Executes on defined KOL territory strategy that is targeted to address diverse HCP specialties (medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, endocrinologists, surgeons, gastroenterologists) and is aligned with company objectives.

Develops relevant territory engagement plans in line with the medical strategy and supports the team’s medical plan execution.

Uses approved scientific data during KOL interactions to advance the understanding of the therapeutic area.

Support for pipeline products per Sanofi SOP guidance

About You

Minimum Education Qualifications

Advanced degree in a technical, scientific or medical field (for example : MD, PhD, Pharm D, DNP)

Minimum of 2 years’ experience in relevant Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, or Therapeutic Area capacity

Required Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

Basic Requirements :

Relevant scientific and / or clinical experience in academic cancer biology and / or solid tumors clinical knowledge

Clear understanding of medical practice, clinical decision making, and healthcare systems related to patient care.

Ability to interpret key scientific data and translate this information to meet educational and research needs.

Understanding and knowledge of local regulations and codes of practice for pharmaceutical industry, in particular as they apply to the non-promotional activities of this role .

Demonstrated ability to address educational and research needs through delivery of cutting edge scientific / evidenced based data.

Understand the design and execution of research studies.

Skillfully plans, prioritizes, and executes multiple responsibilities and projects.

Demonstrates effective leadership skills (by example and through accomplishments), steps forward to handle challenges within scope of authority.

Actively listens to others and is adept at confidently stating expert opinion while respecting the positions of others - can exert diplomacy while standing firm on a position.

Exemplary communication and presentation skills.

Preferred requirements :

Previous pharmaceutical industry experience

Demonstrated strategic impact

Ability to navigate in ambiguous situations

Existing KOL relationships within GI, and / or Neuroendocrine Tumors

Experience navigating multi-disciplinary teams (internal / external)

Why Choose Us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

This position is eligible for a company car through the Company’s FLEET program.

Candidates must complete all fleet safety training and must maintain an acceptable driving record regarding accidents and incidents.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.