Director Global Medical Peds Endocrine Therapeutic Sanofi Cambridge

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The Global Medical Director, Peds/Endo, heads key internal and external medical programs by integrating scientific, clinical, and commercial priorities as a member of the Medical Affairs Leadership & the Peds/Endo Therapeutic Area Core teams, respectively. The main objective is to work with colleagues around the world to ensure that patients receive appropriate care within sustainable health care systems and that patients can achieve the best possible long-term health outcomes.

The Global Medical Director will have extensive interaction with internal and external colleagues in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. S/he will drive the global medical affairs strategy, including: leading the awareness and positioning of the disease and available treatments; publication planning, advisory boards, training programs, investigator-sponsored research and other specific projects involving key thought leaders. S/he will also be responsible for providing input into key regulatory and reimbursement and is responsible for leading global registry efforts to maximize scientific content and output and is responsible for leading global registry efforts to maximize scientific content and output. There is an emphasis on teaching, training, and the ability to think critically about the interface between the business and clinical issues.
The candidate will have experience and proven success in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, with a clinical development, or medical affairs background. This experience should include developing strong working relationships with key thought leaders, medical communications, robust product strategy and life cycle management, as well as training and support of colleagues in other functions. The candidate should additionally have an in-depth knowledge of all areas of product lifecycle management, from pre-clinical development through post-approval marketing. S/he must also be comfortable working in a highly competitive product environment and understand basic and compliant techniques in medical differentiation.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

MD, with subspecialty training; 5+ years of experience working in clinical medicine or with the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, preferably in medical affairs; demonstrated US/international experience, having led cross functional drug development teams in one or more therapeutic areas; or one or more global line functions (eg Clinical, Regulatory Affairs or Early Development) or a significant part thereof in a world class pharmaceutical or biotechnology organization.

Experience of working and leading large international matrix teams; international and cross-cultural experience

A proven track record in drug development, ideally including some years in the US and/or in a world class academic institution and extensively published in medical journals (nice blend of background in academia and industry highly advantageous)
Experience in successfully developing peer-reviewed publications.

External relationships and reputation with KOLs in therapeutic area
Proven record of effective interactions and partnership with drug discovery and commercial peers/groups

Budget management experience, is a plus

Strong insight and understanding of successful commercialization

Domestic and international travel is required (approximately 20%).


Preferred Qualifications

Working knowledge in the areas of epidemiology, biostatistics, and health economics/policy, clinical trial design, and a firm grasp of the scientific & regulatory facets of drug development.

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