Medical Communication and Education Lead

• Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

About the job

This role reports into the Global Scientific Communications team within Global Medical Immunology, which is part of Sanofi’s Specialty Care organization. Our Medical function serves as a key strategic partner with commercial, regulatory, clinical, and market access on therapeutic solutions to support patients’ needs.

Within the Global Medical Immunology team, we are proud to support Sanofi’s unrelenting commitment to scientific exploration and to work on dupilumab in the therapeutic area(s) of dermatology, pulmonology, rhinology, or gastrointestinal diseases.

Main responsibilities:

Reporting to the Global Scientific Director, this key role will ensure successful development and execution of medical communications & education plans for dupilumab, through:

• Leading cross-functional medical communication/education planning efforts
• Developing strategically aligned, balanced, and accurate scientific communication points to guide the development of internal and external global and local medical communication
• Ensuring delivery of high-quality, fair-balanced, scientifically/clinically accurate medical communications resources including, scientific platforms, lexicons, and FAQs/trainings and disease backgrounders in accordance with established timelines, compliance guidelines/policies, and budgets
• Developing global medical education plans based on medical strategies and identified HCP educational gaps
• Designing and developing educational content, in collaboration with internal partners and external HCP experts, for live education programs, congress symposia, online/digital education, multi & omnichannel HCP education, field medical tools, slide decks, and medical booth exhibits
• Establishing and maintaining professional and collaborative relationships with KOLs involved in medical education
• Forecasting annual med com/education budgets and resource needs, contracting for agency support, and managing finance reconciliations, invoicing, and accruals
• Appropriately communicating the status of med com/education publication plans and key activities tactics to relevant stakeholders

About you

Education:

• Advance degree in life sciences or pharmaceutical sciences (Ph D, Pharm D, MD)

Experience:

• Experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
• Track record of successfully developing scientific communications/medical education
• Experience in Medical/Legal review committees and familiarity with Veeva/Promomats/4M or similar content review systems preferred
• Vendor, project timeline, and budget management experience is necessary
• Knowledge of industry guidelines pertaining to interactions with health care providers (e.g., Ph RMA Code, Adva Med guidelines) and digital/medical educational (e.g., EFPIA/IFPMA)
• Expertise in Pulmonology, Rhinology, Gastroenterology and/or Dermatology preferred

Skills and behaviors:

• Must possess the ability to provide strategic input and drive multiple complex projects
• Strong business ethics
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to critically analyze, interpret, and communicate complex medical/scientific data
• Ability to understand and comply with regulations
• Able to effectively collaborate and communicate with stakeholders regarding the planning and development publication deliverables
• Strong project management skills and the ability to oversee agency partners and associated budget
• Must be independent, multi-tasking, organized, and able to act as a leader in a fast-paced environment

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
• Drive implementation science, powerful crowdsourcing and open innovation , discovering the ways to bring science to live faster , contributing to a patient first mindset
• 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

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