Job Description

Reference No. R2707129

Position Title: Medical Advisor

Department: Medical Immunology Canada

Location: Mississauga, Ontario

About Sanofi Specialty Care

Sanofi\'s specialty care business unit focuses on rare diseases, rare blood disorders, neurology, immunology, and oncology. Sanofi\'s ambition is to leverage science and innovation to improve people\xe2\x80\x99s lives and be the industry leader in immunology and oncology. Its approach is shaped by a long history of developing highly specialized treatments and forging close relationships with physician and patient communities.

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people\xe2\x80\x99s lives. We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people.

Position Summary:

The Medical Advisor, Respiratory, provides medical and scientific strategy to differentiate our medicines to assist healthcare professionals and other stakeholders in making informed decisions on optimal therapy for patients. The Medical Advisor will develop and execute the strategic medical plan as a component of the integrated brand plan. They will also:

Ensure Canadian R&D contribution to different stages of the global product development cycle.

Play a key role in ensuring optimal positioning of Sanofi products and offerings in synergy with the therapeutic area and patients\xe2\x80\x99 need in Canada

Support evidence-based use of Sanofi products

Provide leadership and facilitation to stimulate cross-functional collaboration within Medical Affairs and with other Sanofi departments to leverage synergies and joint efforts in support of Sanofi products.

Key Responsibilities:

Patient Focus

Provide optimal understanding of patients\xe2\x80\x99 unmet medical needs and the evolution of the patient journey within relevant therapeutic areas.

Develop and implement the Canadian integrated medical plan, outlining the support strategy for his/her allocated products within the portfolio by ensuring both patient and business considerations.

Develop an optimal scientific communication platform to integrate the needs of patients and the business.

Market and Medical Environment

Monitor the external landscape and identify new and changing trends in therapeutic area.

Gather and interpret customer insights, and translate into medical strategy.

Capture competitive intelligence, and proactively communicate strategic insights to the brand team.

Provide the clinical strategy for Regulatory NDS/sNDS submissions.

Provide the clinical strategy for Market Access submissions

Serve as a scientific resource to internal and external customers.

Develop and execute medical advisory boards to capture customer insights.

Support the clinical development program and all research-related activities.

Develop digital strategies and tactics for differentiating Sanofi from its competitors.

Stakeholders management

Collaborate with the Clinical Studies Unit to optimize Canadian participation and performance within the clinical development activities for the pipeline and marketed products.

Develops and optimizes relationships with global clinical management in order to ensure the company\xe2\x80\x99s involvement at a level compatible with Canadian business objectives.

Participates in the activities of Global and Regional Medical Affairs teams as well as medico-marketing teams, to ensure Canadian contribution to Global Medical and Marketing strategy and tactics.

Liaise with the US Medical Affairs team to ensure optimal leverage of North American collaboration

Provides scientific and strategic support for regulatory and market access submissions.

Creates and supports implementation of the Canadian publication plan.

Coordinates activities with the MSLs.

Collaborates with external partners within the healthcare system in identifying and closing the care gaps related to the optimal use of Sanofi products.

Develop strategies for centres of excellence in Canada

Develops and optimizes relationships with Canadian opinion leaders, including support to scientific platforms such as Advisory Boards, Expert Forums etc.

In collaboration with Government Affairs and Market Access teams, develops strategies to address payers and patient association needs.

Key Requirements:

MSc (PhD, PharmD, MD an asset)

3-5 years of Medical Affairs experience

Strong knowledge of respirology therapeutic area

Established relationships with thought leaders in respirology

Life cycle management of pharmaceutical products

Candidate must be based in the Toronto area

Strategic agility

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Scientific and business acumen

Ability to critically appraise scientific data

Team leadership ability

Facilitation skills

Negotiation skills

Entrepreneurial spirit

Written and spoken English and French a definite asset

Microsoft Outlook: Electronic mail; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint

Approximately 10-30% of the time with occasional weekend travel

Pursue Progress.

Discover Extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn\xe2\x80\x99t happen without people \xe2\x80\x93 people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let\xe2\x80\x99s be those people.

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