Adjuvant Platform Head - Vaccines

Role Summary

Lead the cross-functional Adjuvant Platform Global Team to deliver the strategy, plans and execution of Sanofi’s Adjuvant technology platform, aligned with the current and future Vaccine Project needs. Oversee clinical evaluations of Adjuvant formulations and secure external funding to advance our progress in developing and validating Adjuvants to support our current and future Vaccines portfolio. Location: Waltham, MA or Swiftwater, PA.

Responsibilities

• Defends the Platform strategy at governance boards, including scientific review as well as investment decisions
• Manages multiple internal and external stakeholders, including at Executive levels
• Provides input into team member performance reviews
• Fosters and implements internal (across Sanofi therapeutic areas) or external innovation solutions for the development of an Adjuvant platform for infectious disease targets
• Close collaboration with Global Project Heads (GPHs), Global Clinical and Development Supply (GCDS), Manufacturing and Supply (M&S), Innovation and Ext R&D, Antigen Design, Global Immunology Functions and the mRNA Center of Excellence
• Stays informed on the state-of-the-art approaches for Adjuvants, characterization and immunological assessment, through efficient internal connections, and competitive pipeline assessments
• Secures IP strategy ensuring Freedom to Operate and integrated scientific communication
• Accountable for developing both integrated strategy & development plan and its effective execution through the platform team, in compliance with approved timelines & budget
• Accountable for building and maintaining aligned strategy with external partners (if any)
• Ensures that the right interactions with regulatory authorities are in place
• Ensures that risk-mitigation plan is articulated, escalated, validated by relevant internal governance bodies and monitored
• Resolves resource & budget issues with functions or decision bodies in order to meet platform plan objective
• Additionally, acts as GPH to lead one or more new target Task Force pre-M0 evaluations and/or external opportunity assessments and due diligences

Qualifications

• Required: Masters of Science degree in scientific-related field of study
• Required: 5+ years of experience in R&D or equivalent experience in other discipline in the Vaccine Value Chain
• Preferred: PhD (in a scientific-related field), MD or Pharm D is preferred
• Preferred: Scientific experience and knowledge base in Adjuvants and immune modulation is highly desired

Skills

• Strong scientific background with excellent understanding of global vaccine development activities along the entire Value Chain from research up to market access
• Strategic thinking and leadership abilities in combination with understanding science, technologies and business of biopharmaceutical product development
• Performance oriented with ability to work along agreed timelines and budget, maintaining focus on strategy and execution
• Ability to evaluate new internal & external opportunities
• Good networking ability in cross-cultural environment
• Ability to connect dots between functions within the organization and data/ideas from internal/external experts to build a coherent tactic
• Experience in or demonstrated evidence for the capacity to lead cross-functional group of professionals
• Excellent communication skill to ensure a good understanding of opportunities & challenges by senior stakeholders
• Ability to foster collaborative practices between functions and to energize and inspire people
• High sense of responsibility and fairness, to secure unbiased recommendation to Internal Decision Body
• Fluent English communication skills, verbal and written